Cultural icon

A **cultural icon** can be a symbol, logo, picture, name, face, person, building, or other image. It is easily recognized and generally represents an object or idea with great cultural significance to a wide cultural group. It has a special status as representing, or important to, or loved by, a particular group of people, a place, or a period in history.

In the media, many well-known examples of popular culture have been called "iconic". Some writers say that the word is overused.
* See World Heritage Site #Cultural_criteria

## Icons and persons
Some of the most significant cultural icons include Whitney Houston, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, George Michael, James Dean, Che Guevara, Madonna, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley,  Kurt Cobain, the Beatles, Elizabeth Taylor, Walt Disney.

## Icons and brands
Brands can show social values and changes, but many people have become tired of them. Many brands want to be cultural icons, but fail. Cultural icons are often timeless, imprinted in our consciousness. They can go through several stages, from "rumblings, undercurrents" via "catharsis, explosion" and "mass acceptance, ripple effect" to "glorification, representative value". While brands are rational and driven by features, cultural icons are emotional, free, driven by feeling, and creating emotional bonds. An example of "branding" might include the wearing of a consistent fashion look by such music stars as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston or Elvis Presley, making them instantly recognizable. Royal or church clothing could also be understood as a form of emotional iconography.

Examples include: Andy Warhol, Budweiser, BMW, Chanel, Coca-Cola, Guinness, Harley-Davidson, LEGO, Martha Stewart, Nike, Norman Rockwell, Vuitton, Škoda Auto...

## Definition
Cultural icons may be national, regional or about a city. And they can be symbols for a nation, or can show the values held by that state. For example, France uses Marianne as a symbol of the French Revolution. Bruce Lee is a symbol for the martial arts and philosophical culture of insight and knowledge in the entire world.  Charlie Chaplin symbolises comical action while Clint Eastwood is a symbol for strength and masculinity. Jackie Chan is a global icon of comical stunts and martial arts based action. Salvador Dalí is the worldwide icon for the  and eccentric.

## Media overuse
Some writers say that the terms "icon" and "iconic" have been overused.  A writer in *Liverpool Daily Post* calls "iconic" "a word that makes my flesh creep", a word "pressed into service to describe almost anything".  The *Christian Examiner* added "iconic" and "amazing" to its list of overused words. It found over 18,000 "iconic" references in news stories alone, with another 30,000 for "icon", including use of it for SpongeBob SquarePants.

## Icons by selected countries
### Argentina

File:Norma Aleandro.jpg|Norma Aleandro
File:Eva&Juan.jpg|Juan and Eva Perón
File:Lionel Messi 20180626.jpg|Lionel Messi
File:Maradona 1986 vs italy.jpg|Diego Maradona
File:Mercedes Sosa, by Annemarie Heinrich.jpg|Mercedes Sosa
File:Two pieces of grilled short ribs served on a plate, 2007.jpg|Asado
File:Tango-Show-Buenos-Aires-01.jpg|Tango
File:Pope Francis in March 2013 (cropped).jpg|Pope Francis
File:Preparations for an argentinian asado 3.JPG|Chorizo
File:Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández.jpg|Néstor and Cristina Krichner
File:Casa Rosada exterior from Plaza de Mayo.JPG|Casa Rosada
File:CheHigh.jpg|Che Guevara

### Australia

File:Koala and joey.jpg|Koala
File:Kangaroo and joey03.jpg|Kangaroo
File:NZ Lamington.jpg|Lamington
File:Sydney Harbour Bridge from Circular Quay.jpg|Sydney Harbour Bridge
File:Sydney opera house side view.jpg|Sydney Opera House
File:Ned kelly day before execution photograph.jpg|Ned Kelly
File:ACDC In Tacoma 2009.jpg|AC/DC
File:Gilly Adam Gilchrist 100.jpg|Adam Gilchrist
File:Steve Irwin.jpg|Steve Irwin
File:Heath Ledger.jpg|Heath Ledger
File:Kylie Minogue Cannes.jpg|Kylie Minogue
File:Keith Urban on Walmart Soundcheck (5283413649).jpg|Keith Urban
File:Nicole kidman3cropped.jpg|Nicole Kidman
File:On Her Majesty's Secret Service (2).jpg|link=|George Lazenby
File:Crocodile Dundee (7158357115) (cropped).jpg|Crocodile Dundee
File:Petermann Ranges (AU), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru -- 2019 -- 3704-8.jpg|Ayers Rock
File:Sydney (AU), Bondi Beach -- 2019 -- 2354.jpg|Bondi Beach
File:GreatBarrierReef-EO.JPG|Great Barrier Reef
File:Sydney skyline at dusk - Dec 2008.jpg|Sydney
File:Australian outback Rémi Camus top of Petermann Range.jpg|Outback 
File:Vegemiteontoast_large.jpg|Vegemite
File:Wooden boomerang asv2021-05.jpg|Boomerang
File:Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg|Australian Aboriginal Flag
File:63423main wiggles wave.jpg|The Wiggles
File:Fairy Bread.jpg|Fairy bread
File:Boeing 707 - Qantas (17342297349).jpg|Qantas
File:INXS (1983 ATCO publicity photo).jpg|INXS
File:Cathy Freeman (cropped).jpg|Cathy Freeman
File:Australiandidgeridoos.jpg|Didgeridoo
File:Slim Dusty with Golden Guitar.jpeg|Slim Dusty

### Austria

File:Wiener-Schnitzel02.jpg|Wiener schnitzel
File:Apfelstrudel02.jpg|Strudel
File:Wolfgang-amadeus-mozart 1.jpg|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
File:Sigmund Freud LIFE.jpg|Sigmund Freud
File:SchwarzeneggerJan2010.jpg|Arnold Schwarzenegger
File:Glock logo.svg|Glock

### Brazil

File:Rio de janeiro copacabana beach 2010.JPG|Copacabana
File:Pelé 23092007.jpg|Pelé
File:Cristo redentor.jpg|Christ the Redeemer (statue)
File:Football in Bloomington, Indiana, 1996.jpg|Soccer
File:HK TST night 柏麗購物大道 Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard 巴西 Brasil 森巴舞娘 Samba female dancers Nov-2010 02.JPG|Samba
File:Ayrton Senna Imola 1989 Cropped.jpg|Ayrton Senna
File:2020-03-24 Pronunciamento do Presidente da República, Jair Bolsonaro em Rede Nacional de Rádio e Televisão - 49695919452 (cropped 2).jpg|Jair Bolsonaro
File:Lula - foto oficial - 05 jan 2007 (cropped 2).jpg|Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
File:Carmen Miranda 1941.JPG|Carmen Miranda
File:Silvio Santos em maio de 2019.jpg|Silvio Santos
File:Helo Pinheiro (cropped).jpg|The Girl from Ipanema

### Belgium 

File:Belgian waffle.jpg|Belgian Waffles
File:FN-P90 noBG.jpg|P90
File:FN-FAL belgian noBG.png|FAL

### Canada

File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg|Flag of Canada
File:Sugar maple sap (3465663029).jpg|Maple syrup
File:Tim Hortons Logo.svg|Tim Hortons
File:Food Beavertail.jpg|BeaverTails
File:Food at WIkimanian 2017 02.jpg|Poutine
File:Crown Royal Cask No. 16 whiskey.jpg|Crown Royal
File:Canadian Maple Leaf.png|Maple leaf
File:Mountie at Vancouver Pride.jpg|Royal Canadian Mounted Police
File:Gordie Howe 1946-47.jpg|Gordie Howe
File:Sid Smith 1950s.jpg|Ice hockey
File:D1 Lacrosse.jpg|Lacrosse
File:Beaver on the Holland River, gnawing wood and standing on ice (9273515070).jpg|Beavers
File:Leonard Cohen 2 2013 (cropped).jpg|Leonard Cohen
File:Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg|Justin Bieber
File:ChristopherPlummer09TIFF.jpg|Christopher Plummer
File:Deadpool 2 Japan Premiere Red Carpet Ryan Reynolds (cropped).jpg|Ryan Reynolds
File:Deadpool cosplayer (23514912381).jpg|Deadpool
File:C2E2 2013 - X-Men (8690008355).jpg|Wolverine
File:Drake at The Carter Effect 2017 (36818935200) (cropped).jpg|Drake
File:Celine Dion Concert - Singing I'm Alive.jpg|Celine Dion
File:Rush band 1970s.jpg|Rush
File:Michael Bublé (01).jpg|Michael Bublé
File:Justin Trudeau 2019 (3x4 cropped).jpg|Justin Trudeau
File:Jim Mattis with Harjit Sajjan - 2017 (37569965574).jpg|Harjit Sajjan
File:Jagmeet Singh 2018 (cropped).jpg|Jagmeet Singh
File:Broadcast (497338779).jpg|CN Tower
File:Canada Goose logo label.jpg|Canada Goose Jackets
File:Aurora borealis over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.jpg|The northern lights
File:A flock of Canada Geese in Mechelen.jpg|Canada geese
File:Château Frontenac after a freezing rain day in Quebec city.jpg|Quebec
File:ETS Bus Happy Canada Day.jpg|Canada Day

### China

File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|Flag of the People's Republic of China
File:Delicious noodle.jpg|Chinese Food
File:Hanzi.svg|Hanzi
File:Chinese dragon asset heraldry.svg|Chinese dragon
File:Map of Ming Chinese empire 1415 (cropped).jpg|Ming dynasty
File:Close-up view of the head of a white tiger, yawning with the tongue out.jpg|Eight Tigers
File:GreatWall 2004 Summer 4.jpg|Great Wall of China
File:Forbidden City Beijing Shenwumen Gate.JPG|Forbidden City
File:Terracotta pmorgan.jpg|Terracotta Army
File:Bai yun giant panda.jpg|Giant Panda
File:Demonstrating Kung Fu at Daxiangguo Monestary, Kaifeng, Henan.JPG|Kung Fu
File:Huawei wordmark 2019.svg|Huawei
File:Tencent Logo.svg|Tencent
File:Jackie Chan by Gage Skidmore.jpg|Jackie Chan
File:Bruce Lee Statue at the Avenue of Stars, Hongkong (Ank Kumar) 05.jpg|Bruce Lee Statue at the Avenue of Stars
File:Evl53201b pic.jpg|Journey to the West
File:Mahjong in Hangzhou.jpg|Mahjong
File:I Ching Song Dynasty print.jpg|I Ching
File:IMGP0739 (19415725842).jpg|Peking opera

### Colombia

File:Pablo Escobar Mug.jpg|Pablo Escobar
File:Sofía Vergara 2010 (4853382275).jpg|Sofía Vergara

### Cuba

File:Fidel Castro.jpg|Fidel Castro
File:Ana de Armas GQ 2018 2.png|Ana de Armas
File:Tampa Cuban Sandwich.jpg|Cuban Sandwich

### Czech Republic

File:Pilsner urquell mug.jpg|Beer
File:Hradschin Prag.jpg|Hradčany
File:Dobry wojak Szwejk - Przemysl3.jpg|The Good Soldier Švejk
File:Knoedel mit Goulasch.jpg|Knödel
File:Václav Havel cut out.jpg|Václav Havel
File:Czech-2013-Prague-Astronomical clock face.jpg|Prague astronomical clock
File:Škoda Octavia Combi (1969).jpg|Škoda

### Denmark

File:Glazed apple Danish.jpg|Danish (pastry)
File:Andersen-hc.jpg|Hans Christian Andersen
File:Lego Color Bricks.jpg|Lego
File:Lars von Trier 2014 (cropped).jpg|Lars von Trier
File:Mads Mikkelsen by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|Mads Mikkelsen
File:Souvenir iceland - Viking Ship.jpg|Vikings

### Ecuador

File:COLADA MORADA Y GUAGUAS DE PAN (38016382182).jpg|Colada morada
File:Sixto Durán Ballén 2011 (3x4 crop).jpg|Sixto Durán Ballén
File:Volcán Cotopaxi (2015).jpg|Cotopaxi
File:49 - Quito - Décembre 2008.jpg|Basílica del Voto Nacional
File:Galapagos Geochelone nigra porteri.jpg|Galápagos tortoise
File:Fanesca.jpg|Fanesca
File:Mitad del Mundo, Quito, Ecuador, 2015-07-22, DD 15.JPG|Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
File:Julio jaramillo laurido2.jpg|Julio Jaramillo
File:George the amazing guinea pig.jpg|Guinea pig
File:Rafael Correa in France (cropped).jpg|Rafael Correa
File:Amerindian girl from Ecuador.png|Indigenous peoples
File:Canelazo.jpg|Canelazo

### Egypt

File:Ptolemaic Kingdom III-II century BC - en.svg|Ptolemaic Dynasty
File:Portrait of Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator.jpg|Ptolemy XIII
File:Theda-bara-cleopatra.jpg|Cleopatra
File:Qaitbay Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt.jpg|Alexandria
File:Lighthouse beside the Montazah garden in Alexandria.jpg|Lighthouse of Alexandria
File:Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza panorama.jpg|Sphinx & Great Pyramids of Giza

### France

File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg|Flag of France
File:Croissant.jpg|Croissant
File:Nl-baguettes2.jpg|Baguette
File:Camembert.JPG|Camembert
File:Moët & Chandon in different sizes.jpg|Champagne
File:NotreDameDeParis.jpg|Notre Dame de Paris
File:Versailles chateau.jpg|Palace of Versailles
File:Eiffel trocadero.jpg|Eiffel Tower
File:Paris July 2011-30.jpg|Arc de Triomphe
File:Louvre Museum Wikimedia Commons.jpg|Louvre
File:Fleur De Lis.svg|Fleur-de-lis
File:Map Anachronous of the All French Empire (1534 -1970).png|French Empire & French language
File:Club des Jacobins (ancien couvent des Jacobins).jpg|Jacobins
File:La Liberté guidant le peuple - Eugène Delacroix - Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 - après restauration 2024.jpg|French Revolution
File:Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette.PNG|Marquis de Lafayette
File:Jacques-Louis David - The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries - Google Art Project 2.jpg|Napoleon
File:Victor Hugo by Étienne Carjat 1876 - full.jpg|Victor Hugo
File:Claude Monet 1899 Nadar crop.jpg|Claude Monet
File:Pont des Arts, Paris.jpg|Paris
File:Sven Palmqvist 1965.jpg|Beret
File:CHANEL No5 parfum.jpg|Chanel
File:Luis Vuitton (5166884555).jpg|Louis Vuitton
File:U.S. Customs & Border Protection Seizes More Than $14M of Fake Handbags in L.A. (8547859467).jpg|Hermes
File:Dior Logo 2022.svg|Christian Dior
File:Balmain Paris logo.svg|Balmain
File:Givenchy pi.jpg|Givenchy
File:Logo da Lacoste.png|alt=|Lacoste
File:Cartier jeweler.jpg|Cartier

### Germany

File:Flag of Germany.svg|Flag of Germany
File:Deckelkrug Proletarier aller Länder.jpg|Beer Stein
File:MB-Tracht paar.jpg|Tracht Garments
File:Knopflatz Lederhose ca. 1940 cropped.jpg|Lederhosen: traditional Bavarian clothing
File:Adidas Logo.svg|Adidas
File:Jersey Gardens Mall 17 - Puma.jpg|Puma
File:Hugo Boss logo.JPG|Hugo Boss
File:Oktoberfest inside Hippodrom.jpg|Oktoberfest
File:Du200613.png|Cuckoo clock
File:Berlin, Germany - panoramio (5).jpg|Brandenburg Gate
File:Raxstraße 15 Nr. 7-27 Hänsel und Gretel.JPG|Hansel and Gretel
File:Grimm.jpg|Brothers Grimm
File:Lucas Cranach (I) workshop - Martin Luther (Uffizi).jpg|Martin Luther
File:Beethoven.jpg|Beethoven
File:Rammstein at Wacken Open Air 2013 06.jpg|Rammstein
File:EPP Summit, 22 March 2018 (27083908678) (cropped).jpg|Angela Merkel
File:TeutonicOrder1400.png|Knights Teutonic
File:Juggling on the Berlin Wall.jpg|Berlin Wall
File:Tysk brezel.jpg|Pretzel
File:Home made sour dough bread.jpg|German Bread
File:Nietzsche1882.jpg|Friedrich Nietzsche
File:Goethe (Stieler 1828).jpg|Goethe
File:Big.Data.Assessment.Efficiency.png|Efficiency
File:HK MP5 noBG.png|MP5
File:Walther Logo.svg|Walther firearms
File:Audi logo detail.svg|Audi
File:BMW Logo Wien 25 July 2020 JM.jpg|BMW
File:Mercedes-Benz logo.svg|Mercedes-Benz
File:Porsche-Automarken-Logo.jpg|Porsche
File:Smart logo.svg|Smart Automobile
File:Volkswagen logo 2019.svg|Volkswagen
File:Germany-04273 - Procession of Princes (29715034884).jpg|Procession of Princes mural
File:Zugspitze Westansicht.JPG|German Alps
File:Neuschwanstein Castle LOC print rotated.jpg|Neuschwanstein castle
File:Berlin victory's column - panoramio.jpg|Berlin's Victory Column
File:Reichstag Building, Bundestag (Ank Kumar, Infosys) 02.jpg|Reichstag
File:Christmas Hanukkah decoration Pariser Platz 2020-12-11 03.jpg|Pariser Platz
File:Burg Landeck von Perfuchs.jpg|Landeck Castle
File:Trabant Gotha july 1991 - Flickr - sludgegulper.jpg|Trabant cars: icon of former communist East Germany
File:Werner Herzog Venice Film Festival 2009.jpg|Werner Herzog

### Greece

File:Kapitolinischer Pythagoras adjusted.jpg|Pythagoras
File:The statues of Socrates and Apollo on October 25, 2019.jpg|Socrates
File:Marble bust of Herodotos MET DT11742.jpg|Herodotos
File:Hippokrates.jpg|Hippokrates
File:Sparta, Temple of Athena Chalkioikos, Statue of a Spartan hoplite (possibly Leonidas).jpg|link=|King Leonidas I of Sparta
File:Greek Gods in Mid-City New Orleans.jpg|Greek Mythology
File:Attica 06-13 Athens 28 Academy of Athens.jpg|Athens
File:The Ancient Theatre of Sparta on May 15, 2019.jpg|Sparta
File:The Battle of Thermopylae engraving.jpg|Battle of Thermopylae 

### Hungary 

File:Hungarian Goulash2.jpg|Hungarian Goulash
File:Rubik's cube.svg|Rubik's Cube
File:Budapest Kettenbrücke.jpg|Chain Bridge (Budapest)
File:Franz Liszt by Pierre Petit.png|Franz Liszt

### India

File:Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.jpg|Indian Freedom Fighters: Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, Sukhdev Thapar
File:Bhagat Singh.png|Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh
File:Chandra Shekhar Azad 1988 stamp of India.jpg|Chandra Shekhar Azad
File:Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil.jpg|Ram Prasad Bismil
File:షహీద్-యే-ఆజం అష్ఫాఖుల్లా ఖాన్.pdf|Ashfaqullah Khan
File:Durga Bhabhi and Nehru.jpg|Durgawati Devi (Durga Bhabi)
File:Batukeshwar dutt.jpg|Batukeshwar Dutt
File:Udham Singh taken away from Taxon Hall.jpg|Shaheed-i-Azam Udham Singh
File:Subhas Chandra Bose NRB.jpg|Subhas Chandra Bose
File:Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
File:Rabindranath Tagore.jpg|Rabindranath Tagore
File:Portrait Gandhi.jpg|Gandhi
File:Anti-imperialism sign.svg|Anti-imperialism
File:Indian Empire in 1912.jpg|Decolonization
File:INC Logo.png|Indian National Congress
File:Jawaharlal Nehru with Mahatma Gandhi.jpg|Jawaharlal Nehru
File:Rajiv, Indira and Sanjay Gandhi.jpg|Gandhi Family
File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|Atal Bihari Vajpayee
File:Narendra Damodardas Modi.jpg|Narendra Modi
File:Stamp of India - 2017 - Colnect 741704 - Indian Cuisine - Regional Cuisine.jpeg|Indian Cuisine
File:Naan 2.jpg|Naan
File:Chicken makhani.jpg|Curry
File:Samosa - Homemade, Jabalpur - Madhya Pradesh - IMG 20210406 201834.jpg|Samosa
File:Indian Spices.jpg|Indian Spices
File:Nice Cup of Tea.jpg|Tea
File:Laddu1.JPG|Laddu
File:Surat sarees.jpg|Indian Clothing
File:Taj Mahal in March 2004.jpg|Taj Mahal
File:Panthera tigris tigris.jpg|Bengal Tiger
File:Lotus flower (978659).jpg|Lotus flower
File:Mango - single.jpg|Mango
File:Banyan tree paste.jpg|Banyan Tree
File:Bolywood.jpg|Bollywood
File:Amitabh Bachchan.jpg|Amitabh Bachchan
File:Shah Rukh Khan graces the launch of the new Santro.jpg|Shah Rukh Khan
File:Aamir Khan 2013.jpg|Aamir Khan
File:Priyanka-chopra-gesf-2018-7565.jpg|Priyanka Chopra
File:Rocket-yoga-01-1200px.jpg|Yoga
File:Man with beard and turban, Rajasthan, India.jpg|Turban
File:Lion Capital of Ashoka 2.jpg|Lion Capital of Ashoka
File:Flag of India.svg|Flag of India
File:1 Om.svg|Hinduism
File:Buddhism symbol.PNG|Buddhism (historical Birthplace)
File:Dalai Lama (15620031382).jpg|Dalai Lama (refugee in India)
File:Jain symbol.jpg|Jainism (historical Birthplace)
File:Khanda emblem.svg|Sikhi (Historical birthplace is Punjab region)
File:Hockey india.jpg|Field Hockey
File:Indian Cricket Team in Wankhede Stadium during RSWS.png|Indian Cricket Team & Cricket
File:Sachin Tendulkar at MRF Promotion Event.jpg|Sachin Tendulkar
File:YuvrajSingh01.jpg|Yuvraj Singh
File:MS Dhoni.jpg|MS Dhoni
File:Barsana Holi Festival.jpg|Holi (festival)
File:Diwali Lamp.jpg|Diwali
File:Royal Enfield logo.svg|Royal Enfield Motorcycles
File:Tata Group.svg|Tata Group
File:Music ensemble of benares 1983 hp5 009.jpg|Indian Classical Music

### Ireland

File:Guinness.jpg|Guinness
File:Irish clover.jpg|Shamrock
File:Peter O'Toole - 1968.jpg|Peter O'Toole
File:Pierce Brosnan Berlinale 2014 - 02 (cropped).jpg|link=|Pierce Brosnan
File:Leprechaun ill artlibre jnl.png|Leprechaun
File:Kiss the Blarney Stone.jpg|Blarney Stone
File:U2 on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Brussels 8-1-17.jpg|U2 
File:2022 Michael D. Higgins (51988246304) (cropped).jpg|Michael D. Higgins

### Israel 

File:Flag of Israel.svg|Flag of Israel
File:Jerusalem-2013(2)-Temple Mount-Dome of the Rock (SE exposure).jpg|Dome of the Rock
File:Al Aqsa.jpg|Al-Aqsa Mosque
File:Benjamin Netanyahu 2018.jpg|Benjamin Netanyahu
File:Uzi-nobg.png|Uzi
File:Desert Eagle Chrome.JPG|Desert Eagle
File:Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.new.svg|Israel Defense Forces
File:PikiWiki Israel 49814 tel aviv at night.jpg|Tel Aviv
File:Gal Gadot cropped lighting corrected.jpg|Gal Gadot 

### Italy

File:Spaghetti alla Puttanesca - detail.JPG|Pasta & Spaghetti
File:Eq it-na pizza-margherita sep2005 sml.jpg|Pizza
File:Roman Empire Trajan 117AD-ar.png|Roman Empire
File:Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped).jpg|Julius Caesar
File:Colosseo 2020.jpg|Colosseum
File:Leaning Tower of Pisa.jpg|Leaning Tower of Pisa
File:Florence-map-is.png|Florence
File:Tuscany in Italy.svg|Tuscany
File:Carmine Crocco foto.jpg|Carmine Crocco
File:Leonardo da Vinci - presumed self-portrait - WGA12798.jpg|Leonardo da Vinci
File:Michelangelo Daniele da Volterra (dettaglio).jpg|Michelangelo
File:Michelangelo's David - right view 2.jpg|David
File:Dante Alighieri's portrait by Sandro Botticelli.jpg|Dante Alighieri
File:Luciano Pavarotti 15.06.02 cropped.jpg|Luciano Pavarotti
File:Laura Pausini 2009.04.30 001.jpg|Laura Pausini
File:Giuseppe Garibaldi (1866).jpg|Giuseppe Garibaldi
File:Mafija.jpg|Italian Mafia
File:Spas12.svg|Spas-12
File:Beretta text logo.jpg|Beretta & Beretta 92
File:Prada-Logo.svg|Prada
File:Fendi logo.svg|Fendi
File:20070509 Salvatore Ferragamo.JPG|Salvatore Ferragamo
File:Gucci logo.svg|Gucci
File:Giorgio Armani.svg|Armani
File:Madrid - Max Mara (Serrano 38) 2.jpg|Max Mara
File:Moschino logo.png|Moschino
File:Valentino logo.svg|Valentino
File:Dolce & Gabbana - logo (Italy, 1985-).svg|Dolce & Gabbana
File:Bulgari logo.svg|Bulgari
File:Diesel logo.svg|Diesel
File:Versace ashtray with Medusa motive retusche.jpg|Versace
File:Basilica Sancti Petri blue hour.jpg|Catholic Church
File:Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg|Papacy
File:Vatican papal guard.jpg|Papal Guard
File:Statue of Saint Peter in Saint Peter's Square night.jpg|Saint Peter
File:Pedro Berruguete, Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (early 1500s), Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg|Pope Sixtus IV
File:Lucrezia-Borgia.jpg|Lucrezia Borgia
File:Medici family (Bronzino atelier).jpg|House of Medici
File:ALFA ROMEO badge on a car (cropped).jpg|Alfa Romeo
File:2013-03-05 Geneva Motor Show 8274.JPG|Ferrari
File:FiatLogo1921.jpg|FIAT
File:Maserati Quattroporte Trident 001.jpg|Maserati

### Jamaica

File:Bob-Marley.jpg|Bob Marley
File:Usain Bolt 2012 Olympics 1.jpg|Usain Bolt
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897).svg|Rastafarianism

### Japan

File:Flag of Japan.svg|Flag of Japan
File:2007feb-sushi-odaiba-manytypes.jpg|Sushi
File:GOMOKU SOBA 五目そば.jpg|Ramen
File:Emperor Akihito cropped 3 Emperor Akihito Empress Michiko and Yasuyoshi Umehara 20120727.jpg|Emperor Akihito
File:Samurai.jpg|Samurai
File:Geisha-kyoto-2004-11-21.jpg|Geisha
File:Stylish person at Fukuoka City Hall.jpg|Kimono
File:Ninja The Last Thing You See.jpg|Ninja
File:Kata1.jpg|Karate
File:Asashoryu fight Jan08.JPG|Sumo Wrestling
File:Eurya, 1970-2007.jpg|Bonsai
File:MtFuji FujiCity.jpg|Mount Fuji
File:Wikipe-tan full length.png|Anime
File:Topless Mirai Suenaga with summer school uniform 20101217.jpg|Hentai
File:Manga on bookshelves.webp|Manga
File:Gojira 1954 Japanese poster.jpg|Gojira
File:International Pokémon logo.svg|Pokemon
File:Nintendo.svg|Nintendo
File:Hitachi logo.svg|Hitachi
File:Sony logo.svg|Sony
File:Uniqlo logo Japanese.svg|Uniqlo
File:Honda logo.svg|Honda
File:Isuzu wordmark.svg|Isuzu
File:Lexus.svg|Lexus
File:Mitsubishi logo.svg|Mitsubishi
File:Nissan 2020 logo.svg|Nissan
File:Subaru logo.svg|Subaru
File:Suzuki logo 2025 (vertical).svg|Suzuki
File:Toyota Motor North America logo (2019).svg|Toyota
File:Cherry blossom P1000452.jpg|Cherry blossoms
File:Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.jpg|Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto
File:TodaijiNandaimon0185.jpg|Todaiji Temple in Nara
File:Daibutsu Grand bouddha - Tōdai-ji - Nara.jpg|Great Buddha at the Todaiji Temple in Nara
File:Japanese language in kanji and hiragana.svg|Japanese language in kanji and hiragana, and also katakana (not shown)

### Korea 

File:Unification flag of Korea.svg|Korean Unification Flag
File:Korean Peninsula on April 29, 2017.jpg|Korean peninsula
File:Flag of South Korea.svg|Flag of South Korea
File:Flag of North Korea.svg|Flag of North Korea
File:Hanbok (female and male).jpg|Hanbok (female and male)
File:EVD-taekwondo-061.jpg|Taekwondo, Korean martial arts
File:Gyeonghoeru (Royal Banquet Hall) at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul.jpg|Gyeonghoeru (Royal Banquet Hall) at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul
File:BTS on the 33rd Golden Disc Awards red carpet, 5 January 2019 03.jpg|BTS (Kpop group) boy band
File:20190106 (NEWSEN) 블랙핑크 (BLACKPINK), 수줍은 많은 소녀지만 돋보이는 아름다운 미모 (Golden Disc Awards 2019) (2).jpg|Blackpink (K-pop girl group)
File:Korean drink-Soju-01.jpg|Korean drink, Soju
File:Various kimchi.jpg|Korean Kimchi
File:Korean Metal Chopsticks.png|Korean Metal Chopsticks
File:Samsung logo blue.png|Samsung
File:Hyundai Motor Company logo.svg|Hyundai Motor Company
File:KIA logo3.svg|Kia motors
File:Hyangwonjeong (Winter, 2013).jpg|Hyangwonjeong (Winter, 2013) - Korean snowy winters
File:Chosŏn'gŭl Hangul.png|Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangul, Korean native alphabet
File:Hangul, Hanja.png|Hangul (native alphabet of Korean language) and Hancha (Chinese characters used to write Korean language)

### Malaysia

File:Hang Tuah, Muzium Negara - img 03.jpg|Hang Tuah
File:Hibiskusblüte.jpg|Hibiscus
File:P Ramlee Dunia Film 15 May 1954 p20.jpg|P. Ramlee
File:Saloma-in-black.png|Saloma
File:Mahathir Mohamad August 2019.jpg|Mahathir Mohamad
File:The Twins SE Asia 2019 (49171985716) (cropped) 2.jpg|Petronas Towers
File:Lee Chong Wei in the 2012 Summer Olympics (3to4 portrait).jpg|Lee Chong Wei
File:Michelle Yeoh Cannes 2017.jpg|Michelle Yeoh

### Mexico 

File:Tacos Carnitas.jpg|Tacos
File:Guadalajara mariachis.jpg|Mariachis band
File:El Chapulín Colorado logo.svg|El Chapulín Colorado
File:Sombrero vueltiao.jpg|Sombrero
File:Mario Moreno - Cantinflas-2.jpg|Cantinflas
File:Manuel de Arellano - Virgin of Guadalupe.jpg|Virgen de Guadalupe
File:Start pinata.jpg|Piñata
File:Roberto Gómez Bolaños 2008.jpg|Chespirito
File:El Chavo (simple logo).svg|El Chavo del Ocho
File:Booking photo of Joaquin “El Chapo“ Guzman (front).jpg|El Chapo
File:Frida Kahlo, by Guillermo Kahlo.jpg|Frida Kahlo
File:Altardediademuertos.jpg|Day of the Dead

### Nepal

File:The Gorkha Regiment marching contingent passes through the Rajpath during the 65th Republic Day Parade 2014, in New Delhi on January 26, 2014.jpg|Gorkha Regiment
File:Khukri-knife.jpg|Khukri Knife
File:Kathmandu valley view.jpg|Kathmandu

### Netherlands

File:DK Fanoe Windmill01.JPG|Windmill
File:Tulip - floriade canberra.jpg|Tulip
File:Wooden Shoes-willow-plain wood.jpg|Clog (shoe)
File:VanGogh-self-portrait-dedicated to gaugin.jpg|Vincent Van Gogh
File:Rembrandt van Rijn - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg|Rembrandt
File:Heineken logo.svg|Heineken

### North Macedonia 

File:Тавче гравче.jpg|Tavče Gravče
File:Toseproeskiskopje.jpg|Toše Proeski
File:Vardar Stone Bridge Skopje.jpg|Vardar
File:Pinus peuce Maliovitsa.jpg|Pinus peuce
File:Quercus trojana Jevremovac.JPG|Macedonian oak
File:Самуилова крепост, Охрид, Македония.jpg|Ohrid

### Norway 

File:Geirangerfjord (6-2007).jpg|Fjords
File:Leif Ericson on the shore of Vinland.gif|Vikings
File:Holmenkollbakken under construction aerial 2.jpg|Holmenkollen National Arena
File:A-ha all1.jpg|A-ha
File:Schaarwächter Henrik Ibsen cropped.jpg|Henrik Ibsen
File:Edvard Grieg (1888) by Elliot and Fry - 02.jpg|Edvard Grieg
File:Borgund Stave Church in Lærdalen, 2013 June.jpg|Stave Church

### New Zealand

File:Tournoi de rugby à 7 - 20141012 - Genève - 22.jpg|Rugby
File:1905 New Zealand rugby football team.jpg|All Blacks
File:Maoris Dancing The Haka Haka.png|Haka dance
File:E 003261 E Maoris in North Africa July 1941.jpg|Maori people
File:Evening at Lake Tekapo. NZ.jpg|Lake Tekapo
File:Southern Lights 1.jpg|Southern Lights
File:AucklandPano MC.jpg|Auckland
File:Dunedin - Baldwin Street (869491909).jpg|Baldwin street
File:Tongariro National Park - Mount Ngauruhoe (2291 NN).jpg|Mount Tongariro
File:Tloftr-logo.svg|Lord of the Rings
File:Mavericks Surf Contest 2010b.jpg|Surfing

### Pakistan

File:Kebab.jpg|Kebab
File:Naan shiva.jpg|Naan Flatbread
File:K2 2006b.jpg|K2 Mountain
File:Jinnah1945c.jpg|Muhammad Ali Jinnah
File:Iqbal 2.jpg|Sir Muhammad Iqbal
File:Benazir Bhutto.jpg|Benazir Bhutto
File:-UNGA (48784380531) (cropped).jpg|Imran Khan
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|Flag of Pakistan
File:Shahid Afridi 2010-cropped.jpg|Shahid Afridi
File:Dawn Cricket Club Huramzai, Pakistan, 1997.jpg|Pakistani Cricket Team
File:Fort of Lahore.jpg|Lahore Fort

### Portugal

File:Diachronic map of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999).png|Portuguese Empire & Portuguese language
File:Cristiano Ronaldo 2018.jpg|Cristiano Ronaldo

### Russia

File:Hammer and sickle.svg|Communism
File:Russian Empire (orthographic projection).svg|Russian Empire
File:Tsar Nicholas II -1898.jpg|Tsar Nicholas II
File:Narodnaya-volya.png|Narodnaya Volya
File:RedSquare SaintBasile (pixinn.net).jpg|Saint Basil's Cathedral
File:Kremlin 27.06.2008 02.jpg|Moscow Kremlin
File:Trans Sibir.JPG|Trans-Siberian Railway
File:Kubanskie Kazaki.jpg|Cossacks
File:Russian-Matroshka.jpg|Matryoshka Doll
File:Ushanka of Soldier of Soviet Army-6.jpg|Ushanka
File:Russian bear detail, A house of cards, Puck cover (cropped).jpg|Russian bear
File:Stalin in 1934.jpg|Joseph Stalin
File:Lenin 1921.jpg|Vladimir Lenin
File:RIAN archive 359290 Mikhail Gorbachev (1).jpg|Mikhail Gorbachev
File:VladimirPutinNewYear2012-2.png|Vladimir Putin
File:Tetris.jpg|Tetris
File:Dostoevskij 1872.jpg|Dostoevsky
File:Svinīgā Latvijas pilsoņa pases pasniegšana Mihailam Barišņikovam (34302725795).jpg|Mikhail Baryshnikov
File:L.N.Tolstoy Prokudin-Gorsky.jpg|Leo Tolstoy
File:C. Stanislavsky (i.e., Konstantin Stanislavsky, director of the Moscow Art Theatre) LCCN2014715471.jpg|Konstantin Staniskavsky
File:Pushkin Alexander by Sokolov P..jpg|Alexander Pushkin
File:Peter the Great.jpg|Peter the Great
File:Yuri Gagarin (1961) - Restoration.jpg|Yuri Gagarin
File:AK-47 assault rifle.jpg|AK-47
File:Sinsheim- East German Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-23ML (L – lightweight) Flogger.jpg|MIG
File:Samovar.silver.jpg|Samovar
File:Caviar et Vodka Beluga 001.jpg|Vodka
File:Caviar 001.jpg|Caviar
File:Maria Sharapova at 2009 Roland Garros, Paris, France.jpg|Maria Sharapova

### Saudi Arabia 

File:Pumpjack operating at an oil well in Natchez, Mississippi.jpg|Oil
File:Kaaba 111.jpg|Kaaba
File:Puits de Zamzam avant les modifications.jpg|Zamzam Well
File:Secretary Pompeo Meets With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (32862953548) (cropped).jpg|Mohammed bin Salman

### Serbia

File:Novak Djokovic.jpg|Novak Djokovic

### South Africa

File:Nelson Mandela-2008 (edit).jpg|Nelson Mandela
File:Winnie Mandela 190814.jpg|Winnie Mandela
File:Jacob Zuma, 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa-9-2.jpg|Jacob Zuma
File:Joost van der Westhuizen 2014.jpg|Joost van der Westhuizen
File:New Zealand vs South Africa 2006 Tri Nations Line Out.JPG|Rugby
File:Die Antwoord in LA 2010 07 17.jpg|Die Antwoord

### Spain

File:Spanish Empire.svg|Spanish Empire & Spanish language
File:Paella kamilo.jpg|Paella
File:TapasenBarcelona.JPG|Tapas
File:Belen maya.jpg|Flamenco
File:Rafael Nadal 2006.jpg|Rafael Nadal
File:Finito de Córdoba.jpg|Bullfighting
File:Toro de osborne.jpg|Toro de Osborne
File:Dali Allan Warren.jpg|Salvador Dalí
File:Julio Iglesias09.jpg|Julio Iglesias
File:Adolfo Suárez 1980 (cropped).jpg|Adolfo Suárez
File:Pablo picasso 1.jpg|Pablo Picasso
File:Cervantes Jáuregui.jpg|Cervantes and Don Quijote
File:Balenciaga2017Logo.svg|Balenciaga
File:Zara logo 1980.svg|Zara

### Sweden

File:ABBA Member.jpg|ABBA
File:AlfredNobel adjusted.jpg|Alfred Nobel
File:Björn Borg.jpg|Björn Borg
File:Ikea almhult.jpg|IKEA
File:Astrid Lindgren (cropped).jpg|Astrid Lindgren
File:Serving Surströmming.jpg|Surströmming
File:Absolut vodka.jpg|Absolut vodka
File:Carl von Linné (cropped).png|Carl von Linné
File:Ingmar Bergman (1966).jpg|Ingmar Bergman
File:Souvenir iceland - Viking Ship.jpg|Vikings
File:Midsommar Pole - Maypole in Sweden.jpg|Midsommar
File:H&M 20211119.jpg|H&M
File:Polestar logo 2020.svg|Polestar
File:Saab wordmark blue.svg|SAAB
File:2nd Volvo S80 -- 01-13-2010.jpg|Volvo
File:Pewdiepie head shot.jpg|Pewdiepie, video game commentator

### Switzerland

File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|Flag of Switzerland
File:Emmentaler.jpg|Emmental (cheese)
File:Heidi.jpg|Heidi
File:Swiss army knife open 20050612.jpg|Swiss Army Knife
File:Swatch Irony Charcoal Suit.jpg|Swatch
File:Rolex Sub2.JPG|Rolex
File:Matterhorn-EastAndNorthside-viewedFromZermatt landscapeformat-2.jpg|Matterhorn Mountain
File:Murren, Swiss Alps (Ank Kumar, Infosys) 11.jpg|Swiss Alps
File:Jean-Jacques Rousseau (painted portrait).jpg|Jean-Jacques Rousseau
File:Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 2.jpg|Roger Federer
File:Chocolate (blue background).jpg|Chocolate
File:ArbCom.png|Swiss neutrality
File:SWISS BANK OFFICE- SWITZERLAND.JPG|Swiss Banking System
File:Brunnen Lake Lucerne 2.jpg|Lake Lucerne
File:Lake Geneva from Chillon Castle.jpg|Lake Geneva
File:Swiss paragliding at Moléson peak.jpg|Moleson peak

### Turkey

File:Byzantine Empire.PNG|Byzantine Empire
File:Hagia Sophia Mars 2013.jpg|Hagia Sophia
File:OttomanEmpire1914.png|Ottoman Empire
File:EmperorSuleiman.jpg|Suleiman the Magnificent
File:Grand Kiosk of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey 002.jpg|Topkapi Palace
File:Blue Mosque Courtyard Dusk Wikimedia Commons.jpg|Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
File:Istanbul asv2020-02 img47 Galata Tower.jpg|Galata Tower
File:Bulgarian Lokum.jpg|Turkish Delights

### United Kingdom

File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg|Union Jack
File:The British Empire.png|British Empire & English language
File:Commonwealth of Nations.svg|Commonwealth
File:Map of British Raj.jpg|British East India Company & British Raj
File:BBC Logo on The Forum Norwich.png|BBC
File:Royal family on the balcony.JPG|British Royal Family
File:Queen Victoria by Bassano.jpg|Queen Victoria
File:Queen Elizabeth II March 2015.jpg|Queen Elizabeth II
File:Princess Diana at Accord Hospice colorized.png|Princess Diana
File:Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.jpg|Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
File:Bronze.sculpture.richard1.arp.750pix.jpg|Richard the Lionheart
File:Sir Winston Churchill - 19086236948.jpg|Sir Winston Churchill
File:Portrait of the 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor.jpg|David Lloyd George
File:Person attlee2.jpg|Clement Attlee
File:Margaret Thatcher.png|Margaret Thatcher
File:UK BREXIT.jpg|Brexit
File:Flickr bitboy 204619671--Cucumber sandwiches with tea.jpg|Cucumber sandwiches with Tea
File:Buttered crumpet2.jpg|Crumpets
File:Fish and chips.jpg|Fish and chips
File:Sunday-Pork-Roast-2008.jpg|Sunday Roast
File:The Macallan brand line.png|Scotch whisky
File:London cultural icons.jpg|Red telephone box and Big Ben
File:Towerbridge1.jpg|Tower Bridge
File:Tower of London June 2016.jpg|Tower of London
File:Paddington station MMB 31.jpg|Paddington station
File:Paddington Bear Statue @ Paddington Station.jpg|Paddington Bear
File:Edinburgh Castle princes.jpg|Edinburgh Castle
File:Buckingham Palace, London, England, 24Jan04.jpg|Buckingham Palace
File:Double-sized Thames (13105865485).jpg|River Thames
File:Yeoman Warder - Beefeater.JPG|Yeoman Warder/Beefeater
File:Queens Guard Windsor.JPG|King’s Guard
File:Jack the ripper.jpg|Jack the Ripper
File:The Illustrated Police News - 24 November 1888 - Frederick Abberline.jpg|Frederick Abberline
File:IsaacNewton 1642-1727.jpg|Sir Isaac Newton
File:The Fabs.JPG|The Beatles
File:David Bowie-Gil Zetbase.jpg|David Bowie
File:Ed Sheeran (8507731877).jpg|Ed Sheeran
File:Doctor Who logo 1963-1967.png|Doctor Who
File:J. K. Rowling at the White House 2010-04-05 9.jpg|J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter
File:Sean Connery as James Bond (1971, cropped2).jpg|James Bond and Sean Connery
File:Mr. Bean 2007.jpg|Mr. Bean
File:Austin Powers (s36386586594) (cropped).jpg|Austin Powers
File:David Attenborough 2019.jpg|David Attenborough
File:Charles Dickens, Woodburytype.jpg|Charles Dickens
File:Sherlock Holmes Portrait Paget.jpg|Sherlock Holmes
File:Stephen Hawking 2013.png|Stephen Hawking
File:Beckswimbledon.jpg|David Beckham
File:Allan Gibson Steel.jpg|Cricket
File:First London Routemaster RM1627 (627 DYE) heritage route 9 Trafalgar Square 23 April 2006.jpg|London Bus
File:Accuracy International Arctic Warfare - Psg 90 G24.png|Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
File:Boggi Milano's Suit.jpg|Suits & Formal Wear
File:Logo Burberry 01.svg|Burberry
File:Aston martin (cropped).jpg|Aston Martin
File:Jaguar logo.jpg|Jaguar
File:Land Rover Badge.jpg|Land Rover
File:MINI logo.svg|MINI
File:Logo Triumph.svg|Triumph Motorcycles

### United States
Further information: Americana
File:Apple pie 36.jpg|Apple Pie
File:GoldCoastChardog.jpg|Hot dog
File:McDonald's Golden Arches.svg|McDonald's
File:Coca-Cola bottle in Dubai.jpg|Coca Cola
File:Starbucks logo.jpg|Coffee: Starbucks & Dunkin' Donuts
File:Budweiser Beer (14679652989).jpg|Budweiser
File:Jim Beam White Label.jpg|Jim Beam & Kentucky Bourbon
File:Jack daniels bottle.jpg|Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
File:Marlboro Logo.svg|Marlboro
File:Boston Tea Party.jpg|Boston Tea Party
File:AmericanRevolutionaryWarMon.jpg|American Revolutionary War
File:Sons of Liberty.jpg|Sons of Liberty
File:Portrait of George Washington.jpeg|George Washington
File:Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg|Thomas Jefferson
File:Abraham Lincoln November 1863.jpg|Abraham Lincoln
File:Theodore Roosevelt. Photograph by Walter Scott Shinn.jpg|Theodore Roosevelt
File:1944 Official Campaign Portrait session (8145288140).jpg|Franklin D. Roosevelt
File:President Ronald Reagan at a Rally for Senator David Durenberger in Minneapolis, Minnesota (cropped).jpg|Ronald Reagan
File:Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg|Donald Trump
File:Mount Rushmore National Memorial a.jpg|Mount Rushmore
File:Unclesamwantyou.jpg|Uncle Sam
File:We Can Do It!.jpg|Rosie the Riveter
File:ArmedForcesReserve-1955.jpg|United States Military
File:George S. Patton 01.jpg|George S. Patton
File:A cowboy-LCCN2008678055.jpg|Cowboy
File:Jeans Detail (184193271).jpeg|Blue Jeans
File:Cowboy-Boots-And-Hat.png|Cowboy boots & Stetson hat
File:S&W-44-magnum.jpg|.44 Magnum & Revolvers
File:Statue of Liberty 7.jpg|Statue of Liberty
File:Empire State Building from the Top of the Rock.jpg|Empire State Building
File:Broadway New York.jpg|Broadway
File:New york times square-terabass.jpg|Times Square
File:Blanco Negro Y Ferry (141668071).jpeg|New York City
File:Chicago from North Avenue Beach June 2015 panorama 2.jpg|Chicago
File:GoldenGateBridge-001.jpg|Golden Gate Bridge
File:LA.jpg|Los Angeles
File:Aerial Hollywood Sign.jpg|Hollywood Sign
File:Louis Armstrong restored.jpg|Louis Armstrong
File:Duke-Ellington-arrives-in-Copenhagen-with-his-band-352130627073.jpg|Duke Ellington
File:Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock.jpg|Elvis Presley
File:Chuck Berry 1971.jpg|Chuck Berry
File:Fred-Rogers 1988 (cropped).jpg|Fred Rogers
File:The Eagles in performance, 2008.jpg|The Eagles
File:Aerosmith July 16 2014.jpg|Aerosmith
File:Bob Dylan - Azkena Rock Festival 2010 2.jpg|Bob Dylan
File:James-Brown 1973.jpg|James Brown
File:Bing Crosby 1951.jpg|Bing Crosby
File:Frank Sinatra laughing.jpg|Frank Sinatra
File:Michael Jackson in 1988.jpg|Michael Jackson
File:Prince at Coachella.jpg|Prince
File:Madonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Stockholm (23051472299) (cropped).jpg|Madonna
File:MAriah Carey 2005.jpg|Mariah Carey
File:Britney Spears 2013 (Straighten Crop).jpg|Britney Spears
File:Justin Timberlake by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|Justin Timberlake
File:Eminem (cropped).jpg|Eminem
File:Christina Aguilera Sanremo.jpg|Christina Aguilera
File:Beyonce Knowles with necklaces.jpg|Beyoncé
File:Katy Perry - Part Of Me Australian Premiere - June 2012 (5).jpg|Katy Perry
File:Lady Gaga interview 2016.jpg|Lady Gaga
File:Nicki Minaj.jpg|Nicki Minaj
File:Taylor Swift 2 - 2019 by Glenn Francis (cropped) 3.jpg|Taylor Swift
File:Muhammad Ali NYWTS.jpg|Muhammad Ali
File:MrBeast.png|MrBeast (YouTuber)
File:Wilson American football.jpg|Football
File:Baseball.jpg|Baseball
File:NIKE-Swoosh.jpg|Nike
File:Martin Luther King, Jr - NARA - 559202.jpg|Martin Luther King Jr.
File:Superman-Logo.jpg|Superman
File:Captain-america serial poster.jpg|Captain America
File:Batman (black background).jpg|Batman
File:SDCC 2012 - Tony Stark (7626726486).jpg|Iron Man
File:NASA Wormball logo.svg|NASA
File:Apollo 11 Crew.jpg|The Apollo 11 Crew: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
File:Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg|FBI
File:Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency.svg|CIA
File:White House north and south sides.jpg|White House
File:Grand canyon march 2013.jpg|Grand Canyon
File:Liberty Bell Blur Background.jpg|Liberty Bell
File:Great Seal of the United States (obverse).svg|Great Seal of the United States
File:Eagle and American Flag by Bubbels.jpg|Bald eagle (national bird)
File:American bison k5680-1.jpg|American Bison (national mammal) 
File:General Motors (2021).svg|General Motors
File:Buick 2011 Logo.jpg|Buick
File:Cadillac Emblem.jpg|Cadillac
File:Chevrolet-logo.png|Chevrolet
File:Chrysler (7557271770).jpg|Chrysler
File:A new Dodge logo.png|Dodge
File:Ford-Motor-Company-Logo.png|Ford Motor Company
File:GMC-Logo 2.svg|GMC
File:Hummer wordmark.svg|Hummer
File:Willys M606 Jeep.jpg|Willys Jeep & Jeep
File:Lincoln logo.svg|Lincoln
File:Lucid Motors logo.svg|alt=Lucid Motors
File:Mercury logo.jpg|Mercury
File:Pontiac-Automarken-Logo.jpg|Pontiac
File:Tesla Motors.svg|Tesla
File:00 6101 Harley-Davidson, Motorrad.jpg|link=|Harley-Davidson
File:BB Gun Range (6277321771).jpg|Gun culture
File:M60 Medium Machine Gun (7414626098).jpg|M60
File:HH-60G M134 2.jpg|Minigun
File:M1 Garand rifle USA noBg.jpg|M1 Garand
File:Colt logo.png|Colt Firearms
File:M16A2 rightside noBG.jpg|AR-15/M16
File:Tommy gun sketch.png|Tommy Gun (Tompson Submachine Gun)
File:Mitch Barrie - flickr - WWII USGI M1911 pistol - left.jpg|M1911
File:United States one-hundred-dollar bill.jpg|Capitalism
File:Apple logo black.svg|Apple Inc.
File:Google 2015 logo.svg|Alphabet Inc.
File:Microsoft logo (2012).svg|Microsoft
File:Dell logo 2016.svg|Dell
File:IBM logo.svg|IBM
File:Intel logo 2023.svg|Intel
File:Amazon 2024.svg|Amazon
File:Meta Platforms Inc. logo.svg|Meta
File:HK Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣 CWB 記利佐治街 Great George Street January 2019 IX2 Fashion Walk shop Micheal Kors.jpg|Micheal Kors
File:Ralph Lauren logo.svg|Ralph Lauren
File:Marc Jacobs logo.svg|Marc Jacobs
File:Levi's logo.svg|Levis
File:Gap logo.svg|Gap
File:Melting Pot (4744133459).jpg|Diversity, Melting Pot culture of fusion & Assimilation
File:Mad Money (5103134120).jpg|Opportunity & Economic Growth
File:VietnamMural.jpg|Military adventurism
File:US 101 WB Shield SBCA.jpg|U.S. Route 101
File:Basecap New York Yankees.jpg|New York Yankees
File:Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire.jpg|Marilyn Monroe
File:Allen Ginsberg 1979 - cropped.jpg|Allen Ginsberg
File:Miles Davis-140916-0016-103WP (cropped).jpg|Miles Davis
File:Suburbia by David Shankbone.jpg|Suburb
File:1 times square night 2013.jpg|Times Square

### Vietnam 

File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|Flag of Vietnam (Unified Vietnam, unified by North Vietnam)
File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg|Previous flag of South Vietnam, now known as *Freedom and Heritage Flag*
File:Vietnamese girl wearing ao dai 2.jpg|Áo Dài, Vietnamese garment
File:Beef noodles soup in Vietnamese noodle shop at Yuen Long.jpg|Beef noodle soup, Phở
File:Vietnamese Bánh mì (Banh Mi) Sandwich.jpg|Vietnamese pork roll, *Bánh Mì Thịt Nguội*
File:Emblem of Viet Cong.svg|Emblem of Việt Cộng
File:Gate in Imperial City, Huế (III).jpg|Imperial City, Huế
File:Terraced fields Sa Pa 4.jpg|Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa
File:Kieuchunom.png|Vietnamese Latin alphabet with historic Chu Nom
File:Ho Chi Minh 1946.jpg|Ho Chi Minh, 1946 (born Nguyễn Sinh Cung)
File:Lotus flower from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.jpg|Lotus flower from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
File:Ecusson vovinam.jpg|Vovinam (aka *Võ* Việt Nam) or *Việt Võ Đạo* is Vietnamese native martial arts. *Võ* means martial arts.

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