Top Ten Dead Celebs That People Want To Meet; The Survey Says:

June 9, 2009 7:10 a.m. EST

Britain's Princess Diana is second only to Jesus Christ as the dead person people would most like to meet.

The former wife of Prince Charles - who was killed in a car crash in 1997 - came ahead of playwright William Shakespeare, scientist Albert Einstein and actress Marilyn Monroe in the poll, bur couldn't match the 33 per cent of the vote given to the son of God.

A spokesperson for TV dinosaur drama 'Primeval', who conducted the survey of 3,000 people to mark the launch of the DVD release of the show's third series, said: These results show that Jesus Christ will always be the British Public's 'Superstar'.

"But we were fully expecting Princess Diana to top the poll as she won the hearts of the nation and no-one has ever really forgotten her place within the Royal family or the impact she made on ordinary people."

Other famous people appearing in the top 10 were artist Leonardo da Vinci, in sixth place, musicians Elvis Presley and Freddie Mercury in seventh and ninth, and children's author Roald Dahl in eighth.

The top 10 was rounded off by famed rights campaigner Martin Luther King.

Top 10 dead celebrities people would most like to meet:

1. Jesus
2. Princess Diana
3. William Shakespeare
4. Albert Einstein
5. Marilyn Monroe
6. Leonardo da Vinci
7. Elvis Presley
8. Roald Dahl
9. Freddie Mercury
10. Martin Luther King