50 Street Art Odes to Pop Culture Icons

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If there’s one thing that is as fleeting as celebrity is, it’s street art. Which is why we thought it would be interesting to look at the intersection of the two. After the jump, find 50 of our favorite street art odes to some of pop culture’s biggest icons — from Muhammad Ali to Betty White.

Muhammad Ali – Killarney, Ireland. [via]

Woody Allen – New York City. © Ivan Corsa Photos [via Global Graphica]

Johann Sebastian Bach – Berlin. [via CBS_Fan]

Erykah Badu – Melbourne. [via NowPublic]

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz – Cuenca, Spain. [via Matthew Strong]

Roberto Bolaño – Barcelona. [via Global Graphica]

David Bowie – Reykjavík, Iceland. [via Observe The Banana]

James Brown – Bayonne, New Jersey. [via FLOW TWE graffti art]

The Clash – London. [via markstravelphotos]

Bill Clinton – Berlin. [via oliverchesler]

Gary Coleman – Berlin. [via ChicagoGeek]

Tom Cruise – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

James Dean – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

Divine – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

Bob Dylan and Twiggy – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

W.C. Fields – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

Audrey Hepburn – Berlin. [via LeDän]

Billie Holiday – New York City. [via Global Graphica]

Lady Gaga – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

Jean-Luc Godard – Montreal. [via 200MoreMontrealStencils]

Debbie Harry – Melbourne. [via plasmo]

Pee-wee Herman – Williamsburg. [via wallyg]

Alfred Hitchcock – Paris. [via wallyg

Michael Jackson – Berlin. [via rmayda]

Mick Jagger and John Lennon – London. [via]

Andy Kaufman – San Francisco. [via Sean94112]

JFK – Williamsburg. [via boccelli]

John Lennon – Brooklyn. Photo credit: Jaime Rojo [via Brooklyn Street Art]

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg – Los Angeles. [via David Markland]

Madonna – Paris. [via russellandkiracheek]

Marilyn Monroe – Los Angeles. [via arbitrarium]

Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin – San Francisco. [via Franco Folini]

Bill Murray – Jacksonville, Florida. [via Urban Jacksonville]

Jack Nicholson – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

Yoko Ono – St. Petersburg, Russia. [via robert_m_brown_jr]

Oprah – Montreal. [via ★ Christian & Cie ★]

Iggy Pop – New York City. [via charles le brigand]

Elvis Presley – New York City. [via Global Graphica]

The Ramones – Sao Paulo, Brazil. [via jACK TWO]

Gil Scott-Heron – Berlin. [via MTO (Graffiti Street art)]

Jerry Seinfeld – Melbourne. [via sensesmaybenumbed]

The Simpsons – New Orleans. [via Artifacting]

Frank Sinatra – New York City. [via SReed99342]

Biggie Smalls – Long Island City. [via NowPublic]

Britney Spears – New York City. [via nickdamiano]

Princess Diana Spencer – London. [via]

Superman – Williamsburg. [via A Brooklyn Art Critic’s Notebook]

Quentin Tarantino – Augusta, Georgia. [via Sir Mildred Pierce]

Andy Warhol – Los Angeles. [via The Dirt Floor]

Betty White – Williamsburg. Photo credit: Jaime Rojo [via Brooklyn Street Art]