Presley, Diana lead revival poll

Rex Features

Elvis Presley has been voted the celebrity that British people would most like to bring back to life.

In a survey conducted by Warner Home Video to mark the DVD release of Pushing Daisies, Presley topped the poll with 23% of the votes.

Diana, Princess of Wales, was second with 20%, while Marilyn Monroe was placed in third.

Completing the top ten were former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Freddie Mercury, Albert Einstein and Kurt Cobain.

Participants in the survey were also asked what they thought the celebrities would be doing if they were still alive. Six out of ten believed that Presley would be an American Idol judge.