In a 2004 poll regarding De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman), the general public placed Pieck in 81st place.
In 2004, in a TV show, Fortuyn was chosen as De Grootste Nederlander ("Greatest Dutchman of all-time"), followed closely by William of Orange, the leader of the independence war that established the precursor to the present-day Netherlands.
Their popularity is reflected in their 30th place in a 2004 public poll for the all-time "greatest" Dutch person, being the first television personalities on the list and as comedians only preceded by the cabaretier Toon Hermans.
In 2004 he ended in third place in the election of The Greatest Dutchman.