A list of the most popular Founding Fathers amid America 250

As Washington readies to celebrate 250 years of freedom, Founding Fathers like Benjamin Franklin and George Washington continue to be held in high regard by most Americans, according to a recent poll.

Just 26 percent of Americans in the polls said they have read or heard a lot about Saturday's celebration to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, while 57 percent said they've noticed some coverage of the semiquincentennial. Seventeen percent of respondents said they haven't heard anything about the extravaganza, according to the Marquette Law School Poll.

The survey, released on Wednesday, offered a glimpse into Americans' take on Founding Fathers like Franklin and Washington, who led a list of eight prominent figures from the era, according to the poll. Here's a closer look at some results on the key historical figures:

The Connecticut-born Continental Army officer who notoriously defected to the British in 1780 had the lowest net favorable rating, with a -38, while carrying the largest unfavorable rating—53 percent—among all eight major figures. Roughly one-third of respondents said they were unfamiliar with Arnold, who died in London in 1801.

Former Vice President Aaron Burr, who is primarily remembered for killing Alexander Hamilton during a duel in 1804, was the only other of the eight to have a net rating underwater, carrying a -7 point unfavorable rating. Twenty-two percent of respondents gave him a favorable rating, while 49 percent said they didn't know enough about the attorney and statesman.

The fourth president of the United States who penned the bulk of The Federalist Papers alongside Hamilton and John Jay carried a +46 net favorable rating, with 28 percent of respondents said they weren't familiar with him.

The Founding Father who served as the first Secretary of Treasury from 1789-1795 under President George Washington and is the subject of a major Broadway and Hollywood hit, carried a +50 net favorable rating, with 22 percent of those polled not having enough information to form an opinion.

The Founding Father and second president of the United States from 1797-1801 a net favorable rating of +50, according to the poll, which surveyed 1,514 adults nationwide from June 9 to June 15. Twenty-one percent of those polled didn't have an opinion on Adams.

The Founding Father and third president of the United States from 1801-1809 had a net favorable rating of +60, with just 9 percent of respondents not reporting an opinion on the architect of the Louisiana Purchase.

The nation's first president and Continental Army commander had a net favorable rating of +68, with 6 percent of those polled saying they hadn't heard enough about the man whose face is on the $1 bill to respond.

The Founding Father widely considered as one of most influential Americans of all-time, with significant contributions to science, publishing and other endeavors, had the highest net favorable at +75, with 7 percent of respondents saying they weren't familiar with the statesman whose portrait adorns the $100 bill.