Top Values Count and duplicates

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[TD="width: 65"]Hey guys, I'm new with excel esp in analysing data, sorry if this question is too basic for anyone that understand

So I've got this array of datas to work with, I need to find the top 5 values based on the the count of their names:

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[TD]John[/TD]
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[TD]Crux[/TD]
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[TD]Manuel[/TD]
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[TD]Bryan[/TD]
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[TD]Bryan[/TD]
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[TD]John[/TD]
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[TD]John[/TD]
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[TD]Adam[/TD]
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[TD]Adam[/TD]
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[TD]Crux[/TD]
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[TD]Adam[/TD]
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[TD]Adam[/TD]
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[TD]Adam[/TD]
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[TD]Manuel[/TD]
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[TD]Ziko[/TD]
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Initially I use the countif to get the count number for each name (Adam=5, John=3, Crux=2, Manuel=2, Bryan=2, Hart=1, Ziko=1) and then I use Large function to get the top values, but because there are duplicates in two different columns (the names and the "2"s), I can't properly do that.

I did use pivot table and sort, and got the result easily (Adam - John - Crux - Manuel - Bryan), but I do need the manual formulas as well to complete.

anyone can help me please? thank you

 

[SpillerBD]

I usually cheat this. I keep the Pivot Table and then allow the GETPIVOTDATA formula option when referencing a PivotTable cell.
If you want a straight formula without any use of PivotTable, you are probably closer than you think.
However, "but because there are duplicates in two different columns (the names and the "2"s)" will need to better explained. Your OP appears to leave out a clear explanation of this issue.