Celebrity

Celebrity

A celebrity is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media. The term is synonymous with wealth (commonly denoted as a person with fame and fortune), implied with great popular appeal, prominence in a particular field, and is easily recognized by the general public.

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    My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.
    George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn’t know.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.
    Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)