Fame
Related: actor - actress - cult - cult movie stars - public - reputation - celebrity - personality - popular
Earliest cases of cult of personality: Lord Byron
Contrast: infamy
Definition
Fame, the condition of being known to the general public. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame [Jan 2006]Cult of personality
The term cult of personality is also used to describe the media's obsession with celebrities.
Synonyms
acclaim, acclamation, account, acknowledgment, character, credit, dignity, distinction, elevation, eminence, esteem, estimation, exaltation, favor, glory, greatness, heyday, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, laurels, luster, majesty, name, nobility, note, notoriety, place, popularity, position, pre-eminence, prominence, public esteem, rank, recognition, regard, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute, splendor, standing, stardom, station, superiority, éclatPrestige
Prestige means good reputation or high esteem, although it originally meant a delusion or magician's trick (Latin praestigum).Famous to 15 People
The Internet is the first global medium. Through the internet, one can reach readers, listeners all over the world. In the future, everyone will be famous to 15 people.Books
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