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celebrity
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thumb|right|alt=A black and white photograph of a woman posing while laying on the ground. In front of her, numerous photographers take pictures of her.|The French celebrity Brigitte Bardot being photographed at the [[1958 Venice Film Festival]] Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great wealth, participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even their
Celebrity is a state of widespread fame and public recognition that people achieve through media attention, often by becoming wealthy, working in sports or entertainment, or holding political office. The term matters because it describes how modern media creates and elevates certain individuals to positions of significant public prominence and influence.
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Research
26,958 papers- Attractive celebrity and peer images on Instagram: Effect on women's mood and body image.Body image · 2016Brown Z, Tiggemann MDOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.08.007
- Celebrity Suicide.ReviewCrisis · 2021Hedman-Robertson AS, Sage SKDOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000734
- Celebrity influence on body image and eating disorders: A review.ReviewJournal of health psychology · 2022Brown Z, Tiggemann MDOI: 10.1177/1359105320988312
- Celebrity endorsements, whitening products, and consumer purchase intentions: A review of literature.ReviewJournal of cosmetic dermatology · 2022Khan A, Sabir RI, Majid MB et al.DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14903
- [Psychology of celebrity worship: A literature review].ReviewPsychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiatriai Tarsasag tudomanyos folyoirata · 2020Zsila Á, Demetrovics Z
- The tricuspid tragedy: from Cinderella to celebrity.European heart journal · 2020Nickenig G, Vogelhuber JDOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa255
- Celebrity-based medicine.The Medical journal of Australia · 2006Ernst E, Pittler MHDOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00762.x
- Leveraging celebrity influence for oral cancer prevention and smokeless tobacco cessation: challenges and opportunities in India.ReviewFrontiers in public health · 2025Sekaran S, Ganapathy D, Arumuganainar D et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531268
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Wealth
- ''Forbes'' celebrity lists
- Entrepreneurship and endorsements
- Famous for being famous
- Mass media phenomena
- Internet
- Social networking and video hosting
- Asia
- Access restriction
- "Fifteen minutes of fame"
- Health implications
- See also
- Citations
- General and cited references
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|alt=A black and white photograph of a woman posing while laying on the ground. In front of her, numerous photographers take pictures of her.|The French celebrity Brigitte Bardot being photographed at the [[1958 Venice Film Festival]] Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great wealth, participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'.
==History== In his 2020 book Dead Famous: An Unexpected History Of Celebrity, British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition:
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