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For many, fame is synonymous to being exceptionally good-looking, talented, and rich or being born to rich parents. For the most part, renowned people achieved their status because of their contributions to the society, be it through their inventions, innovations, public service, or by sharing their performing talents to the world. While there are others who continuously strived to become famous, there are those who just lived life according to their own rules and it was fame that sought them.
One of these is Dave Johnson who became highly-recognizable in California in the early 1980s primarily because he became a “bush man.” That’s right! One day, Johnson woke up and decided that he would roam around the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco …show more content…

Of course, the easiest examples of this are celebrities who reached notoriety for no apparent reason at all. When it comes to this aspect, mentioning the Kardashians or specifically Kim Kardashian, would not be surprising at all. Dubbed as “famous for being famous”, her rise to fame can be attributed to the fact that she was well-connected. First, her biological father is the famous lawyer of O.J. Simpson while her stepfather is an Olympic star. Second, she constantly hung out with Paris Hilton prior to becoming popular and followed Hilton’s step of leaking her own sex tape. After the scandalous leak, Kim Kardashian’s star has become brighter and brighter through the years. Today, it is not only her that has achieved fame, but her entire family all thanks to their reality television show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” And while one could not help but question why and how the family is so famous, it does not help that keeping up with Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kylie, Kendall, Kris, and Kanye can be very …show more content…

Although there are lots of non-celebrities who became known through Facebook, YouTube or Instagram, it is Dan Bilzerian who can probably be considered as the biggest of them all. Hailed as the “King of Instagram,” the younger version of Hugh Hefner came to everyone’s attention when he started posting of his debaucheries online. His social media feed boasts of his opulent lifestyle filled with uninhibited females in their skimpiest outfits or even none at all. With 19 million Instagram followers and counting, it is easy to see that if one could live vicariously through the life of another, it’s got to be through the

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