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Renown Park, New South Wales
Renown may refer to: * Celebrity, fame and broad public recognition Companies * Renown (company), a Japanese clothing brand * Renown Health, a healthcare network in Nevada, US * Renown Pictures, a British film company Transport Ships * Renown (1794 ship), ''Renown'' (1794 ship), an American whaler * Renown (German Barque), ''Renown'' (German Barque), a 19th-century sailing cargo ship * Renown-class battlecruiser, ''Renown''-class battlecruiser, two Royal Navy ships of World War I * HMS Renown, HMS ''Renown'', several ships of the Royal Navy Other * AEC Renown, a bus manufactured by the Associated Equipment Company 1962–1967 * LNWR Renown Class, a series of British steam locomotives 1897–1924 * Triumph Renown, a car manufactured by Triumph 1946–1954 * Wright Renown, a bus manufactured by Wrightbus 1997–2002 Sport * Renown SC, a Sri Lankan association football club {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from 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: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the earliest celebrities live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
