A celebrity is a person who is famously recognized.
A celebrity is someone who gets media attention and most frequently has an extroverted personality. The desire to be notable is implied by some to be a part of Western culture and more specifically the American Dream as a measure of success.
A celebrity that shies away from the public eye or keeps a very separate private life is called a reluctant celebrity. A celebrity that seeks out publicity for him or herself is often called a media tart, whereas one that uses his or her private life as a vehicle for enhanced celebrity status, sometimes desperately, is referred to as a media whore.
There are a wide range of ways people can become celebrities, from their profession, appearances in the mass media, beauty or by accident or infamy. Instant celebrity is the term that is used when someone becomes a celebrity in very short period of time.
In some places, someone that somehow achieves a small amount of transient fame through hype or mass media, is stereotyped as a B grade celebrity. Often the stereotype extends to someone that falls short of mainstream or persistent fame but seeks to extend or exploit it.
The insatiable public fascination for celebrities and appetite for celebrity gossip has seen the rise of the gossip columnist, paparazzi and celebrity blogging.
The rise of international celebrities in acting and popular music is due in large part to the massive scope and scale of the media industries, enabling celebrities to be viewed more often and in more places.
Each culture and region has its own independent celebrity system, with a hierarchy of popular film, television. Celebrities who are very popular might be unknown abroad, except in cultural groups. In some cases, a country level celebrity might command some attention outside their native country, but not to the degree that they can be considered a global celebrity.
Singer Lara Fabian is widely known in the French speaking world, but only had a couple of Billboard hits in the U.S., whereas singer Celine Dion is well known in both communities.
Subnational entities or regions, or cultural communities also have their own celebrity systems, in linguistically or culturally distinct regions such as Quebec and Wales.
Regional radio personalities, newscasters, politicians or community leaders can be considered as local or regional celebrities.
A local celebrity can be more of a household name than a national celebrity and may often experience the same type of attention from the public as a national celebrity albeit in the confines of their particular region.
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