Its history is the story of achievements , events , and people . Fame is the past itself. Fame is the story of how people view their world. Fame is based in community and grounded in time. It needs public recognition for its birth and survival.
People become well known within a community.
Sometimes the community is small and local , and other times the community is large and expansive . Today television and the Internet provide instant access to millions greatly expanding the size of communities. Kerry Livgren 1998 Famous is any person who has done something, favorable or not, which affects a large number of people or affects their lives. To be famous is to be selected by the popular media, especially TV and photographs, for attention and coverage. Teresa Cuevas 1998 .