Family names, lineages of heroes, genealogies of greatness, and connections to powerful influencers are the exception rather than the rule. It's the man that makes the name not the name that makes the man. Consider Ruth the Moabitess and Caleb the Edomite. In spite of this he became a prince in Judah, courageously withstood the cynical voices of his peers, and conquered the giants of Anakim. Success is wrested by superhuman, multi-talented ability.
Great achievers are demigod-like, with genetically altered bodies.
On the contrary, the Bible is replete with earth-toned examples of ordinary people. Saul's wandering fugitive, but leader of the notorious Mighty Men. After God's Own Heart. Nobel beginnings are not required either. Nothin' ever happens out here.