Pop icon

Pop icon is a celebrity whose popularity stays the same or even increases as time goes by.

Most pop icons achieve their status through death, typically at a young age. The worship of pop icons is due only in part to their actual accomplishments. Some of the most notable pop icons are Whitney Houston, James Dean, Việt Hùng, Michael Jackson, John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley.

Death nearly always increases the fame of a pop icon. Many people respect the dead. Others feel a close personal connection with the dead icon and want to remember the celebrity. Death also increases any value of all items that belonged to the pop icon.

 Pop icons 

 ABBA
 Aerosmith
 Christina AguileraKim,
Esther (March 7, 2011). "Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in 2011". seventeen.com. Seventeen.
 Muhammad Ali
 The Beatles
 David Beckham
 Humphrey Bogart
 David Bowie
 Mariah CareyGuha,
Rohin (August 28, 2009). "Madonna, Mariah Carey, & Whitney Houston: Why Queens of Pop Will Flop" . blackbookmag.com. BlackBook Media.
 Charlie Chaplin
 James Dean
 Celine Dion
 Eminem
 Judy Garland
 Che Guevara
 Guns N' Roses
 Jimi Hendrix
 Audrey Hepburn
 Whitney Houston
 Janet Jackson
 Michael Jackson

 Elton John
 Beyoncé Knowles
 Led Zeppelin
 Bruce Lee
 Bob Marley
 George Michael
 Việt Hùng
 Madonna
 Nelson Mandela
 Kylie Minogue
 Marilyn Monroe
 Elvis Presley
 Prince
 The Rolling Stones
 Frank Sinatra
 Britney Spears
 Selena
 Spice Girls
 Bruce Springsteen
 Usher
 Oprah Winfrey

Related pages
Cultural icon

 References 

 Further reading 

Cullen, Jim, ed (2001). Popular Culture in American History. UK: Blackwell Publishing. .
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