What is Fame?

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What is Fame?
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Who is famous?

• People from nowadays and throughout history
  become famous for many different reasons. They
  may be talented, they may be somebody in the news
  or they may have invented something.
• Do you know any of the following famous people?

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• Cheryl Cole is famous for singing.

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• Tom Cruise is a famous actor.

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Famous People from the past
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• Who?
• Vincent Van Gogh
• Famous for
• Being an artist.

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Do you know anything about Van Gogh?

• Birth name Vincent Willem van Gogh
• Born 30 March 1853 in Netherlands
• Died 29 July 1890 (aged 37)

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• Who?
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Famous for Composing music

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What do you know about Mozart?

• A composer is a person who creates music.
• Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus
  Mozart is his baptismal name!
• Already competent on keyboard and violin, he
  composed from the age of five and performed
  before European royalty!

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• Who?
• William Shakespeare
• Famous For
• Writing plays and poetry

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Do you know anything about Shakespeare?

• William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 died
  23 April 1616) was an English poet and
  playwright, widely regarded as the greatest
  writer in the English language

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• Who?
• John F. Kennedy
• Famous for Being an American President

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Do you know anything about JFK?

• John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (1917 1963),
  often referred to by his initials JFK, was the
  35th President of the United States, serving from
  1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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• Who?
• Thomas Edison
• Famous for
• Being an inventor

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Do you know anything about Thomas Edison?

• Thomas Alva Edison (1847 1931) was an American
  inventor, scientist, and businessman who
  developed many devices that greatly influenced
  life around the world, including the phonograph,
  the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting,
  practical electric light bulb.

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The Phonograph

• The record player

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• Who?
• Marco Polo
• Famous for
• Being an explorer.

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Do you know anything about Marco Polo?

• His father and uncle embarked on an epic journey
  to Asia, returning after 24 years and became a
  wealthy merchant, married and had 3 children.
• He died in 1324.

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• Who?
• Henry VIII
• Famous for
• Being a King of England

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Do you know anything about Henry VIII?

• He had six marriages!
• Henry VIII is known for his role in the
  separation of the Church of England from the
  Roman Catholic Church.
• Henry's struggles with Rome led to the separation
  of the Church of England from papal authority.
• Henry VIII (28 June 1491 28 January 1547) was
  King of England from 21 April 1509 until his
  death. He was Lord of Ireland (later King of
  Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France.

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• Who?
• Elvis Presley
• Famous for
• Being a Rock n Roll singer.

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Do you know anything about Elvis Presley?

• Elvis Aaron Presley (1935 - 1977) was one of the
  most popular American singers of the 20th
  century.
• He is widely known by the single name Elvis. He
  is often referred to as the "King of Rock and
  Roll" or simply "the King".
• Singles include BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

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• Who?
• Florence Nightingale
• Famous for
• Being a nurse.

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Do you know anything about Florence Nightingale?

• She worked as a nurse during the Crimean War.
• She became known as the Lady with the Lamp.
• She set up a nursing school in London
• International Nurses Day is celebrated on her
  birthday.
• She died in 1910, aged 90.

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• Who?
• Marie Curie
• Famous for
• Being a scientist

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Do you know anything about Marie Curie?

• She was born in Warsaw , Poland in 1867
• She was famous for her work in the field of
  radioactivity which helped cure cancer patients.
• She died aged 66 in 1934.

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Who can you remember?

• Mozart
• Florence Nightingale
• Henry VIII
• Thomas Edison
• Marco Polo
• Marie Curie
• Shakespeare
• Elvis Presley
• John F K
• Vincent Van Gogh.

• Artist
• Composer
• Writer
• President
• Inventor
• Explorer
• King
• Singer
• Nurse
• Scientist