A person who is considered famous. A famous person is someone who is known by many
people. For the sake of simplicity, let’
s assume that famous means being known by 10% of an areas population (such as a country, country sub division, town, etc.) from that
period (such as the renaissance or roaring twenties). Therefore, there are many types of famous. One may be famous in their
family, but not globally famous. This definition is useful for when desiring to write definitions about celebrities on Urban
Dictionary. If it can be assumed that at least 10% of the population of the celebrities home nation (or residing nation if they are stateless) has basic knowledge about them (knowing their name and occupation), then it is acceptable to write a definition about that celebrity.
Urban
Dictionary Member 1: Would it be reasonable to assume that Morgan Freeman is a celebrity.
Urban
Dictionary Member 2: Yes, as one can assume that at least
10% of the population knows him.
