There was a time when, to become famous, you needed an impressive skill set or talent, or needed to have accomplished a notable achievement. Today, one could argue that becoming famous is much easier than it’s ever been.
1. Guy Fieri
Guy was a contestant on a reality cooking show in 2005 Food Network. He went on to win, and then, parlay that into almost 20 years of hosting shows, multiple restaurants owned, and a lot of other successful ventures.
2. Big Ed
Big Ed’s journey began when he fell for a girl named Rose from the Philippines through Facebook. He decided to purchase a plane ticket to go see her. A friend suggested he apply for TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé”, and so he did, launching his journey in reality TV.
3. Julia Fox
The Italian and American actress made her debut performance in the 2019 film “Uncut Gems”, for which she was nominated for the Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2019 Gotham Awards. However, she is also known for her eccentric style and online presence.
4. Jeremy Meeks, The Blue-Eyed Prisoner
Jeremy Ray Meeks is a convicted felon. He was arrested in 2014 during a gang sweep and afterward, police posted his mugshot on Facebook, which went viral due to his appearance.
5. Ryan Seacrest
Most people argue that Ryan has no talent. He hosted American Idol and then, he was everywhere. Now, he does tons of radio ads.
6. Khaby Lame
How this man got invited to every sporting event and got a modeling contract from Hugo Boss, we never knew. He was even in the Ferrari garage in Italy 21.
7. Gypsy Rose Blanchard
We sincerely hope she has a really good therapist because she’s been a prisoner all her life. She probably has no clue how the world works.
8. Salt Bae
This Turkish butcher and chef was charging wealthy people incredible amounts of money for regular steaks. He got pitch-side at the World Cup for no reason whatsoever.
9. Bhad Bhabie (Catch Me Outside Girl)
The rapper and Internet personality became best known during her appearance on the talk show Dr. Phil in September 2016. She uttered the phrase, “Catch me outside, how ’bout that?”.
10. Ken Jennings
We feel like most people in his situation would have faded into obscurity after finally ending their Jeopardy winning streak. But he’s now hosting the show.
11. William Hung
Well, this guy stuck around for a good while. The viral ‘American Idol’ contestant is now in recovery from gambling issues.
12. Brittany Broski
This woman became a meme for tasting kombucha and then took that opportunity to build an empire. We have nothing but respect for her.
13. Andrew Tate
He gained notoriety for promoting various positions in the manosphere community. Some people say that the fact that he’s considered famous is everything that’s wrong with the world today.
14. Ken Bone
This man became a viral phenomenon after asking a question as an undecided voter at the October 9 presidential debate during the 2016 United States election. Then, he received national media attention and inspired a large number of Internet memes.
15. Anna Sorokin
Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, is a con artist and fraudster. She posed as a wealthy heiress to access upper-class New York social and art scenes.
16. The Island Boys
Alex and Franky Venegas, known as “the Island Boys” are two American twin brothers who became popular on TikTok in 2021. They went viral with their song “I’m an Island Boy”.
17. Carole Ann Baskin
She is the CEO of Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary. She has attracted the attention of local, national, and international media outlets to the plight of captive big cats
18. The D’Amelios
Some people find it hard to believe that they got a Kardashian-wannabe show on Hulu. However, Hulu canceled the reality series after three seasons.
19. Jared Fogle (The Subway Guy)
Rumour has it someone at his university wrote a story about his unusual method of weight loss, which was then picked up by national news outlets. Then, subway put him in an ad and that was unusually successful, which ended up leading to 15 years of being the face of their brand internationally.
20. Kato Kaelin
Brian Gerard “Kato” Kaelin is an American actor and radio and television personality. A friend of Nicole Brown Simpson, Kaelin is best known for serving as a witness in the O. J. Simpson trial in 1995, receiving considerable media attention during this process.
21. DJ Khaled
Some people wouldn’t say he had 15 minutes of fame and ran with it. This artist was a radio DJ in Miami for a very long time and has been “putting out” mixtapes since the early 2000s.
22. Omarosa Newman
The writer and former political aide was a villain on a reality show in 2004. Yet, 20 years later you still know who we are talking about.
23. James Corden
We know everyone hates James Cordon, but he was a genuinely great actor before. He wrote “Gavin & Stacey”, one of the biggest sitcoms of its time, starred in it, and won a ton of awards.
24. Guy Fawkes
It has been over 400 years and people still celebrate him every year in the UK. It is not like he lived long enough to enjoy his infamy.
25. Bella Poarch
She has one of the biggest TikToks ever and all she did was shake her head. It became the most-liked TikTok with over 61M likes and now she’s the 3rd biggest Tiktoker, with 94M followers. Then, she somehow turned that into a music career.
26. The Cast of Jersey Shore
We are not sure 13 seasons of TV shows, plus spin-offs, would be considered 15 minutes of fame. Some even have side businesses but the show is still the main thing.
27. Jon and Kate Gosselin
They were famous because she had a lot of babies. The kids were adorable, but they should have had 1 television special, saved that money for kids’ college funds, and then disappeared.
28. The Kardashians
We are still trying to figure out why they’re famous, but they seem to just be famous because they are. No real reason.
29. The Paul Brothers
The Pauls are former Vine stars and Disney Channel actors who were originally famous for their vines. They’ve since become infamous for their involvement in various scams, scandals, and problematic content.
30. Dr. Phil
In 1995, Oprah Winfrey hired Phil McGraw’s legal consulting firm to prepare for the Amarillo Texas beef trial. She was so impressed with him that she thanked him for her victory in that case. Soon after, she invited him to appear on her show, which turned into a recurring segment and he turned that into his own show and now 25 years in the spotlight.
