Lookalikes have long profited off the famous people they, through some odd quirk of DNA, resemble.
Had he agreed, the famous people's car, the Volkswagen, might have been known as the Narodnaya Mashina instead.
For example, in a January post on the White House blog, Norm Eisen, the special counsel to the president on ethics and government reform, noted that the James Taylor and Louis Farrakhan that appeared the records aren't the famous people with those names.
In every year, there is a similar trend, with half of the famous people getting that way by relatively young age, seeing their fame (measured by the number of times they are mentioned in books) increase rather dramatically, and then seeing that celebrity wane as time passes and they age and die.
What unites them is a certain stillness and air of serenity - a contrast to the demands that had come with being among the most famous people on the planet.
So if it's true that Banksy's irremovable mask is part of the intrigue drawing the unwitting to his film, since "everyone loves that one of the most famous people in the world doesn't want you to know who he is, " he keeps his integrity by using the attention to drive a larger conversation, said RJ Rushmore, editor of street-art website Vandalog.com.
But a provision says businesses can't freely use the names of famous people, even if the people don't have registered trademarks.
Despite other celebrities falling victim to cybersquatters -- people who register the domain names of famous people in the hope of making a quick profit -- the Beatles had no trouble registering the name of their choice, the spokeswoman said.
He must have enjoyed reading them, especially the bits written by the quite famous people.
It could once have sought counsel from two of the most famous people ever born there: twin sisters Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) and Dear Abby (Pauline Phillips), who left Sioux City to become the two most renowned newspaper advice columnists in history.
But take a look at the career paths of the non-famous people behind Sky Captain.
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The show features famous people unearthing secrets from their past.
Michael Jackson is showcased in the examples of famous people who have lost millions of dollars because of poor Estate Tax planning, along with Sonny Bono, Heath Ledger, Princess Diana, and Marilyn Monroe.
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But because Jill Carroll is not the daughter of famous people, it seems that we have rather, I would say, too easily just accepted this idea of not dealing with kidnappers and seem to be prepared to let her die.
Many people have invoked the famous drawings of Henry Moore of people sleeping on the platform, and now instead, we had body bags on the platforms, but it was quite extraordinary the level of calm on the street, thousands of people standing around in very subdued mood.
And then, just a kind of behind-the-scenes look at what was really going on for gay people, and famous gay people in the world back in the 70s when Liberace was determined to keep his homosexuality under wraps so that he could he was worried he could lose his fans.
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What was the cost to sign up all these famous people to spread the word about TripAlertz?
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People caught violating the laws get punished, even famous people, like former New York Giants football star Plaxico Burress, who walked into a nightclub with a loaded gun tucked into his track pants in 2008 and accidentally shot himself in the thigh.
Every once in a while, some Trademark owner or the other loses rights because it becomes so famous that people starting calling the article by the trademarked name.
So the vacuum is filled with talk about the private lives of famous people.
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It will see the Nexus phone play videos of people screaming to test the famous Alien movie poster statement that "In space, no-one can hear you scream".
The DJ managed to get Prime Minister Tony Blair on air after asking listeners to persuade famous people to call the show for charity.
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The description has, of course, been applied to many once-powerful people, the most famous perhaps being Al Capone.
By its literal definition, the Hall would simply be a room filled with famous people, like a wing of the Museum of American History dedicated to the Kardashians.
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"I'm more famous than half the people we talk to anyway, " he fumes.
You remembered to mention the international act of mugging but forgot to mention the hospitality Lebanese people are famous of.
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Most people think the famous square, red LOVE statue seen in New York and Philadelphia comes from one of those museum-filled cities.
And don't think famous people are the only ones who go to great lengths to make sure they are portrayed looking their best.
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Along the way, Campbell met famous people who supported charity golf tournaments for wounded warriors, and he convinced them to write stories on his behalf and provide him access to expensive golf schools and golf courses.
That famous picture of the people watching, the White House staffers who were in that room, are they the only ones -- the ones in that picture, are they the only ones who knew what was going on?
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