Meaning of word "celebrity"

[Jesus1]

Hello! How are you?.

Honestly, I get confused when I talk

about famous people and celebrities.

What is really a celebrity?

Some examples:

1.- Madonna is a famous person. Is he a celebrity
as well?

2.- What about all those people who sell
an exclusive in the press?. They are famous.
And celebrities as well? Maybe celebrities
in an ironical sense?

3.- A criminal can be famous, but can he
be a celebrity as well?. For instance,
the man who killed John Lennon.

4.- Someone becomes famous by cheating,
by telling a lot of lies in the media.
Is he a celebrity? Maybe a celebrity in an ironical sense too?

If my examples were wrong,
please give me some and make
the term “celebrity” clearer
for me.

Thanks indeed!

[Yankee]

@Jesus1

Hello! How are you?.

Honestly, I get confused when I talk
about famous people and celebrities.

What is really a celebrity?
[color=blue]You might say a celebrity is someone who is “celebrated” by many other people.

Some examples:

1.- Madonna is a famous person. Is he a celebrity
as well? [color=blue]She is both.

2.- What about all those people who sell
an exclusive in the press?. They are famous.
And celebrities as well? Maybe celebrities
in an ironical sense?
[color=blue]Some of these sorts of people might only be famous for a short period of time and during that same period of time they might be considered celebrities if their degree of fame is great enough.

3.- A criminal can be famous, but can he
be a celebrity as well?. For instance,
the man who killed John Lennon.
[color=blue]A criminal who is famous might be better called “infamous”. I normally wouldn’t consider someone like that a celebrity.

4.- Someone becomes famous by cheating,
by telling a lot of lies in the media.
Is he a celebrity? Maybe a celebrity in an ironical sense too?
[color=blue]I’d say he might be a celebrity until people find out he lied or cheated, and then he might become “infamous” or his fame might simply fade away.

Hi Jesus

I’ve written a few comments in the quote (in blue).

Amy

[Rejidaniel03]

Hi Amy, you nicely answered for the questions. Very helpful for people like me too. Really appreciate it.