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The word is derived from the Latin celebrity, from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated"). Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc. As in Wikipedia, articles written about notable people doesn't necessarily ...
Ig Nobel Prize (1991), a satiric prize to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research every year [346] Right Livelihood Award (1980), which recognizes contributions to solving global problems, oftentimes called "Alternative Nobel Prize" and understood as a critique of the traditional Nobel prizes [347] [348] [349]
Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806–1879), German chemist famous for first musings on the Conservation of energy; Henri Moissan (1852–1907), French chemist and the winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Mario J. Molina (1943–2020), 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Jacques Monod (1910–1976), biochemist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or ...
Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller – received five Navy Crosses [24] and the Army Distinguished Service Cross; John Ripley – highly decorated Marine, only living person (at the time) to be memorialized in the Naval Academy's museum, first Marine inducted into the Ranger hall of fame
This is a list of awards that are named after people. A Award Named after Field Achievement Source Abdus Salam Award Abdus Salam Science Awarded to Pakistani nationals for achievement in the field of chemistry, mathematics, physics, or biology Abel Prize Niels Henrik Abel Mathematics Awarded for outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics, often described as the "mathematician's ...
Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service – promotion of SF teaching and study, etc., since 1996; Endeavour Award (Pacific Northwest) – since 1999; Nautilus Award (Poland) – since 2003; WSFA Small Press Award – since 2007; Tähtifantasia Award (Finland) – since 2007; Kitschies (UK) – since 2009; Ignyte Awards – since 2023.
Nobel amassed a fortune during his lifetime, with most of his wealth coming from his 355 inventions, of which dynamite is the most famous. [12] There is a popular story about how, in 1888, Nobel was astonished to read his own obituary, titled "The Merchant of Death Is Dead", in a French newspaper.
Clarence Seward Darrow (/ ˈ d ær oʊ /; April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer who became famous in the 19th century for high profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense.