It’s a good question. Not because the actual answer is necessarily important or interesting…but because it immediately points to other thoughts and questions…
What does it mean to be famous?
You can be famous to one group of people and not another.
What’s the minimum threshold to be called famous?
There are probably levels of fame...something like: local celeb, pretty famous, super famous, worldwide superstar.
Who decides when someone is famous?
In order for you to be famous, does someone have to be removed from fame?
What’s the maximum amount of people who could be famous at once before the next most popular person is simply popular but not famous?
All of these off-shoot questions that arise when you ask people ‘How many people are famous’…the core question they actually want to contemplate and come to an answer about is, ‘Can I be famous too’. And that is always an interesting conversation.
