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Were there "celebrities" before there was "media"?

Has the celebrity culture of the USA appeared in other geographical or cultural areas in history?

Have stories from Greek mythology been directly connected to or metaphorically connected to actual happenings?

Besides Royal Families were there celebrities in the Ancient or Medieval ages that would equate to our modern day celebrities?

Were there social celebrities in the European Dark Ages?

Did a celebrity culture exist in the Middle Ages?

Was there ever a cult of celebrity around knights, like that depicted in A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones?

Were the musicians who played the pieces of the great composers of the Baroque and Classical Eras considered celebrities?

We're there any famous celebrities (singers, actors ect.) that were well knowin in the 1700s?

When did actors go from having the same social status as prostitutes to celebrities?