Fame usually refers to the state of notability or

celebrity Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great w ...

. Fame may also refer to:

Books

* '' Fame: an art project'', a 2013 book and series of paintings by Robert Priseman * ''Fame'' (novel) (German ''Ruhm''), a 2009 novel by Daniel Kehlmann * ''Fame'', a 2005 novel by

Karen Kingsbury Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963) is an American Christian novelist born in Fairfax, Virginia. She was a sports writer for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and later wrote for the '' Los Angeles Daily News''. Her first book, '' Missy's Murder'' (19 ...

* ''Fame'', a 2008 novel by

Mark Rowlands Mark Rowlands (born 1962) is a Welsh people, Welsh writer and philosopher. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami, and the author of several books on the philosophy of mind, the moral status of Animal rights, non-human animals, ...

* ''Fame'', a 2011 novel by Tilly Bagshawe

Film, television and stage

* ''Fame'' (1936 film), a British comedy * ''Fame'' (1980 film), an American musical ** ''Fame'' (1982 TV series), a 1982–1987 television adaptation of the film ** ''Fame'' (2009 film), a remake of the musical film ** ''Fame'' (musical), a stage adaptation of the film that premiered in 1988 ** ''Fame'' (2003 TV series), a talent competition *** ''Fame: The Musical'' (Irish TV series), an Irish version of the NBC talent show * ''Fame'' (2007 film), a stand-up tour and DVD by Ricky Gervais * "Fame" (''Law & Order''), a 2006 episode of ''Law & Order'' * "Fame", a 2010 episode of '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' * "Fame", a 1978 episode in the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' * "Fame", an episode of the TV series ''

Pocoyo ''Pocoyo'' ( in Spanish and stylised as ''POCOYO'') is an animated interactive preschool comedy television series created by David Cantolla, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsí, that premiered on 7 January 2005 on La 2. The series was ...

Music

FAME Studios FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) Studios is a recording studio located at 603 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States, an area of northern Alabama known as the Shoals. Though small and distant from the main recording l ...

, a recording studio *

Fame (duo) Fame was a Swedish musical duo consisting of Jessica Andersson (born 27 October 1973 in Stockholm) and Magnus Bäcklund (born 16 November 1965 in Kristinehamn, Värmland County). They met each other at the televised arts school and contest ''Fam ...

, a musical duo *

Georgie Fame Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the only B ...

, English R&B jazz musician Clive Powell (born 1943) *

Fame (Thai band) Fame () were a Thai rock band famous and popular in the 1980s–1990s. History The band was formed in 1987 by Kraisorn Chamnanveth (Pi), Korkiat (past name: Phinyo) Jareonsatitpong (Nueng), Phattaranatt Raditjirakiat (past name: Nantanatt Chanin ...

Albums

* ''Fame'' (Grace Jones album), a 1978 album by Grace Jones * ''Fame'' (soundtrack), 1980 soundtrack album to the musical film ''Fame'' * ''

The Fame ''The Fame'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. After joining KonLive Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with di ...

'', the 2008 debut album by Lady Gaga * ''F.A.M.E.'' (Chris Brown album), 2011 * ''F.A.M.E.'' (Maluma album), 2018 * ''Fame'' (EP), the 2020 debut album of Han Seung-woo

Songs

* "Fame" (David Bowie song), Recorded and released in 1975, written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon * "Fame" (Irene Cara song), winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song (from the above 1980 film) * "F.A.M.E." (song), by Young Jeezy * "

Fame (The Game) "Fame (The Game)" was the fourth and final single from Donna Summer's 2008 studio album ''Crayons''. The song was written by Summer and Toby Gad, and produced by Gad. It was released on November 19, 2008 by Burgundy. It reached No. 1 on the ''Bil ...

", a song by Donna Summer * "The Fame", a song by Lady Gaga from her debut album, ''

'' * "Fame", a song by B.o.B from his album, '' B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray'' * "Fame," a song by

Ciipher Ciipher () is a South Korean boy band created by South Korean singer Rain under R.A.I.N. Company. The group consists of three members: Hwi, Hyunbin, and Keita. Originally a seven-piece ensemble, members Tan, Tag, Dohwan, and Won left the group o ...

from their 2022 EP ''The Code'' * "F.A.M.E", a 2020 song by Hooligan Hefs, featuring Hooks, Hooligan Skinny and Masi Rooc

Acronyms

* Future American Magical Entertainers, a former magic club for young magicians *

FAME (database) FAME (Forecasting Analysis and Modeling Environment) is a time series database released in 1981 and owned by FIS Global. History The FAME software environment had several development phases during its history. Lawrence C. Rafsky founded GemNet ...

(Forecasting Analysis and Modeling Environment), a database and programming language *

Fatty acid methyl ester Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) are a type of fatty acid ester that are derived by transesterification of fats with methanol. The molecules in biodiesel are primarily FAME, usually obtained from vegetable oils by transesterification. They are u ...

s *

Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer (or FAME) was a NASA proposed astrometric satellite designed to determine with unprecedented accuracy the positions, distances, and motions of 40 million stars within our galactic neighborhood (distances b ...

, a proposed astrometric satellite canceled in 2002 * Fashion Malawi Edition (FAME), a fashion development organization *

Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Award The Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards (or F.A.M.E. Awards) were created in 2006 by ''Genesis'', Adam & Eve, WantedList, Playboy Radio and '' AVN'' as a means for the general public to vote for their favorite adult film stars, dir ...

s, created in 2006 *

Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers {{Infobox Organization , name = Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers , image = Fame-logo-2019.png , size = 200px , caption = , abbreviation = FAME , formation = ...

, founded in 1975 * Falk Associates Management Enterprises, founded by David Falk in 1992

Places in the United States

* Fame, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Fame, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Ships

* , numerous ships of the Royal Navy * , numerous merchant ships

Other uses

* ''Fame'' (magazine), an American celebrity monthly 1988–1991 * ''Fame'' (Confederate monument) or ''Gloria Victis'', a Confederate memorial in Salisbury, North Carolina * Lady Gaga Fame, a fragrance for women endorsed by Lady Gaga