In modern theater, the character Miles Gloriosus ( Latin: " Famous or Boastful Soldier ") from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is an obvious form of the character, though modeled from the earlier Roman plays.

Famous people who have lived here include Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer ; George Grove of musical dictionary fame ; John Logie Baird, the television inventor ; Jason Statham, an actor ; the comics and film historian Denis Gifford ; and Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement.

The term is also used imprecisely by commentators on modern society such as Robin Leach in Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and parodists such as Dame Edna Everage.

Famous Greek musicians and composers of modern era include the central figure of 20th century European modernism Iannis Xenakis, a composer, architect and theorist.

They were featured on the front cover of Famous Funnies # 1, the first modern format comic book, and reprints appeared in DC Comics ' All American Comics.

Famous for its throbbing beat and the slightly moralistic lyrics that appeal to Muslim youth, dangdut stars dominate the modern pop scene.

Famous modern musicians from Maryland range from jazz singer Billie Holiday to pop punk band Good Charlotte, and include a wide array of popular styles.

Famous players of the rubab are Mohammad Omar his famous student Sardar Mado of Qargha-Kabul, now is Sardar Mado, while modern performers include Essa Kassemi, Homayun Sakhi, and Mohammed Rahim Khushnawaz.

Famous residents have included actor Roger Moore, George Soros, Steve Wynn, actress / humanitarian Elizabeth Taylor, director Roman Polanski, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly, modern artist Balthus, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Swiss philanthropist Philipp Braunwalder and Filip Peters.

Love Letters Between a Certain Late Nobleman and the Famous Mr. Wilson was published in 1723 in England and was presumed by some modern scholars to be a novel.

Famous modern rock bands include Kalaat, Siissisoq, Angu Motzfeldt, Pukuut, X-it, Fiassuit, Nanook, Small Time Giants and UltimaCorsa

Famous for his dislike of many aspects of the modern game, especially one-day cricket and the injury rate of fast bowlers, Trueman was criticised by some, such as Ian Botham, for being unduly negative about modern players and for glorifying cricket " in my day ".

Famous examples include the successful Mercedes-Benz W196 and Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR race cars, and most commonly, modern Ducati motorcycles.

Famous first as the United States ' primary arsenal during the U. S. Revolutionary War, and then as the battlefield of Shays's Rebellion, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Springfield Armory became the site of numerous technological innovations of global importance, including interchangeable parts, the assembly line style of mass production, and modern business practices, such as hourly wages.

Famous dance companies are Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and the La La La Human Steps modern dance troupe of choreographer Édouard Lock.

In 1934, Tailspin Tommy was among the strips reprinted in the first modern comic book, Famous Funnies, published by Max Gaines at Eastern Color Printing.

All the government offices, schools and colleges around the state celebrate the birth anniversary of Shri Kanaka Dasa. Famous Singers Like Puttur Narasimha Nayak and Vidyabhushana were popularising the songs of kanakadasa in modern age

Famous for his cumbias, Tovar infused traditional Mexican and Latin music with modern instruments like the electric guitar and synthesizer and popular styles such as rock and soul music.

Famous modern Baltic Russians include:

The monument itself bears the inscription “ The West ’ s Last Famous Manhunt ”, alluding to the notion that this was the last effort of its type before the use of a posse was generally replaced by modern, ' fully ' staffed and empowered law enforcement agencies.

* 1934 – Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer ( The Famous Flames ) ( d. 2007 )

In addition to Triumphant Democracy ( 1886 ), and The Gospel of Wealth ( 1889 ), he also wrote An American Four-in-hand in Britain ( 1883 ), Round the World ( 1884 ), The Empire of Business ( 1902 ), The Secret of Business is the Management of Men ( 1903 ), James Watt ( 1905 ) in the Famous Scots Series, Problems of Today ( 1907 ), and his posthumously published autobiography Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie ( 1920 ).

He was the editor and principal writer of the American magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, as well as an actor and producer ( Vampirella ).

In 1912, Adolph Zukor had formed Famous Players in Famous Plays – later Famous Players-Lasky and then Paramount Pictures – one of the first American feature film companies.

Famous American Unitarian William Ellery Channing was a believer in the virgin birth until later in his life, after he had begun his association with the Transcendentalists.

In October 1926, Goldkette's " Famous Fourteen ," as they came to be called, opened at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City opposite the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, one of the East Coast's outstanding African American big bands.

Many fast food operations have more local and regional roots, such as White Castle in the Midwest United States, along with Hardee's ( owned by CKE Restaurants, which also owns Carl's Jr., whose locations are primarily on the United States West Coast ); Krystal, Bojangles ' Famous Chicken ' n Biscuits, Cook Out, and Zaxby's restaurants in the American Southeast ; Raising Cane's in Louisiana ; Hot ' n Now in Michigan and Wisconsin ; In-N-Out Burger ( in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Texas ) and Original Tommy's chains in Southern California ; Dick's Drive-In in Seattle, Washington and Arctic Circle in Utah and other western states ; Halo Burger around Flint, Michigan and Burgerville in the Portland, Oregon area.

* Famous American Trials: The My Lai Courts-Martial 1970

* The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known ( 2004 ) ISBN 0-06-057826-2.

Famous New Londoners during the American Revolution include Nathan Hale, William Coit, Richard Douglass, Thomas & Nathaniel Shaw, Gen. Samuel Parsons, Printer Timothy Green, Reverend Seabury.

Individual Deputy Marshals, particularly in the American West, have been seen as legendary heroes in the face of rampant lawlessness ( see Famous Marshals, below ).

In 1912, Adolph Zukor established Famous Players Film Company -- advertising " Famous Players in Famous Plays " -- as the American distribution company for the French film production Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth starring Sarah Bernhardt.

A decade earlier, Max Gaines had been one of the pioneers of the comic book form, with Eastern Color Printing's proto-comic book Funnies on Parade, and with Dell Publishing's Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics, considered by historians the first true American comic book.

Famous American test pilot and fighter ace General Chuck Yeager ( who, later, first broke the sound barrier ) flew out of RAF Leiston.

Chester, on Kent Island was the birthplace of Charles Wilson Peale, Famous American Artist, Naturalist and Revolutionary.

Famous natives of Crystal Springs include Larry Grantham, American Football League linebacker and member of the New York Jets ( Super Bowl III Champions ), blues guitarist Tommy Johnson, and Pat Harrison ( D-MS ), member of the U. S. Congress in the 1920s and 1930s.

Famous African American Country singer Charley Pride is from Sledge.

This incarnation of the Misfits had a sound much more rooted in heavy metal, and released the albums American Psycho ( 1997 ) and Famous Monsters ( 1999 ) before dissolving in 2000.

The city houses the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.

Famous residents of Burnet include Doak Field, a professional American football player.

Famous Native American writer Sherman Alexie attended Reardan High School, which is featured in a few of his stories and in his 2007 novel for young adults, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.