Famous in his own time for his perceived ugliness, Abraham Lincoln was described by a contemporary: " to say that he is ugly is nothing ; to add that his figure is grotesque, is to convey no adequate impression.

The contemporary writer Giovanni Boccaccio has left us with the following description of Queen Joanna in his On Famous Women: " Joanna, queen of Sicily and Jerusalem, is more renowned than other woman of her time for lineage, power, and character ".

His best-known work is De Viris Illustribus (" Of Famous Men "), a biography of over 90 contemporary significant Christians, which continued a work of the same name by Jerome.

Martin has designed at least two posters for Australia's premier contemporary circus, Circus Oz including the iconic ' World Famous '/' Non-Stop Energy ' design.

* In 2007 Victoria University of Wellington sociology lecturer Mike Lloyd and PhD student Bronwyn McGovern delivered a presentation titled " World Famous in Wellington: Blanket Man as contemporary celebrity " to the New Zealand Folklore Symposium

Famous contemporary Austrian playwrights and novelists include Elfriede Jelinek and Peter Handke.

While at Paramount McGrath led the development of stadium-seated cinemas building 800 + stadium screens in Canada at Famous Players, eventually achieving a 50 % market share ; while spurring the re-birth of the contemporary international cinema business building some 1, 300 screens in stadium " megaplexes " in 13 countries at United Cinemas International ( UCI ).

Famous contemporary playwrights and novelists are Elfriede Jelinek and Peter Handke, well-known essayists are Robert Menasse and Karl-Markus Gauß.

Famous Mahler conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Georg Solti and Bernard Haitink never performed it.

Famous instrumental and vocal performers appeared with the band along with guest conductors such as Percy Grainger and Vivian Dunn.

Giovanni Boccaccio (; 1313 – 21 December 1375 ) was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number of notable works including the Decameron, On Famous Women, and his poetry in the Italian vernacular.

Famous visitors, including the British Royal family have signed the visitor book here.

Famous Depression Era gangsters, including Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, and more ( 1920s ).

In 1992, the MGM library, which included Warner Brothers properties including the early Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies libraries and also the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios Popeye cartoons, became the core of Cartoon Network.

Durie has also appeared in other top brand name programs in Australia and the USA including Dancing with the Stars, 60 minutes, Celebrity Millionaire, The Price is Right, Better Homes and Gardens, Hard Copy, Entertainment Tonight, E news, NBC Today Show, Donahue, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and most recently was host and judge on the popular US series Top Design in Australia.

It can be heard in the music of The Miracles, particularly in their early hits such as " Got A Job " ( an answer song to " Get a Job "), " Bad Girl ", " Who's Loving You ", "( You Can ) Depend on Me ", and " Ooo Baby Baby ". Also, in the early days of The Famous Flames, led by James Brown, the group recorded several Doo-Wop hits, including " Please, Please, Please ", " Try Me ", " Bewildered ", " Oh Baby Don't You Weep " and their hit cover of The " 5 " Royales ' " Think ".

There are a number of public houses in Hayes, including The Botwell Inn, The Famous George Orwell, The Old Crown, The Adam and Eve ( Hayes's earliest recorded inn from 1665 ), The Grapes, Flanagan's ( formerly The Crown ), The Crane, The Carpenter's Arms, The Angel, and The Wishing Well.

Marine City is also the home of 10 Antique Stores including the World Famous " Water Street Antique Mall " located at 412 S Water Street.

In 1983, McLaren released Duck Rock, an album that, in collaboration with producer and co-writer Trevor Horn and The World's Famous Supreme Team ( a duo of Hip-Hop radio disc jockeys from New York City – See Divine, The Mastermind and Just Allah, The Superstar – who then hosted a prominent Hip-Hop / classic R & B show on WHBI 105. 9 FM and who were also among the first DJs to introduce the art of scratching to the world ), mixed up influences from Africa and the Americas, including hip-hop.

During its original run, Dark Shadows was featured in many magazines, including Afternoon TV, Daytime TV, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Castle of Frankenstein.

Blyton created several similar groups for her detective series, including The Secret Seven, The Adventurous Four ( not to be confused with The Adventure Series ) and Five Find-Outers, but the Famous Five is the best-known and most popular of these.

Today Universal Music Enterprises manages MCA's rock, pop, and urban back catalogues ( including those from ABC Records and Famous Music Group ) in conjunction with Geffen-UME and Geffen have re-released various albums from MCA in the years since, as well as several compilations.

Famous attractions include the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi, including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji with their treasures, Fujiwara no Sato, a movie lot and theme park in Esashi Ward, Oshu City, Tenshochi, a park in Kitakami City known for its big, old cherry trees and Morioka Castle in Morioka City.

Famous former residents of the town, including Ellen Wilkinson MP, Charles Mark Palmer and William Jobling, have been remembered in the names of beers produced by Jarrow Brewing Company, a microbrewery in the town.

Thigpen had a long and prolific theater career, and appeared in numerous musicals including Godspell, The Night That Made America Famous, The Magic Show, Working, Tintypes and An American Daughter ( for which she won her Tony Award for her portrayal of Dr. Judith Kaufman in 1997 ).

She came to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Almost Famous.

* In Alan Moore's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, there appears a Cambridge Five analogue consisting of the Famous Five from Greyfriars School, including Harry Wharton who would become Big Brother, Bob Kim Cherry ( named after Kim Philby ) who would be also known as Harry Lime and subsequently M or Mother, Francis Alexander Waverly ( possibly formerly known as Frank Nugent ) and Sir John Night ( possibly formerly known as John Bull ).

Other less-common series also contain many fine prints, including Famous Generals of Japan, A Collection of Desires, New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures, and Lives of Modern People.

Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor 2.

* Hollywood: The Continental Hyatt Hotel ( now Andaz West Hollywood ) was in the movie Almost Famous starring Kate Hudson ( 2000 ), and its pool has featured in several films including This is Spinal Tap ( 1984 ), and the Park Hyatt Hotel in Century City ( now rebranded as InterContinental Hotel ) was the scene of the " 6th floor into swimming pool " scene in the 1989 movie Lethal Weapon 2 starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

Most of their big R & B hits were recorded from 1952 to 1953 and written by guitarist Lowman " Pete " Pauling ; later cover versions of the band's songs hit the Top 40, including " Dedicated to the One I Love " ( The Shirelles, the Mamas & the Papas ), " Tell the Truth " ( Ray Charles ), and " Think " ( James Brown & The Famous Flames ).

Famous rowing champions raced, including Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell, and Marcel Hacker.

** Almost all pre-October 1950 Paramount short subjects ( including Puppetoons and cartoons produced by Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios )

From 1930, General Mills issued softbound recipe books, including in 1933 Betty Crocker's 101 Delicious Bisquick Creations, As Made and Served by Well-Known Gracious Hostesses, Famous Chefs, Distinguished Epicures and Smart Luminaries of Movieland.

Steinberg has been featured on national television programs such as “ 60 Minutes ,” “ Larry King Live ,” “ The Today Show ,” " Good Morning America ," " CNN ," " CNN World News ," " Charlie Rose ,” Fox Business ,” “ Fox News ,” “ CBS Morning News ,” “ Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ,” “ The Pat Sajak Show ,” “ Morning Joe ” on MSNBC, “ The Leeza Gibbons Show ,” “ Living Large ,” and “ The Man Show .” A host of magazines have covered him including Business Week, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, People, Success, Forbes, Playboy, GQ, FHM, LA Times Sunday Magazine, Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, United Airlines ’ Magazine Hemispheres, Hawaiian Airlines ’ Magazine Hana Hou !, and US Airways Magazine.

" Famous Hopwood award winners include Robert Hayden, Marge Piercy, Arthur Miller, Betty Smith, Lawrence Kasdan, John Ciardi, Mary Gaitskill, Nancy Willard, Frank O ’ Hara, and Steve Hamilton.

Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.

Famous writers and composers who have created works about her include: William Shakespeare ( Henry VI, Part 1 ), Voltaire ( The Maid of Orleans ), Friedrich Schiller ( The Maid of Orleans ), Giuseppe Verdi ( Giovanna d ' Arco ), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( The Maid of Orleans ), Mark Twain ( Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc ), Arthur Honegger ( Jeanne d ' Arc au bûcher ), Jean Anouilh ( L ' Alouette ), Bertolt Brecht ( Saint Joan of the Stockyards ), George Bernard Shaw ( Saint Joan ), Maxwell Anderson ( Joan of Lorraine ), and Leonard Cohen ( Joan of Arc ).

Famous alumni include Nobel Laureate in nuclear physics Sir John Cockcroft, aeroplane pioneer Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, and designer of the Lancaster bomber Roy Chadwick, while famous academics include mathematicians Louis Joel Mordell, Hanna Neumann, Lewis Fry Richardson and Robin Bullough, and the physicist Henry Lipson.

Famous illustrators for British editions include: Arthur Boyd Houghton, John Tenniel, John Everett Millais and George John Pinwell for Dalziel's Illustrated Arabian Nights Entertainments, published in 1865 ; Walter Crane for Aladdin's Picture Book ( 1876 ); Albert Letchford for the 1897 edition of Burton ’ s translation ; Edmund Dulac for Stories from the Arabian Nights ( 1907 ), Princess Badoura ( 1913 ) and Sindbad the Sailor & Other Tales from the Arabian Nights ( 1914 ).

After speaking with Rambova and his lawyer Arthur Butler Graham, Valentino declared a ' One man Strike ' against Famous Players.

An Arthur Treacher's Brand alliances | cobranded with a Nathan's Famous in Downtown Pittsburgh | Downtown Pittsburgh.

Today, Arthur Treacher's primary cobranding partner is with parent company Nathan's Famous.

Nathan's Famous bought the exclusive rights to market the Arthur Treacher's trademark and sell their products co-branded with Nathan's own concepts Kenny Rogers Roasters and Miami Subs in 2006 ; however, PAT Franchise Systems has a license agreement with NF Treachers to sell Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips franchises in eight states.

They were Harry Hanson and his Court players, and Frank H. Fortescue's Famous Players, with Arthur Brough in Folkestone for the South.

Famous scientists associated with the university include physicists Osborne Reynolds, Niels Bohr, Ernest Rutherford, James Chadwick, Arthur Schuster, Hans Geiger, Ernest Marsden and Balfour Stewart.

Famous Ulverstonians include Norman Birkett, who represented Britain at the Nuremberg Trials ; Maude Green, the mother of Rock and Roll music legend, Bill Haley ; Norman Gifford, an England test cricketer ; Francis Arthur Jefferson, a soldier awarded with the Victoria Cross ; and comedian Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame.

Famous legal academics who graduated from Harvard Law include Erwin Chemerinsky, Ronald Dworkin, Susan Estrich, Arthur R. Miller, William L. Prosser, John Sexton, Kathleen Sullivan, Cass Sunstein, Michael Kinsley, Gerald L. Neuman, and Laurence Tribe.

* Arthur Saul-The Famous Game of Chess-Play

Famous musicians that played in Billy Cotton's band during the 1920s and 1930s included Arthur Rosebery, Syd Lipton and Nat Gonella.

Famous Hollywood guest stars such as Cary Grant, Orson Welles, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour, Rita Hayworth, Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Basil Rathbone, Gary Cooper, Veronica Lake, Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Hedda Hopper, and many more would be on hand to trade comedic barbs with Hope.

Famous residents include, or have included, BBC news reporter Jeremy Bowen, comedian / writer Jenny Eclair, actresses Lorraine Chase and Jenny Agutter and flying ace Arthur Vigers.

Famous Ashwellians include Mike Bushell, the BBC sports presenter and Pete Babes Wilson of the folk rock band " Arthur The Stoat ".

Famous for his aiding King Arthur and the realm of Camelot when he withdrew from the world, magic itself began to withdraw and the wizards retreated from human sight.

Famous guests at Mitchelstown Castle included George Bernard Shaw, Mary Wollstonecraft, Arthur Young, Elizabeth Bowen and Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau.