Fads
These goos are from the Fads category, people famous for their connection to societal trends and short-lived fads. Browse another way.
Al Dvorin
This goo's claim to fame resulted from notifying the local populace that "The King" would not be returning any time soon. Go »
Alec Greven
Americans must really need help if they're taking romance tips from a nine-year-old. Go »
Alemuel
Before South Korea got in on the fad, this German YouTuber scored a record deal with a song about a juvenile selachimorph. Go »
Alex Laboeuf
This retail worker scored a bullseye with Ellen's audience. Go »
Andrew Meyer
Some students really get charged up about politics. Go »
Anna Jarvis
After you thank your mom today, she has someone else to thank. Go »
Anna Thomas
This author and film director has been helping Americans eat dinner for decades, but I doubt much of it was meat. Go »
Billy Blanks
If you draw a blank trying to figure this one out, well, so will everyone else. Go »
Bob Wells
If you live in a vehicle, whether out of choice or necessity, you've probably turned to this author and YouTuber for advice, or attended one of his large gatherings of nomads. Go »
Bryan Gaw
When you're dancing on the biggest stage in sports while wearing a fish costume, it's easy to forget whether to turn left or turn right with the beat. Go »
Candace Payne
The simple joys in life can lead to a whole lot of views on YouTube. Go »
Carlos Ramirez
After his toothy grin leapt from 4chan to the Internet at large, the six-figure income that he's made from it has given him plenty to smile about. Go »
Charles Atlas
When you carry the world on your shoulders, it's easy to develop such a muscular physique that you can sell guides on how to replicate it. Go »
Craig Shergold
don't tell your friends to guess this or they'll never stop Go »
Daniel Lara
Some teens just can't help looking damn good. Go »
Danielle Bregoli
This meme refuses to go outside, or away in general. How about that. Go »
David Tutera
How ironic that he had to travel all the way to Vermont for his own wedding. Go »
Deborah Warner
Ang'jmizin t'sai is etum, ah? Go »
Dominique Ansel
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to run circles around this chef and his limited creation. Go »
Dori Hartley
Audience sing-a-longs at midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show might not have happened if this superfan hadn't dressed up like her favorite doctor. Go »
Drew Scanlon
His meme was not the sort of blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind, as it has lasted for three years so far. But he's tried to do some good with his 15 minutes of fame, raising money for a multiple sclerosis charity. Go »
Ed Hardy
His nominal clothing line has shown up in more and more stores lately, but he's more famous for putting ink somewhere besides a contract. Go »
Eleanor Rigby
She has memorialized the struggle of all the lonely people to find a place they have in common with four musicians. Go »
Ernö Rubik
I wish my puzzles took as much effort to figure out as his. Go »
Esther Howland
I love not having to write something myself Go »
Franz Mesmer
This German physician's magnetic personality allowed him to control his patients by dangling a watch and telling them that they were getting very sleepy. Go »
Gary Gygax
That this gy is the seminal figure of RPGs is true, sure, and real. Go »
Giovani Faenza
By raising a single digit, anyone can become a villain ready to tie victims to railroad tracks, thanks to this artist. Go »
James Marshall
Surprisingly, the sawmill operator who kicked off the biggest gold rush in American history never made a cent from it. Go »
Jay Aubrey Jones
This Broadway actor became much more famous online when his pronunciation of a single word was taken two different ways by Internet users. Go »
Jenna Karvunidis
She regrets the fad spawned by her viral blog post in 2008, both for the effect it has on gender-fluid children and for the dangerous stunts that have gotten party-goers killed. Go »
Jheri Redding
In the 1980s, this chemist's creation was one of the slickest fads around. Go »
Joe the Plumber
John McCain was a decorated POW and Sarah Palin was mother to a baby with Down syndrome, but this ordinary man brought the real waterworks to their campaign appearances. Go »
Ken Bone
The danger of making a meme out of an ordinary guy who can't decide between Clinton and Trump is that ordinary guys have all of the same personal foibles as the rest of us. Go »
Ken Hakuta
This game show host is famous for online herbs and wall-traversing arachnids. Go »
Ken Hakuta
This Korean toymaker drove parents up the wall in the 1980s, and helped kids invent their own toys despite falsifying his postgraduate credentials. Go »
Knickers
An Australian farm got the Internet's panties in a bunch over a new absolute unit of measurement in 2018. Go »
Knut
Papa's circus show was too hot, and Mama's ice floe was too cold, but this Baby's habitat at the Berlin Zoo is just right. Go »
Krista Suh
Just in time for a march on Washington, she came up with something fashionable for the president to grab women by. Go »
Marie Kondo
If your life feels out of control, try cleaning up your condo. Go »
Martha Stewart
It's a good thing I cleaned up the site just before this goo showed up. Go »
Mason Ramsey
Ironically, this Internet star lives in a tiny Illinois town too small for a Walmart. Go »
Matty Roberts
His unserious post about trespassing in an Air Force test facility provoked an out-of-this-world response. Go »
Michael Senatore
Kids flipped for his well-balanced trick. Go »
Miles Scott
When the Penguin left Gotham City to threaten San Francisco, Batman needed help from this wishful assistant, and an entire city pitched in to make it happen. Go »
Moo Deng
She's not even three months old yet, but this bouncy Thai baby is already attracting a global audience. Go »
Nathan Apodaca
Now, here you go again. You say you want your freedom. Well, who am I to keep you down? It's only right that you should play the way you feel it. Go »
Nikki Forte
Is "tattoo maven" a job description? Go »
Obama Girl
There's nothing sexy about middle-aged senators who would rather talk about universal health care and gun control than talk dirty, but maybe that's why this woman's crush is so funny. Go »
Orly Taitz
Her theories couldn't be any wilder if they had originally come from Kenya. Go »
Penelope Laingen
A Tony Orlando lyric gave her the colorful inspiration to rally Americans around the hope of her husband's return. Go »
Punxsutawney Phil
Pennsylvania's most famous weatherman isn't a man at all. Go »
Q
Quick question: Which quasi-king (or queen?) of 4chan, without qualm, took up the digital quill to quicken a once-quaint, now-quantifiable movement that, for all its quirks and queasy qualities, won't quit trying to quell a global conspiracy between a quite enormous quantity of quarry, even if their quest is quixotic? Go »
Rebecca Black
"Friday" might be the worst song of all time, but it launched a career for its young singer. Go »
Rebecca Black
This singing YouTube star's 15 minutes of fame happened on a Friday. Go »
Robert Cornelius
His selfie received zero likes or comments, because he took it more than a century and a half before Facebook was invented. Go »
Robert John Burck
Some people have started a new job in New York with only the clothes on their backs, but this guy didn't even have that much. Go »
Robert Opel
The most famous streaker in American history was also the most famous person to upstage David Niven on live television. Go »
Sal Piro
Come midnight, this comedian combined film with theater resulting in a horrifying phenomenon that he has presided over since. Go »
Samir Mezrahi
This social media expert serves up a healthy "salad" of retweets of the original authors, but what made him a hit on iTunes was ten minutes of very good silence when you get into your car. Go »
Sarah Killen
She hasn't even been a celebrity for a week, and she already has a killer following. Go »
Scott Fahlman
This mellon-head taught the world how to smile. Go »
Sian Welby
It's raining clever wordplay in this cinephile's weather reports. Go »
Stephanie Leigh Rose
A selfie at a landmark is more meaningful to this artist because she's dead. Go »
Steve Vander Ark
Responsible for creating a legendary resource of epic proportions, this plotter might soon reconsider his recent endeavors. Go »
Sue Ellen Cooper
she wore hats colored red Go »
Suzy Kassem
this cat wears comfortable shoes Go »
Tardar Sauce
This cat sure seems unhappy to bring so much joy to the Internet. Go »
Tombili
Try to be as relaxed as this Istanbulite and you might never get up again. Go »
Vidal Sassoon
this hairstylist is ironically not named Bob Go »
Will Shortz
A six-letter word for summertime pants, ending in Z. Go »
William Hung
This terrible singer's overnight popularity was the surprise of the century. Go »
Yusuf Dikeç
Silver medal? No big deal. Go »
