I think it might come down to international reach. Famous in the US, not a chance. I had to Google who this person is and I’m a terminally online person

Someone wrote a thread about how fame has become siloed thanks to the internet, like there are celebs with entire communities to themselves

Wemby and Caitlin Clark

The second you step outside of basketball, their recognition plummets. This is what we mean by “siloed”

Interesting. Fame was always siloed. Growing up our communities had our own celebrities that only occasionally crossed over when gatekeepers found how to make money off them.

Agreed

Depends on your demographic? I had no idea who Speed was until a couple months ago with some soccer thing? And I still don't know anything about him except he's probably a youtuber.