Fame may be fleeting, but the names of these things will last forever. For this list, we'll be ranking the most well known items whose names have been taken from famous individuals throughout history. We won't be including things named after their inventors, and we'll also be omitting places such as airports or landmarks named after politicians and the like. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Things Named After famous people.

Who doesn’t love a good rags to riches story? From Jay-Z to Jim Carrey and Shania Twain, many of today’s richest stars actually came from nothing. WatchMojo is counting down the famous people who spent their childhood in poverty.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe and its popular superheroes have taken over pop culture in movies, comics, and Netflix series’. Now, we take a look at these celebrities and other famous individuals who may be real life super humans. Ranging from super strength like Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson or ‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones, to the brain power of Daniel Tammet, the 100m Olympic medal-winning speed of Usain Bolt, the agility, strength and endurance of Jessie Graff, the flexibility of Daniel Browning Smith, or the un-ending brain power of the great Stephen Hawking. All of these people are deserving of being considered super-human superheroes on this list!

These people died doing what they loved, and were loved for. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 famous people Who Tragically Died While Performing.

If nothing else, these songs will provide some name recognition. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com and today we’re looking at the Top 10 Songs Named After famous people.

These celebrity deaths will shock you. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most famous entertainers who sadly passed away during their performances.

Talk about big news. For this list, we’ll be looking at public figures, relatively well-known in their time, who went missing and never returned, from Henry Hudson, to Sean Flynn, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. WatchMojo counts down the Top 10 famous people Who Disappeared.

Hollywood is definitely not a nice town, and these famous douchebags prove it! From Scott Disick and Rush Limbaugh to Howard Stern and Danielle Bregoli, many famous people are hated for their bad attitudes. WatchMojo is counting down more of the most obnoxious, mean and arrogant celebrities.

We read the book for one celeb, but learned about another. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the shadiest celebrities who weren’t afraid to settle their scores with other notable figures, through the pages of their memoirs.

Infamous, incarcerated... these celebrities are both. For this list, we’ll be examining the most widely known individuals or celebrities who are currently incarcerated.

Hollywood can be an unforgiving place. For this list, we’ll be looking at famous people who faced widespread backlash and/or were embroiled in controversies, and examining what they’ve been up to in recent years.

These celebrity conspiracy theories will blow your mind! For this list, we’ll be looking at deceased celebrities whose deaths have been the subject of many conspiracy theories; some involving the supposed secret society.

These tragic celebrity deaths beg the question "What could have been?" For this list, we’ll be looking at celebrities who passed away during the filming of a movie or TV show.

Karma is one thing, but messing with death...Yeah, no. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most intriguing cases of people in the public eye who were discovered to have staged their own deaths.

These criminals were hiding in plain sight. For this list, we’ll be looking at high-profile cases of people who turned on their criminal counterparts in exchange for federal protection.