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That couple from the Coldplay kiss cam.
Any household name from the STEM fields. Most people don’t get into those fields with the intention of becoming famous.
Those that do are often cranks, which, mostly to their annoyance, usually ends in infamy, not fame.
Some those that have had fame thrust upon them adapted pretty well to it. Stephen Hawking was a notable example.
Others really wanted nothing to do with it and have shunned the attention. Grigori Perelman is arguably better known for not wanting to be well known than he is for his mathematical work. (This assertion coming from my remembering his name and his desire to be left alone, but not the theorems he proved.)
Kim Kardashian. She’s blowjob famous.
The rest of the Kardashians and the Jenners are blowjob famous once removed.
That was not accidental but entirely planned and orchestrated by her mom, though. Kris Jenner pimped out her family (not saying they’re victims or anything like that, I doubt they care about wrong and right) and now they’re swimming in money. 🤷
Rick Astley, of “Never Gonna Give You Up” fame.
EDIT: Honestly, a lot of people known for being in a meme probably do a pretty good job of fitting into this camp, outside of maybe where viral marketing campaigns have managed to intentionally create successful memes themselves.
He was plenty famous before the meme.
It’s such a funny example. He was so famous in the 80s!
Never Gonna Give You Up was literally #1 in 25 countries in 1988. He was nominated for a Grammy but lost to Tracy Chapman.
He’s sold 40 million albums.
During the period between his debut release and his fifth single (in 1988), Astley outsold every other artist in the world. (From his Wikipedia article)
I would argue he wasn’t accidentally famous at all, as he partnered with the Hit Factory. They produced Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” in 1985.
“I knew, though, that when I got my turn, it would be a big thing, because Stock Aitken Waterman were becoming this big hit machine.”
Having a big hit is why he started working at their production studio as a “tea boy.”
