Seems that way sometimes, doesn't it!

Yup, politics, too. Al Gore, Senator, son of a Senator, runs against George W. Bush, governor, son of a former President. Hillary and Bill. John F. Kennedy and his brothers and their kids. Beau Biden running for his dad's vacant Senate seat. What's in a name? Apparently alot to some Americans.....

1) It often works that way. People who are making celebrities apply the hereditary principle. Also, it is usually difficult to become famous without any other achievements than your owns. 2) "Take Peaches Geldof, press-appointed Minister for Young People. In 2006 (when Peaches was still at her public school) her documentary Teen America (which nobody watched) tempted Robert Crampton of The Times to hail the spawn of Sir Bob and Paula ‘the voice of a generation’: ‘She may not want to be… but she’s probably the closest thing there is to one at the moment. And it’s a loud voice, and a clear one, and set, I think, to become more influential as the years pass.’" "The peculiar thing about Peaches is that she is entirely media-propelled on the basis of the hereditary principle." Source and further information: http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7045/ 3) ""Celebrities often have fame comparable to royalty," claimed notable author Micha Frydman. As a result, there is a strong public curiosity about their private affairs. " "James points out celebrity eventually became distinctly different from fame, resulting in the phenomenon of people who are famous for being famous. He cites Elizabeth Taylor as an early example, whose private life made her more of a celebrity than her film career had. He also contends fame sometimes backfires on those who seek it by depriving them of their privacy for life, a point illustrated by the rise of the paparazzi and their fanatic desire for pictures and personal stories about celebrities." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity