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Theoretically, stuttering is a disorder in which a person’s speech is affected by involuntary prolongation and repetitions of sounds, syllables, words and spontaneous pausing between sentences. It is a condition in which an individual’s speech flow is hindered, resulting in the person giving up on with the message he intended to say. But psychologically, stuttering is a disorder in the recipient’s mind that makes the person fire discouraging statements and comments on the person who is stuttering. The way with which a stutterer is looked up on in the society is truly miserable and any information the stutterer intends to convey breaks halfway. This makes him frustrated, give up on the life he lives and sometimes choose a path of solitariness. They often take up jobs and careers that involves less talking. But successful are only those who embrace themselves, work hard on their demerits and emerge victorious. And to be honest, there are several celebrities and people out there who have done just that. As a roundup, here’s a list of celebrities and personalities, who are stutterers.

1. Lewis Carroll:

Originally named as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, we know Lewis Carroll as a popular writer alone. But other than that, the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland author’s passions include mathematics and photography as well. One of the most renowned writers of all time, Lewis Carroll suffered from this disorder like his siblings and took serious steps to overcome. On successful overcoming, Carroll then went on to speak and even sing in the public. Inspiring!

2. Winston Churchill:

United Kingdom’s one of the best known war leaders and Prime Minister was a historian, an efficient officer in the British Army, a writer, an artist as well. His confession on the disorder he had, and his efforts to completely overcome this condition were very much evident, as he went on from being a stutterer to one of the best orators ever. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and was also the first person in the history of United Kingdom to be regarded as the honorary citizen of the United States of America.

3. King George VI:

Yes, he is the ruler who has been depicted in the Academy Award winning film – The King’s Speech. The second son of King George V, who later on went on to become the King of the United Kingdom was also the last emperor to rule in India. He was an inspiring icon in his dynasty as he struggled, fought and overcame his speaking disorder and gave a speech over the radio.

4. Sir Isaac Newton:

The scientist, whose research on the science of gravity is considered to be one of the most influential discoveries of the world, was a victim of this disorder. He was a physicist, a mathematician and is considered to be one of the world’s most remarkable scientists. And after Sir Francis Bacon, Newton was the second scientist to have been knighted. He was knighted on April 1705.

5. Elvis Presley:

Fondly known as the King of Rock, Elvis Presley is a cultural icon and a hall of famer. His first single Heartbreak Hotel that was released in the year 1956 brought him into the limelight and gave birth to a new genre of music which is now called Rock and Roll. He has been nominated 14 times at the Grammy’s, out of which he has won three. At the age of 36, he received Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement award. To the people, he is always the King who played a key role in revolutionizing music.

Monkeys have been part of popular culture for decades, some have been on TV and many others were featured in cartoons and movies. Over the years they’ve made us laugh, cry and have even become the most hated antagonists in the oddest cases. One thing is for sure; all 10 famous monkeys on this list deserve a special mention: they are all remembered for making things comedic and fun to watch. So let’s give them a round of applause as we celebrate their space in our hearts.

1. Abu in Aladdin:

Abu is Aladdin’s kleptomaniac monkey. He can talk and is based on the character of Abu the thief in the 1940 version of the Thief of Baghdad. Abu may be a thief, but he is kind hearted. In the first film, he steals food to live, but when he sees two children looking for food in the garbage, Abu is forced to give the stolen food to them.

2. Curious George:

Curious George is the protagonist in popular children’s books and TV Show of the same name. He is a brown monkey, brought from Africa by a man with the yellow hat to live with him in the big city. The book series was written and drawn by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey. They were rumoured to have fled Paris in June of 19040 on self-made bikes carrying the manuscripts with them. The books were and still are an instant success.

3. King Kong:

He is a giant movie monster that resembles a big gorilla and has appeared in many movies starting with the ground-breaking 1933 movie. There were two remakes in 1976 and 2005 and many other sequels of the first two films.

The character was created by film maker Merian C. Cooper. In the original film, the character was named the Kong, a name given to him by the people of Skull Island in the Pacific Ocean, where Kong lives along other oversized animals.

Who can forget how he escaped and climbed on to the Empire State Building in order to protect Ann Darrow? The graphics were stunning and still replays in my head over and over again.

4. Rafiki in Lion King:

Rafiki (meaning friend) is a mandrill who assists the Lion King as the Grand Vizier. Since Ahadi ruled the Pride Lands, Rafiki was an advisor to Mufasa and even Scar and now serves Simba.

Rafiki is best described as old and hunched over primate. Along with these features, he has wide eyes and a big smile. Though he somewhat resembles a mandrill, Rafiki has a long tail, lacks an idiosyncratic crested head and is usually referred to as a baboon.

5. Dexter in Nights in the Museum:

Dexter the Monkey is played by Crystal in the Nights in the Museum. She is most famous for slapping Ben Still while her trainer encouraged her to “Get him. Get him!” During the shooting of the movie, she decided to defecate on Teddy Roosevelt (played by Robin Williams). If you are wondering where else Crystal appeared…she also played the drug dealing monkey in The Hangover II and Donald the Monkey in the Zookeeper (voiced by Adam Sandler).

Another memorable scene was when Dexter stole Larry’s keys and Larry began to chase her around. The monkey is definitely a good actress.

You might think that almost every famous and talented writer that is responsible for publishing books have an innate ability for spotting the best manuscripts and stories. Most amateur writers are thrown off for being rejected and believe that if they are rejected, it’s often for good reason. I am here to tell you not to be too naive because a rejection letter does not automatically mean you are bad writer.

This list highlights top 10  books that were originally rejected for publication by publishers. Each one is now famous and renowned across the globe. No one would ever have guessed the accusations these publishers made.

1.  Diary of Anne Frank

Why It Was Rejected:

Anne’s father, Otto Frank, was the lone survivor of the Holocaust; he lost his wife and both of his children. What Otto did find was Anne’s diary and a series of notes she wrote while in hiding during the Nazi era. Otto Frank was so moved by his daughter’s journal and her desire to become a writer that he made an attempt to have it published. It was rejected at first.

That’s right, this hallmark of history and Nazi atrocities was REJECTED by publishers in 1950. Can anyone think of a better account about a young Jewish girl growing up in a time of repression and despair? The publishers thought the book was boring and had far too much family squabbling to be an interest. Also, the publishers thought the discourse regarding Anne’s developing sexuality was too explicit for young readers. That’s right, a book about one of the greatest genocides in human history is okay, but add a bit of sex, and it’s too lewd and salacious, not to mention boring.

 How It Was Published:

Otto Frank tried offering two different versions of the diary – one in its original form as we hear and read about it today and the other without any reference to Anne’s sexuality. The full version was finally accepted by a publisher in the UK in 1952 where it met with critical praise but with little success. However, it was popular in France, the United States and, surprisingly in Germany and Japan, two of the major axis powers during WWII. Since its release, The Diary of Anne Frank has received countless acclaim by poets and scholars. The former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt even provided the forward to the first American publication, despite the diary’s obvious discussions about sex.

2.  Harry Potter

Why It Was Rejected:

JK Rowling was rejected by not just 1 publisher, but 12 publishers before it was ready for release. The issue with children’s books in the 1990s was that the market was too saturated. There was too many children’s book and the industry was not regarded as money-spinning and profitable by the publishers. Many publishers enjoyed the story, but they didn’t think there was a market for that type of children’s fantasy novels.

Rowlings was incredibly poor and was raising a baby daughter. She was so busy, she used to walk around Edinburgh until her daughter fell asleep, so that she could find the time to write her book. The series’ publishing was also overruled because it was too long for children; after all it was an era of video games and cable television. What child had the time or patience to read such a bulky novel?

How It Was Published:

After many rejections Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was finally ready for print. Rowling was told not to expect to make any money off of the book deal and was only offered a £1,500 advance. Rowlings the time didn’t have enough money to live off and had to apply for a government grant of £8000 in order to buy a word processor to type the Chamber of Secrets. Only three days after the Philosopher’s Stone was released, Scholastic Publishers offered Rowlings £100 000 for the publishing rights (the largest in history at the time). Since then Harry Potter has made Rowling one of the richest people in the UK and produced a immensely successful movie series. Rowlings is now one of the richest people in the UK, even richer then the Queen of England. I guess the editors were right; no one has the time to read children’s books nowadays.

3. Lord of the Flies

Why it was rejected:

Lord of the Flies was rejected by 20 authors before it was finally published. One publisher even denounced the book sighting that it was “an absurd and uninteresting fantasy which was rubbish and dull.”

How was it finally published:

First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was Golding’s first novel. Although it was not much of a  success, only selling fewer than 3,000 copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of stock. Now the book has become a best-seller and has even become a required reading in many schools and colleges. If you are not much of  a reader, check out the movie adaptations filed in English in 1964 and 1990.

4. Animal Farm

Why It Was Rejected:

One of the most famous satires about an totalitarian government was also originallly rejected by publishers. It was not done so by a random unknown publisher, but by TS Eliot, one of the few most prominent poets of the 20th Century. In the rejection letter Eliot stated that ”We have no conviction that this is the right point of view from which to criticise the political situation at the current time,”  and added that he thought its “view, which I take to be generally Trotskyite, is not convincing”.

Also, the novel made Snowball, or Trotsky, a hero at a time when that was extremely unpopular. Eliot even defended (though implicitly Stalin) in his rejection letter by arguing “After all, your pigs are far more intelligent than the other animals, and therefore the best qualified to run the farm – in fact there couldn’t have been an Animal Farm at all without them: so that what was needed (someone might argue) was not more communism but more public-spirited pigs.”

This of course could be interpreted as Eliot defending Stalin, or other authoritarian governments, as long as they benefited the entire community. What perhaps Eliot missed is that Stalin was a madman who terrorized his own people, caused massive starvation and almost brought on a massive nuclear holocaust.

How It Was Published:

Fortunately, for readers the war was winding down, and relations between the west and the USSR began to immediately sour (perhaps unfortunately for the rest of the world), making Animal Farm topical. The need to keep Stalin as an ally soon waned and Orwell’s book was accepted for publication.

However, one publishing house was insightful enough to see the long-term picture, and accepted it for publication. Curiously, a short while later they wrote back to tell Orwell they were rejecting the book:

It turns out that they rejected the book only after the publisher received extreme censure from Peter Smollett, the head of the Russian section of the British government’s information ministry. But Smollett was just doing his job and protecting his country right?

Absolutely…except his country was the Soviet Union. Smollett was a Soviet spy and encouraged the publishers to retract the book because it attacked his native country.

The book received almost universal acclaim and Orwell went on to write another dystopian novel Nineteen-Eighty Four. And although the allies were initially skeptical of making fun of the Soviets, soon Americans became much more comfortable with viewing Communists much more critically.

5. And To Think that I Saw it On Mulberry Street

Why It Was Rejected:

Theodore Geisel (Aka. Dr. Seuss) had a difficult time publishing the first book he wrote in the 1930s – the decade of the Great Depression. At that time, Geisel was already a famous and published poet and political cartoonist, yet the  beloved author’s first attempt at writing a book was rejected by 27 publishers for being too silly for the young crowds. And to say, children are never silly.

Publishers and parents alike thought that children books should teach them skills, like health, time management and strong work ethics. A book about weird creatures that only rhymed with make belief words was simply too much for publishers in the 1930s to handle. The book criticized as being nonsensical. In fact, Geisel almost burned the manuscript because he was so disappointed with the rejections, and who wouldn’t be.

How It Was Published:

In 1937 it was finally accepted for publication, that is two years before WWII began. His works have widely been applauded for their contribution to early learning. Interestingly, the main criticisms of Dr. Seuss’ first work – the strange words and rhymes – have been recognized by educators as an important piece of the development of early language skills. Geisel would later use his popularity for political commentary. He used his fame to criticize isolationism prior to World War II and to also portray all Japanese-Americans as conspirators.

After the war, he went on to write some of the most beloved children’s stories of all time. Can anyone imagine their childhood with no Cat in the Hat and no Green Eggs and Ham and Sam-I-am?

Since the beginning of TV, many canine stars have risen to levels of fame similar to (if not more than) their human co-stars. In this article we look at the top 10, from Lassie to Scooby Doo and Snoopy.

1. Lassie

First seen in the 1940 novel Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight, Lassie is well-known even to those who have never seen the famous dog’s many films, television shows, and books. Over a dozen Lassie films have been made since 1943, and the dog has appeared in cameos and television series from 1954 to the present.

2. Benji

First appearing in Benji (1971), this little mixed-breed pooch starred in a number of TV movies in the 1980s, and briefly had his own series, Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, in 1983. The first dog to play Benji on the screen was a shelter dog named Higgins.

3. Rin Tin Tin

Nearly as famous as Lassie in his day, the real Rin Tin Tin was a German Shepherd with a history as exciting as any movie. Rescued from a bombed-out dog kennel in Lorraine, Germany during World War I, the pup Rin Tin Tin went on to live in Los Angeles and become an unlikely film star. The “character” of Rin Tin Tin starred in his very own ABC television series from 1954 to 1959.

4. Eddie (Frasier)

Eddie was the rambunctious Jack Russell Terrier belonging to Martin Crane on the 1990s sitcom Frasier. Eddie was known for his intelligence and human-like responses to the other characters on the show. Eddie often had his own scenes during the closing credits of each episode.

5. Scooby-Doo

One of the most well-known animated dogs on television, Scooby-Doo was developed in 1969 by Hanna-Barbera. A crime-solving mutt who’s crazy for Scooby Snacks, Scooby-Doo has starred in several different television series from the 1960s to the present, as well as several feature and direct-to-video films.

6. Spuds MacKenzie

Created for a Bud Light marketing campaign, Spuds MacKenzie will be instantly familiar to children of the 1980s. Appearing in TV commercials, merchandise, and spoofs, Spuds MacKenzie was Budweiser’s fun-loving mascot until 1992.

7. Snoopy

First appearing in 1951, Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s faithful pet dog, and one of the world’s most recognized cartoon animals. Snoopy appears yearly in the TV staples It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas.

8. Rowlf

Rowlf is the exuberant, piano-playing dog performed and voiced by Jim Henson on the iconic Muppet Show. Although Kermit the Frog is considered the most recognizable Muppet, Rowlf the Dog was actually the first Muppet to appear on television as a character in The Jimmy Dean Show (1963). Aside from The Muppet Show, Rowlf has appeared in literally dozens of other television shows and movies throughout the decades.

9. Vincent (LOST)

Probably the most famous television dog of the last decade, Vincent was Walt’s Labrador Retriever on the CBS thriller LOST. Crashing with the rest of the hapless crew of Oceanic Flight 815, Vincent was a fixture on the show for six seasons, and appeared in the final scene of the series.

10. Brian Griffin

Though not as famous as Snoopy, the hard-drinking, wisecracking Brian Griffin has been appearing on Fox’s Family Guy animated series since 2001. Voiced by Seth MacFarlane, Brian walks on two feet, drives a Prius, and aspires to be an author.

Author: This article was compiled by Andy Graven who works for Invisible Fence, providers of invisible pet fences.

Hotels are famous for unruly behaviors. Whitney Houston is not the only celebrity to have seen her demise inside the hotel. In fact, there are others who have made fools of themselves. This article intends to highlight them with hopes it would stop the trend. It also examines hotel incidents that hit close to home for some. May those who were killed in terrorist attacks rest in peace and be remembered for their bravery and good will.

1. Keith Richards:

Keith Richards once threw a television through the window of this hotel in West Hollywood, California. The hotel is popular amongst rock bands because it is within close distance of clubs such as Whisky a Go Go. Everything is now enclosed including balconies after this incident.

2. Jim Morrison:

Jim Morrison is famous for being the lead singer for the Doors. He was literally living at the Andaz West Hollywood Hotel at one point. This was until he was evicted for almost falling to his death at the hotel. He was totally wasted and was found dangling by the finger tips on the balcony. If this did not kill him, Morrison was found dead in Paris in 1971 in his bathtub.

3. Whitney Houston:

Houston was known as the voice of American music in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2009, the Guinness world records found her to be the most awarded female act of all time. On the eve of the 2012 Grammy’s, Houston was found dead in the bathtub at the Hilton hotel. She was part of the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party. The news of Houston’s death did not disrupt the party. The party still went on as planned.

4. Passover Massacre:

30 people were killed and 140 others were injured as a suicide bomber detonated himself at the Park Hotel in Netanya. The terrorist walked into the dining room of the hotel where many senior citizens and Holocaust survivors were celebrating Passover. 4 terrorists who planned the massacre were sentenced to 29 life terms and another 20 years in prison.

5. David Carradine:

The 72 year old actor famous for Kung Fu and Kill Bill films was found dead in an apparent suicide on June 4, 2009. The body was naked and hanging in the closet. The hotel was in Bangkok and the incident occurred in the luxury suite of Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel.

He was shooting a movie, Stretch.

One thing clear is the fact that celebrities misuse their money. Many of them entrust their accountants to help them. This is the saddest part in the whole thing. They cannot think independently, and blame others when something goes wrong.

I personally cannot stand people who make millions and spend too much of it in one shot. So here is the list, I’ve compiled, of 10 famous people who made more in their lifetime than we will ever make and have filed for Chapter 11.

1. Abraham Lincoln:

Before he was president, Lincoln was experiencing economic problems and money issues. He was forced into bankruptcy in 1833 because of a poorly performing retail business.

2. Willie Nelson:

Nelson is one the most world renowned country singer who sold over 50 million records worldwide. A gambling addiction caused him to become no stranger to debt. In 1997, the government seized his possessions including his gold records, Texas ranch and bank account. He owed a whopping $16.7 million dollars.

3. Toni Braxton:

This R&B singer made it to the top charts with her hits “You’re Makin’ Me High” and “Un-break My Heart”. When she tried to leave LaFace Records in 1998, she sued them. The lawsuit hit her in the behind as LaFace countersued Braxton back. She was forced to file for bankruptcy as a result, but made a comeback in the new millennium. In 2010, after battling lupus she filed for bankruptcy once again. She now owes $50 million.

4. Gary Coleman:

This troubled Diff’rent Strokes star suffered from financial dues as well as health and marital problems. In 1999, he filed for bankruptcy, even though he was making $70,000/per episode, while on Diff’rent Strokes. By 2009, he was $72,000 in debt and accused his adopted parents of robbing him of $1 million.

5. Stephen Baldwin:

In 2009, Baldwin and his wife filed for bankruptcy. They owed $1.2 million in two mortgage loans. Courts also revealed that he owed $70,000 in credit card debt and $1 million+ in taxes.

Narcissists are those who are tremendously selfish beings and who are preoccupied with having power, control, prestige and vanity. They are self-centered, thinking about themselves and no one else.

This list highlights 10 people who gave narcissistic personality disorder a name. Many of the individuals on this list are sadistic, cruel and antisocial. However, this list also includes those who theorized the term. It attempts to give credit to the people who let us understand the psyche of the sadistic, cruel and powerful few.

1. Sigmund Freud:

This Austrian psychologist tops this list as the co-founder of narcissism and the one who made us understand the minds of some of the cruelest people. In his paper On Narcissism he looked at the relationship between Ego and External Objects.

Narcissism for him was an intermediate stage between auto-erotism and object-love; a failure to grow up.

2. Adolph Hitler:

Sadly this man is on the same list as good men like Freud, Binet and Nacke. This man was self-centered, preoccupied with power, control, prestige, grandiosity and everything else imaginable. There is no other description needed. Freud was right, narcissism was a failure to grow up, especially in this case.

3. Joseph Stalin:

Political opposition was eliminated during the Stalin era. Stalin was so preoccupied with having power, control, prestige and vanity that he jailed and sent to Gulags anyone who disagreed with him. He even sent his henchmen to Mexico to kill Leon Trotsky, who he felt was a threat.

4. Brian Blackwell:

Blackwell is a murderer in England. He killed both his parents in cold blood. Blackwell was diagnosed with Narcissistic personal behaviour as he was preoccupied with self-importance and showed little signs of empathy.

5. Joseph Mengele:

This doctor was known as Angel of Death during WWII. He would perform sadistic treatments on twins and on little people. He would inject blue dye into people eyes to see if they would change colour. He evaded death and lived life to the fullest in South America. Justice was never served for his victims.

In 1777, Irish statesmen met at Clonmel and drew up a Code Duello. The Code Duello was a dueling code which was popularly used in Ireland and in Britain. Immediately after its conception, the rules of Code Duello crossed the Atlantic and became used for dueling in the United States.

Much of the Code Duello dealt with how challenges were to be issued and answered. Although dueling was a form of fighting used before the Code Duello, it only became widespread after its conception. Here are 10 examples of famous duels pre and post Code Duello.

1. David Vs. Goliath:

This was one of the most famous mythical duels that is still spoken about in contemporary society. David was a young teenager who heard Goliath (a giant) shouting his daily defiance. Understanding the great fear stirred within the men of Israel, David volunteered to fight Goliath. As Goliath moved in to the kill David with his sword, David reached into his bag and threw stones at Goliath’s head. Finding a hole in the armor, the stone sank into the Goliath forehead, making him fall to the ground. Taking Goliath’s sword, David killed his opponent and cut off his head.

2. Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr:

The duel was between Alexander Hamilton (the former Secretary of Treasury) and Aaron Burr (Vice-President of the United States) on July 11, 1804. Bitter political tensions ensued between the two men. The tensions came to a boiling point when Hamilton defamed Burr’s character during the 1804 New York gubernational race. The tensions were preconceived as both were on opposing political sides (Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans). During the duel, Burr shot Hamilton, causing damage to the liver, abdomen and diaphragm. Hamilton died the next day from his wounds.

3. Aleksandr Pushkin vs. Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d’Anthès:

Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d’Anthès mortally wounded Aleksandr Pushkin in a duel which took place in 1837. The cause of the duel was Pushkin’s wife affair with d’Anthès. As a result of the affair, Pushkin fell into debt and wanted to resolve it once and for all. Mortally wounded, Pushkin died 2 days later.

4. Mikhail Lermontov vs. Nikolai Martynov:

On July 25, 1841, the two decided to duel over Lermontov’s jokes about Martynov. Two days later, Lermonotov took on Martynov’s challenge to a dual at the foot of Mashuk Mountains. Lermonotov was killed by Martynov’s first shot.

5. Miguel Cervantes vs. Antonio Sigura:

The duel resulted in the wounding of Sigura in 1569. For his role in leading the duel, Cervantes was to be banished from Spain for 10 years and to lose his right hand. Cervantes ran away before the punishment could be fulfilled. When eventually deciding to return to Spain in 1575, Berber pirates took his ship near Barcelona. They captured Cervantes and his brother Rodrigo and jailed them in their Algerian prisons.

Many Canadians have expatriated to the United States and Europe. Many people are not aware of their inspirations and early life stories. Here are top 10 Canadian Born Celebrities, Canadians are proud to claim as theirs.

1. Celine Dion (Singer):

Born in Quebec, Celine Dion tops the list of Canadians. She is famous for her Titanic soundtrack song “My Heart Will Go On.” She has a stunning voice and a stunning look which people adore.

2. Keanu Reeves (Actor):

Although Reeves was born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, he moved around a lot. He lived in New York, Australia and in Toronto for quite some time. He mostly grew up in Toronto where he attended 4 high schools, including the Etobicoke School of Arts.

3. Pamela Anderson (Actress/Model):

Many titles suit Anderson. She is most famous for her role as CJ on the TV show Baywatch. Additionally, she is known for her scandalous and trivial relationships with Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. Many, however, forget that she is Canadian and was born in British Columbia. She struck fame during a BC Lions game.

4. Bryan Adams (Singer):

Inspired by the Beatles, Bryan Adams is one of the best singers Canadians should be proud of. He has had numerous successes and won multiple Grammy Awards. He successfully did duets with Celine Dion (another Canadian), Barbara Streisand and Tina Turner.

5. Jim Carrey (Actor):

Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Jim Carrey is one of thing Canadians are proud to have born and bred. When young, Carrey moved to Scarborough, Ontario where he attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute and Northview Heights Secondary School. He proudly talks about his Canadian background, especially in his early stand-up comedy appearances. You can view the clips on Youtube.

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Discussed herein are the world’s most famous paintings ever to be seen. Famous paintings have been utilized the word over as a means of developing culture as well as history. Millions of people from different races globally have been captivated by paintings done by some of the famous painters to ever walk the face of this earth such as Picasso, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir and Vermeer. Some of these paintings were done hundreds of years ago, but, still continue to mesmerize the people living in the present century.

In case you are in search for paintings that were famously done then look no further, listed here are the top ten most famous paintings that have been reproduced over and over again from time immemorial.

1. Mona Lisa – Painted By Leonardo Da Vinci

There is no doubt that Mona Lisa done by Leonardo Da Vinci has been and is still the most famous painting in the world. The paining is a property of the French government and has been hanged in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting showcases a woman who is staring out towards the viewer with what has been described by critics as “the most enigmatic smile.” There has been no other painting in the history of the world that has captivated the imagination of the world like Mona Lisa. If it were to be sold in the market, it would be the most priced painting in the world or perhaps the most expensive piece of art to be done in the human history. However, a replica of this painting is available all over the world. The real one as stated earlier is owned by the French government.

2. Starry Night – Painted by Vincent Van Gogh

The second most famous painting to be done is the Starry Night which was painted by Vincent Van Gogh. This particular painting that has been done by Van Gogh has been described by lovers of art as a classic. It brings into play a rush of emotions from the tranquility of the church battlement to the wild throw away of the painting utilized for the late night sky.

3. The Kiss – Painted by Gustav Klimt

The Kiss which was done by Gustav Klimt is the third most famous painting in the world. The paining was done way back in 1907. The image portrayed by the painter which is of a couple who are bounded by a gold linen and jewelry sharing an intimate moment has been left to the critic to think of what led to and after it. To most, it is simply a case of a perfect kiss.

4. Luncheon of the Boating Party – Painted by Pierre Auguste Renoir

The painting was mainly done by Pierre Auguste to depict a couple of his friends. At the moment when the painting was being done, they were sited on a balcony situated somewhere along the Seine River. The painting is set in France. The Luncheon simply shows the lifestyle of the middle class towards the close of the 19th century. A close look at the painting and you will notice that for sure life is to be enjoyed to the fullest. The painting is beautiful and will is sure to bring life to any room.

5. Girl with a Pearl Earring – Painted by Jan Vermeer

In as much as the painting seems to be plain, but, the Girl with a Pearl Earring is the fifth most famous painting in the world. A majority of critics tend to believe that the painting was done for a girl most likely before she got married. The painting has been done majestically as it lacks a background and puts more focus on the girl rather than other aspects of the painting. Her tears most likely show her joy to being married and the pearl earrings a gift from her groom.