At all times and all peoples have had their own idols, who were adored by thousands, and sometimes millions of people. They worshiped them, strived to be like them, studied biographies and greedily caught all the rumors and news about celebrities. The scientific and technological revolution of the 20th century seriously influenced the formation of tastes and preferences of the general public. With the increase in circulation of newspapers and magazines, the advent of cinema, radio, television, and the Internet, any information began to reach people much faster and in greater volume; The possibilities of manipulating public consciousness have also increased. A book about one hundred great idols of the 20th century is not only and not so much a collection of entertaining biographical short stories. These are, first of all, stories about how the idols of modern times were “created” and why their lives attracted the close attention of their contemporaries. The selection of personalities for this book reflects an interesting trend: the idols of nations are increasingly becoming not monarchs, politicians and generals, but athletes, travelers, people of art and show business, famous fashion designers, sometimes writers and scientists.