Two examples: American: John Singer Sargent 1856 - 1925; French Georges Seurat 1859-1891; There are hundreds more.
He became famous in his mid 30's so yes he was famous when he was alive. He first became famous when he did his painting when he was 33.
There are many celebrities that have names that start with the letter S. Selena, Sia, Steve Martin, and Sally Fields are among the list of "S" related names.
Americans are heavily overrepresented in the pages given by the link but it might give you some ideas.
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One famous person from Texas whose name starts with "U" is Usher, the renowned R&B singer and performer, who has strong ties to the state. Additionally, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, was born in Ohio but spent time in Texas during his military career. While not as widely recognized, there are also local figures and artists with less prominence that start with "U," but they may not be as famous on a national or international scale.
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Salvador Dali, George Seurat and Sandro Botticelli are famous artists. They start with the letter s.
Some famous people whose names start with the letter "S" are:Sam RockwellStanley KubrickStephanie MeyerStephen HawkingStephen King
Ulysses S Grant Ursla Anderson
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Ulysses S. Grant was the Commanding General of the Union army during the American Civil War. His name begins with the letter U.
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Some words that describe a person that start with S are:sadsafesagacioussaintlysalacioussanesarcasticsassysaucysavvyscandalousscaredscaryscrawnyscruffyscurriloussecularseductiveselfself-centeredself-sufficientselfishselflesssenileseniorsensationalsensiblesensitivesensualsentimentalserenesergeantserioussexyshadyshallowsharpshortshrillshysicklysilentsillysimplesinceresinfulsinglesinistersisterskillfulskinnysleazysleepyslickslipperysloppyslouchslowslysmallsmarmysmartsmellysmileysmoothsneakysnidesnobbishsnottysocialsoftsophisticatedsoresoul-searchingsourSpanishspecialspectacularspiritualspitefulsplendidspoiledspontaneousspookysportysprightlysprucesprysquaresqueamishstealthysteamystimulatingstingystormystraightstrangestrictstrongstubbornstudiousstuffystunningstupendousstupidsturdystylishsuavesubservientsuccessfulsupersuperbsuperficialsupportiveswankysweatysweetswellsympathetic