 somebody famous on their background investigation forms they list as a as a reference or a verifier a celebrity usually like a d-list celebrity but you know somebody that you know the name and think oh wow okay you know they want you to think they're a big shot they do the same thing with political figures oh i'm i know the mayor of my town because we're in the same you know social network but we're not really friends but i'm gonna list him as somebody who knows me well