Andy Warhol's claim, that every person gets 15 minutes of fame, has never been truer. In an era of YouTube, camera cell phones and reality television, everyone is a shooting star waiting to happen. But unlike "real" celebrities who will have every visit to rehab and adopted child chronicled in magazines and on websites for years to come, these people are bound to disappear as suddenly as they appeared. By next Christmas, some will become obscure answers to trivia questions while others will be entirely forgotten. Here are this year's entries to the "15 Minutes Hall of Fame."

Cherie Cymbalisty: This hostess at Calgary's Cowboys Nightclub made international headlines after Prince Harry took a shine to her while stationed near the city for military training in June. He reportedly asked if she was wearing underwear and invited her to take off her top. She was later paid for an exclusive interview with Britain's tabloid News of the World and planned to springboard her modeling career from the coverage around the relationship.

Paul Potts: The crooked-toothed cell phone salesman won the U.K. reality contest "Britain's Got Talent" in June by wowing judges -- including the acerbic Simon Cowell -- with his surprising abilities as an opera singer. He has already sung for the Queen and released an international album. Hopefully he enjoyed 2007, because overnight opera sensations don't usually capture public attention for too long.

Larry Birkhead: After months of questions and DNA tests, Birkhead was proven to be the father of the late Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter, Dannielynn. "I told you so," he told reporters after the announcement in April. After fighting a lengthy custody battle with Smith's lawyer and partner, Howard K. Stern, and then facing allegations of a videotaped gay sexual encounter with the same man, there's not much left to keep Birkhead in the spotlight.

Lauren Caitlin Upton: In September, the Miss Teen U.S.A. contestant from South Carolina captured the hearts and minds of YouTube viewers when she explained exactly why "U.S. Americans" had trouble finding their country on a map. The video of Upton struggling with the seemingly innocuous pageant question quickly became one of the site's most viewed uploads of all time. According to Upton, the reason why one in five Americans can't find the country on a map goes beyond limited map ownership to a much larger issue somehow involving South Africa and "The Iraq."

Andrew "Don't Tase me, bro" Meyer: This University of Florida student was Tasered by campus security guards after he questioned U.S. Senator John Kerry at length during a campus forum. The scene, caught on video, showed four officers pulling Meyer from the microphone after he asked Kerry about impeaching President George Bush and whether the two were part of a secret society at Yale University. As he was being removed from the room, Meyer yelled "Don't Tase me, bro" before being Tasered by an officer. Meyer gave disenfranchised youth a new motto, but will be soon forgotten as "Don't Tase me, Bro" T-shirts flood Value Village shelves.

Matt Murphy: This baseball fan made history when he caught Barry Bonds' record breaking homerun ball in August. He and a friend decided to go to the game on a whim, while waiting in San Francisco for a flight to Australia. When Bonds hit the ball into the stands, he emerged from a scrum with a bloody face and the ball, which he later sold for more than US$750,000. He was whisked from the stadium by a police escort, all the while yelling his contact information to media.

Sanjaya Malakar: This 17-year-old survived until the final 10 contestants on American Idol, despite being described as "vocally challenged" and generally being known as the most notoriously bad American Idol singer since William Hung. With his ever-changing hairstyles and odd song selection, Sanjaya managed to survive judge Simon Cowell's criticisms thanks to a fan base that voted to keep him around week after week.

Senator Larry Craig: The Republican from Idaho made headlines in June when he was arrested in a Minneapolis airport bathroom by an undercover police officer. He allegedly initiated foot contact from an adjacent bathroom stall - believed to be a suggestive code to initiate sex. The senator pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in August. But he denied any wrongdoing when the story became public. He said the foot contact was not a coded invitation for sex, but the result of a "wide stance." The married senator insists he is not gay, despite several more allegations being leveled against him late in the year.

Mark Vincent Kaplan: Kevin Federline's attorney has grown publicly frustrated with Britney Spears during the couple's 2007 child custody battle. Spears recently failed to appear at a deposition to determine whether she took drugs in front of her children. Spears claimed she had a "general" medical condition that stopped her from attending, provoking Kaplan to tell her "It's not like the fourth grade." Under Kaplan's legal guidance, Federline has appeared to be the responsible parent in the failed marriage -- the only reason he himself did not make this list.

The "bride wig out" girls: The four Canadian women who posted a mini-movie called "Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out" said they did it to promote their acting skills. The video features a woman going berserk on her wedding day and cutting off her hair in a fit of rage. It was viewed as genuine by millions of people before being revealed as staged. Sunsilk Canada said in February that it was part of an online ad campaign. The four actresses made an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America but turned down a chance to be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Not surprisingly, the requests for appearances have since dried up.