Here is a collection of astro-portraits of men who rose to stars either because they rose to power in politics, or became distinguished as cine stars, poets or even became widely well known because of some crime. The legacy of some of them will be debated for decades and some of them vanish from blurred pages of history into a total limbo. The newspapers and television channels give intense publicity to criminals, politicians and men and women in the glamour world of bollywood. In our age even criminal like Jeffrey Dahmer due to media coverage. notoriety which raised him to a "Celebrity" Status. Men who rise become stars are those famous pepole in politics even if politics is the last refuge of the scoundrel. Men with celeberity status can be cine stars. poets and even men in business activities. what is it in their horoscopes and what dashas and yogas helped them become famous or notorious is an interesting and absorbing study. Each writer of the astro portraits presented here uses his astrological technique and biographical material to present in his own way what is there in the horoscopes of the persons discussed which helped them rise to stars.