As late as the 1950s, fruitcakes were a widely esteemed part of the American holiday tradition.

Though both are esteemed actors in their own right, neither is too self-important to throw off the balance in front of the camera.

He certainly appeared to have some of the trappings of a descendant of the esteemed bankers, including a classic car collection featuring Ferraris and Jaguars.

Freaks are scroungers, thrifters, salvagers; they’re unmatched in their ability to repurpose the discarded, to find value in things — and in people — that it sometimes seems nobody else wants or esteems.

Lord Hague, who studied Politics Philosophy and Economics, was president of the Oxford Union, the university's esteemed debating society, during his time as a student.