It's difficult to say; both present-day fame and posthumous reputation are elusive, mercurial, and multifactorial.
His reputation is elusive not only because of his expatriation but also because of the changeability of his muse.
He expects to win re-election at state polls next month as Gujarat's chief minister, but finds national support elusive because of his reputation as a hardline scourge of the Muslim minority.
Still, the seemingly simple task of confirming that the man, Tino Fiumara, had indeed died of pancreatic cancer last year was not without its complications — a testament to the notion that even in death, his reputation for being elusive lived on.
Adding to the mystery is Mr. Obama's reputation as an elusive catch, a man who while serving in the Senate spent most weekends back home in Chicago, and even during the week didn't seem bent on socializing.
The Broadway run lasted for 16 previews and 5 regular performances, a record financial loss at the time, and closed without a cast recording ever made — a decision that only intensified the show's reputation as an elusive object of cult fascination.
For filmmakers, for her fans, and for the people who knew her when she was alive and now must reconcile that elusive figure with her posthumous reputation as an artist, Maier's story is titillating precisely because of how it deviates from the familiar narratives about artistic aspiration.
'Why are we not doing more to have coding colleges and technical, vocational education alongside university education?" This question, raised by Labour's Yvette Cooper during an interview with the Observer in May, reflects a wide concern about the availability and equality of software training, an area with a reputation for being elusive, exclusive, expensive and overwhelmingly male.
What we said: "His third album further affirms his reputation as an elusive figure; taking inspiration from the likes of Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Henryk Górecki and Edward Elgar, he lavishes just as much sincerity into his arrangements as his words, despite being unable to read or write music".
Through most of her career, Miss Hepburn had a reputation for being private and elusive with the press.
