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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (Literature)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', the Party has built up a cult of personality around Big Brother -- although less as a figure of cultural salvation than as a figure of omniscience and omnipotence. The end result is the same -- the people are led into loving Big Brother, and through him the Party.
* Napoleon in ''[[Animal Farm]]'', as evidenced by Boxer's motto "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right."
* The Wizard in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' has a Cult of Personality that extends to the far reaches of Oz, and even takes in the very real witches from whom he hides. Whether this cult is an intentional tactic or grew around him on its own is hard to say for sure, given the later ''Oz'' books' rather sketchy grasp of continuity. However, given how ''The Land of Oz'' (the second book) describes him kidnapping and hiding the legitimate heir to the throne of Oz, it seems likely the cult of the Wizard was orchestrated and cultivated.
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