Hundreds of Ray-Ban sunglasses have made appearances in Hollywood films; the first dates back to the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Later, the popularity of Ray-Ban sunglasses was confirmed in the Hollywood hit Blues Brothers starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Later, Tom Cruise added his own contribution in the 1983 hit Risky Business. In the 1997 box office hit Men in Black, Will Smith also made Ray-Ban appeal to even more people with a reference to the sunglasses.
President Barack Obama has also been repeatedly photographed wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses including on the cover of Ebony magazine.
Other notable celebrities known for wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses in the past include Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Slash, James Dean, and Andy Warhol.