Synonyms for famous

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famous is applied to persons or things that have received wide public attention and are generally known and talked about; renowned suggests fame or honor achieved through some outstanding quality or accomplishment; celebrated is applied to persons or things that have received much public honor or praise; noted implies a being brought to the wide notice of the public for some particular quality; notorious, in current usage, suggests a being widely but unfavorably known or talked about; distinguished implies a being noted as superior in its class or of its kind; eminent more strongly stresses the conspicuous superiority of persons or things; illustrious suggests a reputation based on brilliance of achievement or splendidness of character