B-list
Not quite stars
B-list describes celebrities, entertainers, or other public figures who occupy a tier below the most famous.
The A-list holds top stars; the B-list holds those with moderate recognition—known but not elite.
A few B-list actors showed up to the premiere.
The term often carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting someone who aspires to greater fame but hasn't achieved it.
Episodic TV comedy series
- daytimeSunlit portion of day
- soap-operaSerialized melodramatic television drama
- guest-starTemporary celebrity cast member
- co-starEqual-billed performer
cameo · voiceover · commercial · panelist · ensemble · direct-to-video · understudy · stand-in
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
- daytimeSunlit portion of day
- soap-operaSerialized melodramatic television drama
- guest-starTemporary celebrity cast member
co-star · cameo · voiceover · commercial · panelist · ensemble · direct-to-video · understudy · stand-in · tabloid
tier
Horizontal structural layer
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- echelonLevel within hierarchy
- second-tierBelow top rank
classification · level · stratum · ladder · standing · rating · status · caliber · gradation · scale
- listsroster, register, watchlist, registries, rosters
- Types of Famecelebrity, stardom, notoriety, infamy, legendary status
- celebrity labelsfamous, iconic, legendary, superstar, megastar
- secondarysecondary, second fiddle, second string, second choice, second place
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
B-listA-list
Top celebrity ranking
legendary · iconic · world-famous · blockbuster · mainstream
list, lists, listing, listed, listless, blacklist, checklist, unlisted, playlist