anybody who's anyone
The social elite
Anybody who's anyone refers to people who matter socially—the important, influential, or fashionable set: Anybody who's anyone will be at the gala.
The phrase implies that those absent don't count, often with knowing irony about status consciousness.
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- big namesProminent, recognizable individuals
- leadersThose with authority
- eliteSuperior select group
- trailblazersThose who open territory
socialites · in crowd · inner circle · insiders · decision-makers · top brass · upper class · icons · tastemakers · aristocracy · power brokers · glitterati · cultural icons · VIPs · influencers · stars · A-listers · who's who
social status/importance
anybody who's anyonenobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
nobody · small fry · nonentities · unknown quantities · the masses
anybody, anyone, bodies, bodily, embody, embodied, someone, everyone, no one