anyone who's anyone

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Anyone who's anyone refers to people who matter in a particular context—the important, influential, or fashionable members of a group: Anyone who's anyone will be at the gala tonight.

The phrase implies that absence marks you as insignificant or out of the loop.

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cream of the crop · luminary · mogul · trailblazer · magnate · dignitary · icon · tycoon · VIP · notable · glitterati · insider · social climber · influencer · who's who · high society · figurehead · pioneer

Opposites
social status/importance

anyone who's anyonenobodies

Unimportant, unknown persons

nobody · nonentities · small fry · never-weres · zeros

Family

anyone, anybody, anything, anyway, anywhere, anyhow, ones, oneness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G