famous people
Well-known public figures
Famous people are individuals widely known and recognized by the public, typically for achievements, talent, notoriety, or cultural significance.
The phrase often appears in discussions of celebrity culture: Famous people can't go anywhere without being recognized.
Unlike celebrities, who may be famous simply for being famous, famous people implies some basis for the recognition.
- presidentsMultiple heads of state
- sculptorsArtists who shape forms
- actorsThose playing roles
- athletesSports competitors
- inventorsCreators of new devices
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- kids biographieslife stories, historical figures, narrative nonfiction, heroes, role models
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- factsfacts, fact, datum, data, detail
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- triviatrivia, facts, quiz, anecdotes, trivia night
famous peoplenobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
ordinary people · nonentities · unknowns · everyday people · average Joes
famous peoplethe masses
Common populace collectively
commoners · rank and file · common people · ordinary citizens · plebeians
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