who's who
Names to faces
A who's who is a directory or listing of notable people in a particular field, profession, or community, typically containing brief biographical information.
The phrase also functions as a description of any gathering or list that includes many important or famous figures: The guest list was a who's who of Hollywood celebrities.
The expression suggests that everyone present or included is someone worth knowing about.
Official record of entries
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- rosterList of members
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
reference · guide · catalogue · register · almanac · handbook · compilation · database
Rule by hereditary elite
- high societyThe social elite
- glitteratiFashionable wealthy celebrities
- jet setWealthy international socialites
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
power brokers · inner circle · upper echelon · ruling class · movers and shakers · influential figures · social elite · power elite
Widely recognized public figure
- luminaryInspiring figure or celestial body
- dignitaryPerson of high rank
- personageDistinguished or prominent individual
- public figureProminent, widely recognized person
newsmaker · household name · star · icon · legend · leading light · big name · somebody
Perceiving something as known
- placingPutting in position
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- namingAssigning a label
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
distinguishing · pinpointing · facial recognition · name recognition · attributing · crediting
registry
Official record of entries
compendium · reference · guide · catalogue · register · almanac · handbook · compilation · database · roll
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- high societyThe social elite
- glitteratiFashionable wealthy celebrities
- jet setWealthy international socialites
establishment · power brokers · inner circle · upper echelon · ruling class · movers and shakers · influential figures · social elite · power elite · notables
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
- luminaryInspiring figure or celestial body
- dignitaryPerson of high rank
- personageDistinguished or prominent individual
public figure · newsmaker · household name · star · icon · legend · leading light · big name · somebody · mover and shaker
recognition
Perceiving something as known
- placingPutting in position
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- namingAssigning a label
spotting · distinguishing · pinpointing · facial recognition · name recognition · attributing · crediting
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- biography termsbiography, life stories, memoir, autobiography, life story
- memoirsmemoir, memoirs, autobiography, autobiographies, life story
- Referencedictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, almanac, atlas
- reference worksencyclopedia, encyclopedias, handbook, dictionaries, reference book
who's whonobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
the unknown · the masses · rank and file · nonentities · small fry
who, whoever, whose, who's, whom, who'll, who've, who'd, whomever