All celebrity synonyms

noun celebrity

• dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
• star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
• personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
• superstar — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
• stardom — the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
• popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
• someone — somebody
• figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
• luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
• personage — a person of distinction or importance.
• hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
• somebody — a person of some note or importance.
• name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
• ace — An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
• vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
• bigwig — If you refer to an important person as a bigwig, you are being rather disrespectful.
• notable — worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.
• heavyweight — heavy in weight.
• immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
• lion — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
• worthy — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
• magnate — a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
• cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
• mahatma — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
• hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
• preeminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
• glory — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
• prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
• honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
• renown — widespread and high repute; fame.
• distinction — a marking off or distinguishing as different: His distinction of sounds is excellent.
• repute — estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute.
• prestige — reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
• notability — the state or quality of being notable; distinction; prominence.
• reputation — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
• big cheese — Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese.
• big deal — If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
• big shot — A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization.
• big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
• celeb — A celeb is the same as a celebrity.
• major leaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
• household name — a person or thing that is very well known
• icon — a picture, image, or other representation.
• fame — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
• notoriety — the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety.
• recognition — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
• acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
• superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
• honour — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
• eclat — brilliance of success, reputation, etc.: the éclat of a great achievement.