Definition of Famous

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Famous

Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate.

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Famous Quotations

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.
Walt Disney

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.
Andy Warhol

In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.
Andy Warhol

My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person.
Andy Warhol

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous."
Andy Warhol

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.
Katharine Hepburn

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.
Voltaire

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.
P. J. O'Rourke

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know?
Chris Rock

Famous Translations

famous in Afrikaans is beroemd
famous in Dutch is beroemd, befaamd, alom bekend
famous in Italian is famoso, famoso
famous in Latin is celebrer, inclutus inclitus, clarus, praeclarus
famous in Portuguese is famoso
famous in Spanish is famoso, afamado, afamado

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