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Definition of Famous

Famous

  1. 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.

Famous Quotations

I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated.
Marilyn Monroe

Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.
Eminem

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.
George Bernard Shaw

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.
Albert Camus

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.
Andy Warhol
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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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