big name
noun
: a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition
a big name in the business world
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Vancouver’s Thomas Muller is a big name in Germany, but not nearly on the Messi or Son level at this stage in his career.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Brady, a three-time first-team All-Pro quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion who retired after the 2022 season, will be joined by several other big names, including his former teammate with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, tight end Rob Gronkowski.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Other big names in American lexicography were already receding.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The lineup also includes big names like Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G and Teddy Swims.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Brady, a three-time first-team All-Pro quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion who retired after the 2022 season, will be joined by several other big names, including his former teammate with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, tight end Rob Gronkowski.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Other big names in American lexicography were already receding.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The lineup also includes big names like Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G and Teddy Swims.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Big name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20name. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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