1
a
: widely known
a restaurant famous for its French cuisine
b
: honored for achievement
a famous explorer
2
: excellent, first-rate
famous weather for a walk
famousness
noun
Examples of famous in a Sentence
a book about some of the most famous people of the last century
the review gushed that the restaurant offered some truly famous Southern-style cooking
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For a myriad of reasons—nostalgia among older generations being a major one—famous collections, car shows, and auto museums have proudly displayed vehicles from these eras for quite a long time, highlighting their technological developments and design, as well as the greater culture of the era.
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Carla Worden via IMDb; Murray Close—Getty Images British child actor Lox Pratt, who is also set to star in the BBC’s upcoming Lord of the Flies series adapted from William Golding’s famous novel, will portray Harry’s schoolmate and nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2025
The Swiss watchmaker has returned as world sponsor and official timekeeper of the famous Italian endurance rally for another year, releasing two new timepieces to mark the occasion.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
And to partly address the beach issue, the city is working on an agreement with the famous coastal resort town of Acapulco.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Carla Worden via IMDb; Murray Close—Getty Images British child actor Lox Pratt, who is also set to star in the BBC’s upcoming Lord of the Flies series adapted from William Golding’s famous novel, will portray Harry’s schoolmate and nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2025
The Swiss watchmaker has returned as world sponsor and official timekeeper of the famous Italian endurance rally for another year, releasing two new timepieces to mark the occasion.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
And to partly address the beach issue, the city is working on an agreement with the famous coastal resort town of Acapulco.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 June 2025
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“Famous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famous. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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