public figure

noun

A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest.

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Meanings

nounpublic figure (plural public figures)

plural public figures

  1. A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna well-known or notable person

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namefigure
Broader
important personinfluential personpersonage
Also see
figurename

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 知名人士, 公眾人物 /公众人物
  • 知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì)person subject to public interest
  • 公眾人物 /公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù)person subject to public interest
  • 社會名人 /社会名人 (shèhuì míngrén)person subject to public interest
Dutch publiek figuur, bekend persoon
  • publiek figuurperson subject to public interest
  • bekend persoonperson subject to public interest
Finnish julkisuuden henkilö, julkkis
  • julkisuuden henkilöperson subject to public interest
  • julkkisperson subject to public interest
French célébrité
  • célébritéperson subject to public interest
German Persönlichkeit des öffentlichen Lebens, Person des öffentlichen Lebens
  • Persönlichkeit des öffentlichen Lebensperson subject to public interest
  • Person des öffentlichen Lebensperson subject to public interest
  • öffentliche Personperson subject to public interest
Greek δημόσιο πρόσωπο
  • δημόσιο πρόσωπο (dimósio prósopo)person subject to public interest
Hungarian közéleti személy
  • közéleti személyperson subject to public interest
Korean 공인
  • 공인 (gong'in)person subject to public interest
Malay tokoh masyarakat
  • tokoh masyarakatperson subject to public interest
Portuguese figura pública
  • figura públicaperson subject to public interest
Russian обще́ственный де́ятель
  • обще́ственный де́ятель (obščéstvennyj déjatelʹ)person subject to public interest
Spanish personaje público
  • personaje públicoperson subject to public interest
Ukrainian грома́дський дія́ч
  • грома́дський дія́ч (hromádsʹkyj dijáč)person subject to public interest
Cite this entry
APA

public figure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20figure

MLA

“public figure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20figure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public figure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20figure.

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