Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun celebrity

2 senses of celebrity

Sense 1
celebrity, famous person -- (a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity")
       => important person, influential person, personage -- (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 2
fame, celebrity, renown -- (the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed)
       => honor, honour, laurels -- (the state of being honored)