Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun public_figure
1 sense of public figure
Sense 1
name, figure, public figure -- (a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music")
=> important person, influential person, personage -- (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)