Famous vs. Popular
Famous and Popular Definitions
Famous
Well or widely known.
Popular
Widely liked or appreciated
A popular resort.
Famous
First-rate; excellent
Had a famous time at the party.
Popular
Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company
"Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved" (Margaret Fuller).
Famous
Known.
Popular
Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large
The popular vote.
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Famous
In the public eye.
Some people are only famous within their city.
Popular
Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large
Popular entertainment.
Popular science.
Famous
To make famous; to bring renown to.
Popular
Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general
A popular misunderstanding of the issue.
Famous
Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; - used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate.
Famous for a scolding tongue.
Popular
Suited to or within the means of ordinary people
Popular prices.
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Famous
Widely known and esteemed;
A famous actor
A celebrated musician
A famed scientist
An illustrious judge
A notable historian
A renowned painter
Popular
Originating among the people
Popular legend.
Popular
Common among the general public; generally accepted.
Popular
(legal) Concerning the people; public.
Popular
Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
Popular
(obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
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Popular
Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
Popular
(obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people.
Popular
Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
Popular
Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
Popular
A person who is popular, especially at a school.
Popular
An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.
Popular
A member of the Populares
Popular
Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
The men commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance.
Popular
Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
Homilies are plain popular instructions.
Popular
Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account.
Popular
Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.
Popular
Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
Such popular humanity is treason.
Popular
Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.
Popular
Regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public;
A popular tourist attraction
A popular girl
Cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular
Popular
Carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large;
The popular vote
Popular representation
Institutions of popular government
Popular
Representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large;
Democratic art forms
A democratic or popular movement
Popular thought
Popular science
Popular fiction
Popular
Comprehensible to the general public;
Written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language
Popular
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
