celebrated

Adjective

• having an illustrious past

• widely known and esteemed
  • a famous actor
    
  • a celebrated musician
    
  • a famed scientist
    
  • an illustrious judge
    
  • a notable historian
    
  • a renowned painter
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  historied , storied , famed , far-famed , famous , illustrious , notable , noted , renowned