Usually means: Person known by the public.
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We found 20 dictionaries that define the word public figure:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. public figure: Merriam-Webster
  2. public figure: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. public figure: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. public figure: Wiktionary
  5. public figure: Dictionary.com
  6. Public figure: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. public figure: Rhymezone
  8. public figure: FreeDictionary.org
  9. public figure: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. public figure: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. public figure: Vocabulary.com

Business (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. public figure: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. public figure: Law.com Dictionary
  3. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  5. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  6. Public Figure: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. public figure: Encyclopedia

(Note: See public_figures as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (public figure)

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

Similar:
celebrity, personage, personality, who's who, somebody, household name, celeb, anybody who is anybody, socialite, big name, more...

Opposite:
private citizen, ordinary person, unknown

Types:
politician, celebrity, athlete, activist, artist, entrepreneur, scientist, religious leader, more...

Phrases:
limited public figure, limited purpose public figure, more...

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Similar:
celebrity, personage, personality, who's who, somebody, household name, celeb, anybody who is anybody, socialite, big name, more...

Opposite:
private citizen, ordinary person, unknown

Types:
politician, celebrity, athlete, activist, artist, entrepreneur, scientist, religious leader, more...

Phrases:
limited public figure, limited purpose public figure, more...



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