Famous
Famous adjective - Widely known.
Usage example: a book about some of the most famous people of the last century
Important is a synonym for famous in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Important" instead an adjective "Famous", when it comes to topics like respected, distinguished, legendary.
Important
Important adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Usage example: the discovery of penicillin was a very important event in the history of medicine
Famous is a synonym for important in distinguished topic. Sometimes you can use "Famous" instead an adjective "Important", if it concerns topics such as characteristic, eminent, respected.
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- He also points at that he's just one man in one place at one time, so there is a very limited number of important or famous people that he could meet even during the course of a 14,000 year life.
Source: Been There, Shaped History - And if a work of fiction has a famous and important foreign scientist, expect him to be German as well, though this has become less frequent in newer works.
Source: Germanic Efficiency - Three genres stand out as the most important and famous: Sagas of Kings (Konungasögur).
Source: Literature / The Icelandic Sagas
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