Notable, renowned, celebrated.
He goes to the po-po and gets a certificate to prove to the world he IS famed.
Aesop
The famed sporting event is the Boston Marathon.
Sergeant York.
Ralph Nader
They are synonyms.
If You mean Muhammed Ali, he was famed for being one of the greatest boxers in the world. He was also famed for his speeches he gave.
Synonyms
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Evian
Relative and kin are synonyms.
notorious (adj) 1. Famous for something bad; well known for some undesirable feature, quality, or act. abominable (adj.) 1. so bad as to earn sombody an extremely bad reputation. synonyms: infamous, villainous, iniquitous, ill-famed.