Forbes: Most powerful women in the world, in pictures. MORE... German Chancellor Angela Merkel has retained her number one ranking for topping this yearâs list for the fifth consecutive year and ten times in total.
Dictionary entry overview: What does renowned mean? â¢ RENOWNED (adjective) The adjective RENOWNED has 1 sense: 1. widely known and esteemed Familiarity information: RENOWNED used as an adjective is very rare.
Renown is not only about celebrity, though; it also means being highly respected in one's field. Actors, musicians, and artists practice their art, sometimes for many years, to gain the kind of renown, or fame, that will launch their faces onto the covers of magazines and make their name known in every household. Greta Garbo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Salvador Dali all became renowned in their respective fields.