B list

noun

1. Compare A list
   1. a category considered to be slightly below the most socially desirable
   2. ( as modifier )

      B-list celebrities

Example Sentences

The B list are close friends, but not as close as the A list.

From Slate

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in attendance as a surrogate for President Joe Biden, also deployed Lake’s analogy, albeit with a bit more generosity, calling it a “B List” contest.

From Slate

“Orpheus Descending,” which had a short Broadway run in 1957, is not among Williams’s most famous pieces; critics tend to place it on the B list.

From New York Times

The B List is an avenue for the longest of long shots to see if they can make it.

From Washington Times

The NBA has them on what it calls the B List - “unknown individuals,” officially.

From Washington Times