household name

noun

1. a person or thing that is very well known

Example Sentences

Arizona doesn’t have a lot of household names, but the physical Cardinals will knock you around.

From Los Angeles Times

Her husband, Vince, founded the company and was a household name as televised commercial wrestling exploded in popularity in the 1980s and 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times

Cohn soon became a household name and was known as the "subcommittee's real brain" according to Time Magazine.

From Salon

Ms Gray, who became a household name after leading the government's internal inquiry into the Partygate scandal, left the civil service to become a senior adviser to Sir Keir last year.

From BBC

YANGJU, South Korea — In the late 1970s, before he became a television star and a household name in South Korea, Im Chae-moo was working as an extra when he had an epiphany.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• someone
• whoever