"Widespread fame" means being well-known or famous by a large number of people throughout a wide area or a broad range of people.
Sentences with «widespread fame»
Yaxhá gained widespread fame in 2005 when Survivor Guatemala was filmed here. (anywhere.com)
Rhoades, who first came to widespread fame with his 1993 show at David Zwirner in New York, is the subject of a solo exhibition at Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia, opening this September. (aestheticamagazine.com)
Radio commentator Paul Harvey gained widespread fame by reporting factual stories with a twist at the end. (ascd.org)