celebrated vs illustrious

celebrated and illustrious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
celebrated	No	Yes	No	No
illustrious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, celebrated and illustrious are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of celebrated include famed, famous, far-famed, notable, noted, renowned.

celebrated (adjective)	illustrious (adjective)
having an illustrious past	having or conferring glory
widely known and esteemed	widely known and esteemed