far-famed vs illustrious

far-famed and illustrious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
far-famed	No	Yes	No	No
illustrious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, far-famed and illustrious are synonyms defined as:

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

far-famed (adjective)	illustrious (adjective)
widely known and esteemed	having or conferring glory
	widely known and esteemed