illustrious vs celebrated

illustrious and celebrated both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, illustrious and celebrated are synonyms defined as:

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

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