important person vs public figure

public figure vs important person

important person and public figure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
important person	Yes	No	No	No
public figure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public figure is a hyponym of important person; that is, public figure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than important person:

important person: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
public figure: a well-known or notable person

Other hyponyms of important person include big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho, celebrity, famous person, behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight, titan, elder statesman, eminence grise, Excellency, fixer, influence peddler, heavy hitter, hierarch, high-muck-a-muck, pooh-bah, kingmaker, bigwig, kingpin, top banana, magnifico, figure, name, nepotist, policy maker, power broker, powerbroker, sacred cow, sirdar, socialite, sun, dignitary, high-up, high muckamuck, panjandrum, very important person, VIP, worthy.

important person (noun)	public figure (noun)
a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events	a well-known or notable person

Difference between important person and public figure

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