influencer vs public figure

influencer and public figure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
influencer	Yes	No	No	No
public figure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public figure is a hypernym of influencer; that is, public figure is a word with a broader meaning than influencer:

influencer: a person who has a large following on one or more social media platform that works to generate interest in contemporary social issues and/or advertise consumer products
public figure: a well-known or notable person

Other hypernyms of influencer include figure, name.

influencer (noun)	public figure (noun)
a person who has a large following on one or more social media platform that works to generate interest in contemporary social issues and/or advertise consumer products	a well-known or notable person