noted vs illustrious

noted and illustrious both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, noted and illustrious are synonyms defined as:

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

noted (adjective)	illustrious (adjective)
widely known and esteemed	having or conferring glory
	widely known and esteemed