Reputation vs. Fame

What somebody is known for.

The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute.

Example: ‘The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life.’;

The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.

Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.

Example: ‘I see my reputation is at stake.’; ‘The security of his reputation or good name.’;

Account; value.

Example: ‘[/Christ] made himself of no reputation.’;

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

notoriety for some particular characteristic;

Example: ‘his reputation for promiscuity’;

the general estimation that the public has for a person;

Example: ‘he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing’; ‘he was a person of bad report’;

the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something

Example: ‘his reputation was tarnished by allegations of bribery’;

a widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic

Example: ‘his knowledge of his subject earned him a reputation as an expert’;

The reputation of a social entity (a person, a social group, an organization, or a place) is an opinion about that entity typically as a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria, such as behaviour or performance.Reputation is a ubiquitous, spontaneous, and highly efficient mechanism of social control in natural societies. It is a subject of study in social, management, and technological sciences.

What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.

One's reputation.

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.

(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous

Public report or rumor.

Example: ‘The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.’;

Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.

Example: ‘I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.’;

To report widely or honorably.

Example: ‘The field where thou art famedTo have wrought such wonders.’;

To make famous or renowned.

Example: ‘Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.’;

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

favorable public reputation