household name

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But in the summer of 1976, “Sky High!” raised the bar on disco and finally turned Tavares into a household name.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The scandal shook the country and upended the career of Kim Soo-hyun, who is a household name in South Korea.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

By any objective measure, Teddy Thompson should be a household name.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

A household name in Japan, Calbee is known for its savoury potato chips with an array of flavours from seaweed salt to soy sauce and butter.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In 1951, long before James Watson would become a household name around the world, the novelist Doris Lessing took a three-hour walk with the young Watson, whom she knew through a friend of a friend.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee