luminary (n.)

• candle
• celebrity
• chief
• constellation
• cynosure
• eminence
• figure
• fire
• first-rater
• flame
• galaxy
• genius
• hero
• heroine
• honcho
• idol
• illuminant
• immortal
• king
• lamp
• lantern
• lead
• leader
• light
• lion
• luminal
• luminant
• match
• moon
• nabob
• name
• notability
• notable
• personage
• principal
• prodigy
• somebody
• star
• stars
• sun
• superstar
• taper
• torch
• virtuoso
• wonder
• worthy