famous：形容词，意为“著名的；出名的”，常作表语和定语，其同义词为well-know。
Langping is a famous／well-know volleyball player. 郎平是一位著名的排球运动员。
1.be famous for 因…而出名；以…而著称。后面一般跟事物，强调出名的原因。
Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. Edison is famous for his great invention. China is famous for the Great Wall. Jingdezhen is famous for its ceramics.
2.be famous as 作为…而闻名，后面一般跟职业名词。
Jay Chou is famous as a singer.
周杰伦作为一名歌手而闻名。
Lu Xun is famous as a writer .
Mo Yan is famous as a writer.
Zhantianyiu is famous as an engineer.
3.sth. be famous to sb. 某事对某人来说是熟悉的；某事被某人熟知。
I have been in Beijing for many years, the city is famous to me. 我在北京住了多年，这个城市我很熟悉。
Journey to the West is famous to most Chinese .西游记被大多数中国人所熟知。