notorious

Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous.

Publicly or generally known and spoken of; manifest to the world: in this sense generally used predicatively: when used attributively, the word now commonly implies some circumstance of disadvantage or discredit; hence, notable in a bad sense; widely or well but not favorably known.

Synonyms Noted, Notable, etc. (see famous); patent, manifest, evident.

Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; — usually in an unfavorable sense

Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.

known widely and usually unfavorably