eminent
adjective /ˈemɪnənt/
  /ˈemɪnənt/
[usually before noun]- (of people) famous and respected, especially in a particular profession- an eminent architect
- an eminent scientist/artist/painter/poet/writer/historian/philosopher/scholar/professor.
 
- (of good qualities) unusual; excellent- a man of eminent good sense
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin eminent- ‘jutting, projecting’, from the verb eminere.