The phrase "a person of note" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who is well-known or respected in a particular field or context.
Example: "She is a person of note in the world of classical music, having won several prestigious awards."
Alternatives: "a notable individual" or "a distinguished person".
There is no reason to conclude that Hooper was the founder of the cellar door fan club, either, but it is notable that he used a template according to which the story often has been told since: a person of note — brainy, foreign or both — declares the sounds of cellar door to be exceptional, to the surprise of native but less discerning English speakers.
The word is "inappropriate," as in: "It would be highly inappropriate of me (a person of note) to disclose anything on this matter of public interest to you (a reporter, plebeian or sundry member of the hoi polloi)." The debate is not so much about etymology or semantics as about the codes devised by those in power to cloak their secrets, to frustrate honest inquiry, to thwart transparency.
Fortunately, after pigging out on macaroons, there will not only be a place to work off the pounds but a person of note to work them off with: Radu, the celebrity trainer.
They also came to name a person of note or consequence.
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The way others defer to him when we first meet, on an earth shoulder by the river on which he has built a wooden shelter, suggests that in this poor community he is a person of some note.
There is hardly a person of any note in the TV world who does not lead a double life; right in the middle of whatever he is saying or doing there comes a pause, and the performer holds up a can of cleaning fluid and recites the lesson.
Each 22-minute episode of the new series covers 24 hours in the life of a busy person of note.
This is fairly indisputable testimony, as Mahlsapathy was a person of sterling character noted for his integrity, truthfulness and vairagya".
