The phrase "a pretty famous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is quite well-known or recognized, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "She is a pretty famous actress, known for her roles in blockbuster films."
Alternatives: "fairly famous" or "quite well-known".
It's a pretty famous quote but it's a pretty interesting statement.
R.A.: It must have been amazing because you were a pretty famous couple.
The highlight so far was definitely sharing a boozy evening with a pretty famous and rather attractive comedian.
For example, there's a pretty famous finding in the realm of relationship psychology from John Gottman, of the University of Washington, that it takes at least five positive interactions to make up for just one negative one.
"I don't want to drop names, but a pretty famous director told me he was a fan, and that maybe, maybe, he was going to work with me in a romantic comedy," Mr. Shannon said, speaking in a mock-conspiratorial tone.
The wet red stone of Prague flickers into Vienna's polished white gleam and our tour guide gives us a potted history of the "awesome" Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mozart, Sound of Music, Hitler, Freud - a "pretty famous guy" - and Natascha Kampusch escaping from the cellar, hammering on doors until the police were called.
E.S.: We've been approached by a small, pretty famous electronic music label, actually a friend of mine so it seems silly to phrase it that way, who read K-HOLE and thought it would be good if we'd help them do marketing.
And I thought, 'If America won't turn to its artists, then I know a lot of pretty famous artists and I'll ask them to go out and do it themselves.' " The project, called "America: Now and Here," will begin with a nonvehicular preview before the specially outfitted trucks are built, setting up first in Kansas City, Mo., in a temporary exhibition space that will open on May 6.
Now, one other thing to say about this, the game we just looked at, the Stackelberg game we just looked at is an example of something pretty famous.
Well, it's a Picasso, which in itself is pretty famous.
Norfolk turkey is also pretty famous, but I'm a massive fan of the free-range chickens raised at Sutton Hoo – an Anglo-Saxon burial ground (and they taste as cool as they sound).
