"public persons" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to individuals who are known or have a certain level of recognition in the public domain. Example: The event was attended by several public persons, including famous actors and politicians.
Old Comedy plays are characterized by an exuberant and high-spirited satire of public persons and affairs.
This line of thought depends, among other things, upon the Enlightenment assumption that craft abilities are innate and widely distributed, and that, when rightly stimulated and trained, they allow craftsmen to become knowledgeable public persons.
A retirement announcement by a novelist connects to the current model of fame in which public persons — even a few writers — are closely scrutinized and expected to share their various doings with their audience.
Ola Sigvardsson, the Swedish press ombudsman (who is the first port of call for any complaint against the press) told me that public persons meant people such as politicians, senior officials or corporate leaders.
Only 1,892 requests – less than 1% of the overall total – were successful for the four remaining issue types identified within Google's source code: "serious crime" (728 requests), "public figure" (454), "political" (534) or "child protection" (176) – presumably because they concern victims, incidental witnesses, spent convictions, or the private lives of public persons.
She recalled her old graduate student Jan-Ola Östman's 1980 master's thesis, "You Know: A Discourse-Functional Study," and was moved to write an essay, "Now You Know About Hillary Rodham Clinton," in which she speculated that even "very sophisticated and articulate public persons" might repeat the phrase excessively when feeling vulnerable.
"He's a public person, he loves publicity," she said.
"It's a very difficult and personal thing, particularly for a public person," Takei said.
"This is not a life-threatening disease, so as a public person, it's my responsibility to publicize it," Mr. Mori said last July.
This public person became very private.
I am not a public person".
