Collocations for famous - adj.

be
become
make sb/sth
The school was made famous by its association with Charles Dickens.

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
equally
internationally (also world-famous)
internationally famous rock stars

locally
justly, rightly
The city is justly famous for its nightclubs.

as
He was famous as both a teacher and a scientist.

for
The town became famous for its lace.

rich and famous
One day I'll be rich and famous, you'll see!

Famous is used with these nouns:
actor, actress, architect, artist, author, battle, book, brand, celebrity, collection, composer, conductor, designer, example, experiment, exponent, face, father, figure, footballer, incident, inscription, landmark, maxim, monument, museum, musician, name, novel, novelist, painter, painting, passage, people, person, personality, philosopher, photograph, photographer, phrase, physicist, poem, poet, preacher, quotation, quote, remark, saying, scholar, scientist, sculptor, sight, singer, slogan, song, sportsman, sportswoman, tenor, victory, warrior, win, word, writer