larger than life vs renowned

larger than life

adj
  • Usually of a person: very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. 

  • Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case. 

renowned

adj
  • Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored. 

How often have the words larger than life and renowned occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )