Notorious Explained

Notorious means well known for a negative trait, characteristic, or action. It may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

• Notorious (1946 film), a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Notorious (1992 film), a TV film remake of the 1946 film, directed by Colin Bucksey
• Notorious (2009 film), a biopic about The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls)

Literature

• Notoriety (play) 1791 comedy play by Frederic Reynolds
• Notorious (novel), second book in The It Girl series (2006)
• Notorious, romance novel by Iris Johansen (1990)
• Notorious, autobiography by Raphael Rowe (2021)
• Notorious, a novel by Gordon Korman (2021)

Music

Operas

• Notorious (opera), an opera by Hans Gefors based on Alfred Hitchcock 1946 film

Albums

• Notorious (Adelitas Way album), 2017
• Notorious (Buried in Verona album)
• Notorious (Confederate Railroad album)
• Notorious (Donald D album)
• Notorious (Duran Duran album)
• Notorious (Joan Jett album), 1991
• Notorious (Self-Titled album), 1990
• Notorious (soundtrack), the OST to the 2009 film

Bands

• Notorious (Band that existed from 1986 until 1990, that included Guitarist Robin George and Ex-Diamond Head Lead Vocalist Sean Harris)

Songs

• "Notorious" (Duran Duran song), 1986 single by Duran Duran
• "Notorious" (The Saturdays song), from the 2011 album On Your Radar
• "Notorious" (Loverboy song), a song by Loverboy from the 1987 album Wildside

Television

• Notorious (2004 TV series), an American documentary series
• Notorious (2016 TV series), an American drama series
• "Notorious" (The Best Years episode)

Other uses

• Notorious Motorcycle Club (Australia), a pseudo-motorcycle gang in Sydney, Australia
• Notorious Motorcycle Club (Germany), an outlaw motorcycle club
• Notorious (ship), a 2012 replica 15th century caravel

See also

• Notoriety (1922 film), an American silent film
• Notoriety (2013 film), an Iranian movie
• The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997), American hip hop artist
• "Notorious", Conor McGregor's nickname