famous vs centre of attention

Some examples from the web:

• Do an impression of a celebrity or famous character.
• Meet Japan's famous senior master Kato.
• Its marching song It's a Long Way to Tipperary became famous.
• Porlezza originate famous families of the sixteenth century artists...
• Also famous is the conductor Seiji Ozawa.
• Congratulations,'re a famous missing person.
• A tapestry depicting the famous siege of Castle Apcadwallader.
• The Pinky is a personality famous underworld.
• Imade your name famous throughout Europe.
• Mathew Brady, the famous battlefield photographer.
• Mom's famous for her blowouts.
• Romanovich porcelain is famous for its exceptional quality.
• But you could be famous overnight.
• Your mother was a famous shield-maiden.
• Most famous man in Washington State.
• That's a famous sausage hereabouts.
• Their most famous resident was a serial killer.
• Some small-town deputy that's starstruck with the famous writer.
• Here comes the famous Bernstein temper.
• Do a search for famous shipwreck paintings.

Some examples from the web:

• In my experience it's nice to be the centre of attention.
• You're right Henry I'm going to make an effort to enjoy being the centre of attention.
• It was very difficult because Kinski simply wasn't the centre of attention in this scene.
• On that point, Article 5(1) has been at the centre of attention in all institutions.
• Human rights concerns will remain at the centre of attention in EU's relations with Iran.
• I never intended to be famous, but I do like being the centre of attention.
• You just want to be the centre of attention and have everything your own way.
• However, these concerns are the centre of attention not only for the Commission but also for the Council.
• The concerns raised by the Honourable Member are discussed in detail during the human rights dialogue and were at the centre of attention during the 2004/2005 visits to Tibet/Xinjiang.
• The grave situation as regards the trafficking of women has been put at the centre of attention in association with the FIFA World Cup.
• I am sorry for my colleague, however he is going to hear more about the socialist dimension, because that is what we want to see, that the people become the centre of attention.
• And you're an egomaniac who has to be the centre of attention at all times!
• Thanks to the efforts of the rapporteur, Paul Rasmussen, the issue of hedge funds and private equity regulation has moved from the periphery to the centre of attention of the financial experts and policymakers.
• Although the Lisbon strategy and the Europe 2020 initiative place a far greater emphasis on social policy than was ever the case before, competitiveness and economic factors are still the centre of attention.
• I also thank my colleagues in the committee and Mr Lehne in particular, who provided a tremendous contribution in terms of achieving this important outcome, which places Parliament - as we said this morning - at the centre of attention of a united Europe.
• Recently security of supply has not been in the centre of attention, which has been proved unfortunate by the repercussions of the dispute on gas transfer between Ukraine and Russia as well as the strong economic downturn and highly volatile energy prices.
• It proposes 10 policy principles and a number of concrete initiatives to make sure that the concerns of SMEs are placed at the centre of decision-making - as Ms Herczog said, mainstreaming SMEs into the centre of attention and strategies.
• Energy technologies, like more efficient combustion, windmills, solar collectors, or future fuel cells, hydrogen technology and fusion, are in the centre of attention.
• I just hate being the centre of attention, and now everybody's going to want to know...
• Whenever there was a serious accident, it became a big problem because, all of a sudden, he was no longer the centre of attention.