notoriety

noun, plural no·to·ri·e·ties.

1. the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety.
2. Chiefly British. a notorious or celebrated person.

n.1590s, from Middle French notoriété or directly from Medieval Latin notorietatem (nominative notorietas), from notorius “well-known” (see notorious).