(n.) A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society.

Establishment VIP aristocracy baron barons big boy big cheese big gun big man big name big noise big shot big wheel bigwigs boss brass brass hat celebrity chief cream dignitary dignity elder elite establishment father figure great man hotshot important person interests king kingpin lion lords of creation magnate man of mark mogul nabob name nobility notability notable overlapping panjandrum person of renown personage personality pillar of society power power elite power structure queen ruling circle ruling circles ruling class sachem somebody something the best the best people the brass the great the top top brass top people tycoon upper class upper crust very important person worthy