personage

Plural: personages

Noun

• another word for person; a person not meriting identification
  • "a strange personage appeared at the door"
• a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
• A person, especially one who is famous or important.
• A character (in a film, book, play, etc).
• The creation of corporate persons named after living people.
• Character represented; external appearance; persona.

Synonyms

important person, influential person