A living legend

A living legend is a person who is both alive and either famous for doing something extremely well, or extremely famous. The sequence of words, "living legend", is an English collocation. Being considered a living legend may be an honor; being related to one can be a mixed blessing.The status has a positive connotation and is generally associated with respectable characteristics, but has also been attained for extreme notoriety.

Some people have declared themselves living legends. Notable examples of self-proclaimed living legends are professional sportsmen Usain Boltand Zlatan Ibrahimović. The collocation is occasionally used in an anthropomorphic manner, such as for plants,body parts, fictional characters and instruments.