"Li estas konata aktoro."

Translation: He is a well-known actor.

[donRadoTordi]

It seems to me that "well-known" would be "tre konata" and that "konata" is just "known".

[Ludanto]

For what it's worth, Lernu.net translates it as both "known" and "well-known".

[errant1]

It's a quirk of the Romance languages, which Esperanto is heavily based upon. It works the same in Spanish and Italian.

In Spanish: conocer - conocido

In Italian: conoscere - conosciuto

In Esperanto: koni - konata/konita

In all of these languages, the participle form for the verb "to know, to be familiar with" can either mean literally "known" or more colloquially as "well known" in reference to fame or notoriety.

[JamesTWils]

How would one say "He is a known actor," or e.g. "He is a known felon"?

[FredCapp]

Li estas konata krimulo. Iom da vortaroj enhavas la vorton bone, por indiki famulojn.

[LouisSepdekdu]

Konata

[FredCapp]

Ha, dankon, mia fuŝo.

Redaktata.