Love quickly became an important figure in the business world.

He is a very important figure in the local business community.

I had a feeling, even then, that he was an important figure in my life.

For companies, the important figure is the effective tax rate.

All 55 had held public office and many were important national figures.

Many of the members are important political figures in their home country.

She is among the most important figures in the history of American music education.

She was an important figure within the Russian culture life in the 19th-century.

He was an important figure in Indian politics during the 1960s.

Later he became an important figure in American musical life.