local celebrity
noun
: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes
She's become something of a local celebrity.
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Opus is a bonafide local celebrity who has been a hard-pounding drummer in several long-running local bands, notably Dead by Wednesday and the Black Sabbath tribute Earth.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Andy became a local celebrity, strutting across the community and even appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 Nov. 2025
When Fort Worth readers cast their votes for the city’s cutest cat, one furry local celebrity rose far above the rest.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Leo's become a local celebrity, as news stations have been covering his story.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Andy became a local celebrity, strutting across the community and even appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 Nov. 2025
When Fort Worth readers cast their votes for the city’s cutest cat, one furry local celebrity rose far above the rest.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Leo's become a local celebrity, as news stations have been covering his story.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Local celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20celebrity. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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