local celebrity

noun

: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes

She's become something of a local celebrity.

Examples of local celebrity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hotel has one restaurant (a Japanese Mediterranean dining room from local celebrity chef Olivier da Costa) and a nice gym. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Strandquist can even coordinate a private catch-and-cook dinner with a local celebrity chef. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

Already something of a local celebrity after setting a state record for cookie sales, Olive found out about the opportunity while in Savannah, touring the birthplace of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

A little like the first baby born after midnight on New Year’s Eve, the first person in the queue becomes a local celebrity. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 1 July 2026