local celebrity
noun
: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes
She's become something of a local celebrity.
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Carol Sutton Lewis: June stuck to her science and became an instant local celebrity.
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Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
There are returning favorites as well as newcomers, including a new culinary experience from a local celebrity chef.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 10 May 2025
The station's weather forecaster, a local celebrity named Frank Benny, won't be coming into work today.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
These days, Voorhees continues to attend fan conventions and events, and enjoys his status as a local celebrity on Martha's Vineyard, where he's currently retired.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
There are returning favorites as well as newcomers, including a new culinary experience from a local celebrity chef.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 10 May 2025
The station's weather forecaster, a local celebrity named Frank Benny, won't be coming into work today.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
These days, Voorhees continues to attend fan conventions and events, and enjoys his status as a local celebrity on Martha's Vineyard, where he's currently retired.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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“Local celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20celebrity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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