local celebrity
noun
: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes
She's become something of a local celebrity.
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The victory turned her into a local celebrity, leading to invitations to perform throughout her hometown in the Atlanta suburbs.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
From humble beginnings as a street stray, Noah is now a leash-walking local celebrity, who is even the star of his own children's book.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Now meet the three friends who have made Rafi a household name Canyon de Chelly is latest national park site to have air tours banned
A 'local celebrity'... and just a lawyer
Even the men who engineered it remain baffled by Rafi’s celebrity.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
In part, there's local celebrity and activist Tchinda Andrade to thank, famous for her mother henning of the local trans community, but one person alone does not a general attitude make, and Cape Verde's is exceptionally welcoming according to the data.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
From humble beginnings as a street stray, Noah is now a leash-walking local celebrity, who is even the star of his own children's book.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Now meet the three friends who have made Rafi a household name Canyon de Chelly is latest national park site to have air tours banned
A 'local celebrity'... and just a lawyer
Even the men who engineered it remain baffled by Rafi’s celebrity.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
In part, there's local celebrity and activist Tchinda Andrade to thank, famous for her mother henning of the local trans community, but one person alone does not a general attitude make, and Cape Verde's is exceptionally welcoming according to the data.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Local celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20celebrity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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