"Local luminaries" refers to people who are well-known and respected in a particular community or area. They are individuals who have achieved a significant level of fame or recognition within their local vicinity. Full definition
The shake — a mix of ice cream, craft beer, sprinkles, icing and a piece of cake — has brought in scores of people including local luminaries such as Anthony Rizzo and Dexter Fowler of the Chicago Cubs. (fooddrink-magazine.com)
Big names such as Dana Schutz and Amy Sillman rub shoulders with local luminaries such as Gerry Bergstein and the late Jon Imber, who was a student of Guston's at Boston University. (bostonglobe.com)
Gaia, a Maryland Institute College of Art - educated street artist and member of the Baltimore collective Wall Hunters, fills Rice Gallery with his responses to Houston's urban landscape, which he toured with local luminaries from architectural historian Stephen Fox to Project Row Houses director Linda Shearer. (artsandculturetx.com)