List of halls and walks of fame

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Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles, California, where honorees are named on plaques surrounded by stars
Walhalla hall-of-fame temple, Germany

A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or animals, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums that enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia and general information regarding the inducted recipients. Sometimes, the honorees' plaques may instead be posted on a wall (hence a "wall of fame") or inscribed on a sidewalk (as in a "walk of fame", "walk of stars", or "avenue of fame"). In other cases, the hall of fame is more figurative and consists of a list of names of noteworthy people and their achievements and contributions. The lists are maintained by an organization or community, and may be national, state, local, or private.

The term[]

The English-language term was popularised in the United States by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a sculpture gallery completed in 1900 and officially dedicated in 1901. Located in The Bronx in New York City, it is on the campus of Bronx Community College (until 1973 the University Heights campus of New York University). It was inspired by the Ruhmeshalle ("Hall of Fame") in Munich, Germany. The Walhalla memorial in Bavaria, Germany, is an earlier hall of fame, conceived in 1807 and built between 1830 and 1842.

The meaning of "fame" has changed over the years, originally meaning "renown" for achievement, as opposed to today's more common meaning of "celebrity".[1]

Halls of Fame[]

Automotive[]

Aviation and space[]

Arts[]

Music[]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio

Show business, media, and theater[]

Professional wrestling[]

Sports and games[]

Multiple sports[]

College sports[]

Cricket[]

  • Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
  • ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

Association football[]

Australian rules football (AFL)[]

  • Australian Football Hall of Fame (Est. 1996)
  • South Australian Football Hall of Fame (Est. 2002)
  • Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame (Est. 2005)
  • West Australian Football Hall of Fame (Est. 2004)

Baseball and softball[]

Basketball[]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Massachusetts

Boxing[]

Equestrian[]

Golf[]

Gridiron football[]

Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio
  • Arena Football Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Football Hall of Fame
  • College Football Hall of Fame
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame

Horse racing[]

Ice hockey[]

Lacrosse[]

Martial Arts[]

Motorsports[]

Rugby league[]

Rugby union[]

Table tennis[]

Tennis[]

Water polo[]

Winter sports[]

Board and card games[]

  • ACBL Hall of Fame (bridge)
  • World Chess Hall of Fame
  • Poker Hall of Fame

Other sports[]

Cowboy and rodeo[]

Miscellaneous[]

Walls of fame[]

United Kingdom[]

United States[]

Walks of fame[]

  • Aerospace Walk of Honor (Lancaster, California, U.S.)
  • Almeria Walk of Fame (Almeria, Spain)[4]
  • America's Walk of Honor (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
  • Anaheim Walk of Stars (Anaheim, California, U.S.)
  • Australian of the Year Walk (Canberra, ACT, Australia)
  • Australian Film Walk of Fame (Randwick, Sydney, Australia)
  • Birmingham Walk of Stars (Birmingham, England, U.K.)
  • Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.)
  • (de) (Berlin, Germany)
  • Bronx Walk of Fame (New York City, New York, U.S.)[5]
  • Canada's Walk of Fame (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Dog Walk of Fame (London, England, U.K.)
  • Entrepreneur Walk of Fame (Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.)
  • Eastwood City Walk of Fame (Quezon City, Philippines)
  • GMA Network's Walk of Fame (Quezon City, Philippines)
  • Gennett Walk of Fame (Richmond, Indiana, U.S.)
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame (Los Angeles, California, U.S.)[6]
  • Hong Kong Avenue of Stars (Hong Kong)[7]
  • International Civil Rights Walk of Fame (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.)
  • Italian Walk of Fame (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Jubilee 150 Walkway (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
  • Kazan Alley of Tatar Stars (Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia)[8]
  • Las Vegas Walk of Stars (Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.)
  • Łódź Walk of Fame (film) (pl) (Piotrkowska Street, Łódź, Poland)[9][10][11][12]
  • London Avenue of Stars (London, England, U.K.)
  • Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame (Long Beach, California, U.S)
  • Michigan Walk of Fame (Lansing, Michigan, U.S.)
  • Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.)
  • New Rochelle Walk of Fame (New Rochelle, New York, U.S.)
  • Munich Olympic Walk of Stars (Munich, Bavaria, Germany)
  • Music City Walk of Fame (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.)
  • Palm Springs Walk of Stars (Palm Springs, California, U.S.)
  • Paseo de las Luminarias, Mexico City
  • Rainbow Honor Walk, San Francisco, California
  • Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada)
  • Sheffield Legends (Sheffield, England, U.K.)
  • St. Louis Walk of Fame (St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.)
  • US Space Walk of Fame (Titusville, Florida, U.S.)
  • Walk of Fame (Brighton, England, U.K.)
  • Walk of Fame Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
  • Walk of Game (San Francisco, California, U.S.)
  • Walk of the Stars (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
  • Walk of Western Stars (Santa Clarita, California, U.S.)[13]

See also[]

  • Hall of Honor

References[]

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  2. ^ S. Pajot (30 April 2014). "Gloria Estefan, Five Others Being Inducted to Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame". nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ Requena, Pablo (1 August 2015). "Un 'Paseo de la Fama' en Almería (con ruta ociosa incluida)". Weeky. La agenda Pirata de la provincia de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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  7. ^ "Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong". www.avenueofstars.com.hk/en/. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ "The Names of Munira Bulatova and Salavat Fatkhutdinov Light up on the Alley of Stars in Kazan" Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine (Russian: На Аллее звезд в Казани зажглись имена Муниры Булатовой и Салавата Фатхудтинова)
  9. ^ "Piotrkowska 65–67". Urząd Miasta Łodzi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  10. ^ "Piotrkowska 71–77". Urząd Miasta Łodzi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  11. ^ "Piotrkowska 76–78". Urząd Miasta Łodzi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. ^ "Hotel Grand". Urząd Miasta Łodzi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  13. ^ "Walk of Western Stars". oldtownnewhall.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

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