List of halls and walks of fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

A hall of fame, wall of fame, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence, accomplishments and 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.

Etymology

The term "hall of fame" first appeared in German with the Ruhmeshalle, built in 1853 in Munich.[1] The Walhalla memorial in Bavaria was conceived in 1807 and built between 1830 and 1842.

Inspired by the Ruhmeshalle, the English-language term was popularised in the United States by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans,[2] a sculpture gallery dedicated in 1901.[3] 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).[2]

The meaning of fame has changed over the years, originally meaning 'renown' for achievement, as opposed to today's more common meaning of 'celebrity'.[4]

Halls of fame

Agriculture and livestock

  • Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec
  • Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
  • Hidalgo County Cattle Growers Association Hall of Fame
  • National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame
  • Oahu Cattlemen's Association Paniolo Hall of Fame
  • Potato Hall of Fame

Arts

Culinary

Media and theater

Music

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Writing

  • Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
  • First Fandom Hall of Fame award
  • Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
  • Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame
  • Missouri Writers Hall of Fame
  • National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent
  • Nevada Writers Hall of Fame
  • New York State Writers Hall of Fame
  • North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
  • Prometheus Award Hall of Fame
  • Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
  • Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame

Other

Business

General

Marketing and advertising

  • American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame
  • Marketing Hall of Fame

Mining

National Mining Hall of Fame, Leadville, Colorado, U.S.
  • Australian Prospectors & Miners' Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
  • National Mining Hall of Fame

Other

  • Accounting Hall of Fame
  • Gaming Hall of Fame
  • Insurance Hall of Fame
  • Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame

Civil rights

  • Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame
  • National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Panthéon

Cowboy and rodeo

  • Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame
  • Bull Riding Hall of Fame
  • California Rodeo Salinas Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Indian National Finals Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
  • National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum
  • National Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • Oahu Cattlemen's Association Paniolo Hall of Fame
  • Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame
  • Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends
  • ProRodeo Hall of Fame
  • Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Texas Trail of Fame
  • Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
  • Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame

Education

  • International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame
  • National High School Hall of Fame
  • National Teachers Hall of Fame

LGBT

  • Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
  • LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame
  • Q Hall of Fame

Military and first responder

  • American Police Hall of Fame & Museum
  • Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
  • Quartermaster Hall of Fame
  • Texas Ranger Hall of Fame

Science and technology

Aviation and space

Maritime

  • American Sailboat Hall of Fame
  • Australian Sailing Hall of Fame
  • International Maritime Hall of Fame
  • ISAF Sailing Hall of Fame
  • National Maritime Hall of Fame

Medical

  • American Nurses Association Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Motor vehicle

RV/MH Hall of Fame, Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.

Rail

  • National Railroad Hall of Fame
  • National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame
  • North America Railway Hall of Fame

Other

Sports and games

Multiple sports

  • Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame
  • ACT Sport Hall of Fame
  • Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
  • Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
  • Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
  • American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Arizona Sports Hall of Fame
  • Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
  • Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
  • BC Sports Hall of Fame
  • California Sports Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
  • Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
  • Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
  • Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
  • Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  • England Athletics Hall of Fame
  • FIDAL Hall of Fame
  • Florida Sports Hall of Fame
  • Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
  • Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
  • Gothenburg Sports Hall of Fame
  • Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame
  • Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame
  • Houston Sports Hall of Fame
  • Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Indiana Sports Hall of Fame
  • International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
  • Iowa Sports Hall of Fame
  • Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
  • Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame
  • LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame
  • London Youth Games Hall of Fame
  • Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
  • Maine Sports Hall of Fame
  • Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
  • Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
  • Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
  • National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
  • National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
  • National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame
  • National Sports Hall of Fame
  • New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
  • New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame
  • New Zealand Coaches Hall of Fame
  • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
  • North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame
  • Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
  • Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
  • Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
  • Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
  • Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
  • Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame
  • Paralympic Hall of Fame
  • Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
  • Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame
  • Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
  • Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame
  • Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
  • South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame
  • Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards
  • Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey
  • Sports Hall of Fame Suriname
  • State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame
  • Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame
  • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
  • Texas Sports Hall of Fame
  • United States Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame
  • Utah Sports Hall of Fame
  • Vermont Sports Hall of Fame
  • Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame
  • West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
  • Western Australian Hall of Champions
  • Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Women's Sports Hall of Fame

College sports

Aquatics

Association football

Australian rules football

Baseball and softball

Basketball

Board and card games

World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Bowling

Boxing

  • Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame
  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Ring 8 and New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

Cricket

Cycling

  • British Cycling Hall of Fame
  • Cycling Australia Hall of Fame
  • Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
  • Union Cycliste Internationale Hall of Fame
  • United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
  • VPCC Cycling Hall of Fame

Equestrian

  • Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
  • American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
  • Australian Racing Hall of Fame
  • The British Horse Society Equestrian Hall of Fame
  • British Horseracing Hall of Fame
  • British Steeplechasing Hall of Fame
  • Calder Race Course Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
  • Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame
  • Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame
  • Inter Dominion Hall of Fame
  • Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame
  • Korea Racing Authority Equine Museum
  • Michigan Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • National Reined Cow Horse Association Hall of Fame
  • National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame
  • National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame
  • NCHA Horse Hall of Fame
  • NCHA Members Hall of Fame
  • NCHA Rider Hall of Fame
  • New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
  • New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame
  • Polo Hall of Fame
  • United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame

Fishing

Fitness, weightlifting, and bodybuilding

  • International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation Hall of Fame
  • National Fitness Hall of Fame
  • USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame[14][15]

Flying disc games

Golf

World Golf Hall of Fame, Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.
  • Caddie Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
  • Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame
  • GCAA Hall of Fame
  • National Black Golf Hall of Fame
  • Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
  • Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame
  • World Golf Hall of Fame

Gridiron football

Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.

Ice hockey

  • AHL Hall of Fame
  • ECHL Hall of Fame
  • Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
  • French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
  • German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • IIHF Hall of Fame
  • Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Original Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Phantoms Hall of Fame
  • Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame
  • Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Slovenian Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame
  • Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame
  • United States Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame
  • World Hockey Association Hall of Fame

Lacrosse

Martial arts

Motorsports

Racket sports

International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.

Rugby

Sailing

Skateboarding

  • Skate Canada Hall of Fame
  • Skateboarding Hall of Fame

Sports media

Track and field

Video games

Winter sports

For ice hockey, see the Ice hockey section

Wrestling

Other

  • Archery Hall of Fame
  • Australian Netball Hall of Fame
  • Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
  • Croquet Hall of Fame
  • International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame
  • Professional Darts Association Hall of Fame
  • Roller Derby Hall of Fame
  • Soaring Hall of Fame
  • US Ballooning Hall of Fame
  • USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame
  • USA Shooting Hall of Fame

Toys

Women's

  • Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
  • Alaska Women's Hall of Fame
  • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
  • Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
  • Chicago Women's Hall of Fame
  • Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
  • Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
  • D.C. Women's Hall of Fame
  • El Paso Women's Hall of Fame
  • Florida Women's Hall of Fame
  • Garrett County Women's Hall of Fame
  • Georgia Women of Achievement
  • Hall of Fame of Delaware Women
  • Iowa Women's Hall of Fame
  • Kentucky Women Remembered
  • Lebanon County Women's Hall of Fame
  • Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame
  • Maine Women's Hall of Fame
  • Maryland Women's Hall of Fame
  • Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
  • National Women's Hall of Fame
  • New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame
  • North Carolina Women's Hall of Fame
  • Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
  • Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame
  • Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame
  • Oregon Women of Achievement
  • Singapore Women's Hall of Fame
  • Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women
  • Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame
  • Texas Women's Hall of Fame
  • Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Miscellaneous

Walls of fame

Liverpool Wall of Fame, Liverpool, England

Walks of fame

Asia

Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong

Europe

England

  • Believe Square (Wigan)
  • Birmingham Walk of Stars (Birmingham)
  • Dog Walk of Fame (London)
  • London Avenue of Stars (London)
  • Music Walk of Fame (Camden)
  • Sheffield Legends (Sheffield)
  • Wembley Arena Square of Fame (London)

Germany

Boulevard der Stars (de), Berlin, Germany

Other

  • Almeria Walk of Fame (Almería, Spain)[18]
  • Golden Foot — The Champions Promenade (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
  • Kazan Alley of Tatar Stars (Kazan, Russia)[19]
  • Łódź Walk of Fame (pl) (Łódź, Poland)[20][21][22][23]
  • Street Of Stars (Madrid, Spain)[24]
  • Sea Breeze Walk of Fame (Baku, Azerbaijan)
  • Tampere Walk of Fame (Tampere, Finland)
  • Walk of Fame Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
  • Walk of Fame of Italian sport (Rome, Italy)

North America

Canada, Ontario

United States, California

  • Aerospace Walk of Honor (Lancaster)

United States, New York City

United States, Other

  • American Family Field Walk of Fame (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • America's Walk of Honor (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania)
  • Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Black Music Walk of Fame (Cincinnati, Ohio)[35]
  • Calle Ocho Walk of Fame (Miami, Florida)
  • Clarksdale Walk of Fame (Clarksdale, Mississippi)
  • Entrepreneur Walk of Fame (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  • The Extra Mile (Washington DC)
  • Gennett Walk of Fame (Richmond, Indiana)
  • International Civil Rights Walk of Fame (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Las Vegas Walk of Stars (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  • Michigan Walk of Fame (Lansing, Michigan)
  • Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • Music City Walk of Fame (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • New Orleans Walk of Fame (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Paramount Plaza Walk of Fame (Grafton, Wisconsin)
  • St. Louis Walk of Fame (St. Louis, Missouri)
  • StarWalk (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Walk of Champions (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
  • West Texas Walk of Fame (Lubbock, Texas)
  • US Space Walk of Fame (Titusville, Florida)

Other

  • Paseo de las Luminarias (Mexico City, Mexico)

South America

  • Vídeo Show Walk of Fame (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Walk of Glory (Bueno Aires, Argentina)[36]
  • Walk of the Amazon Heroes (Iquitos, Peru)

Oceania

Australia

See also

  • Hall of Honor

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