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List of halls and walks of fame

"Hall of fame", "Walk of fame", and "Wall of fame" redirect here. For other uses, see Hall of fame (disambiguation), Walk of fame (disambiguation), and Wall of fame (disambiguation).
Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles, California, which are depicted as a star
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

  • Model Car Hall of Fame

Aviation and space

Arts

Music

Show business, media, and theater

Professional wrestling

  • CZW Hall of Fame
  • Hardcore Hall of Fame
  • Impact Hall of Fame
  • New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • NWA Hall of Fame
  • NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes
  • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • WCW Hall of Fame
  • WWE Hall of Fame

Sports

All sports

College sports

Cricket

Association football

  • A.S. Roma Hall of Fame
  • ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame
  • Asian Football Hall of Fame
  • Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
  • Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame
  • Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
  • D.C. United Hall of Tradition
  • English Football Hall of Fame
  • Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame
  • Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame
  • Inter Milan Hall of Fame
  • Ipswich Town F.C. Hall of Fame
  • Israeli Football Hall of Fame
  • Italian Football Hall of Fame
  • Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame
  • Scottish Football Hall of Fame
  • U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame

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

Boxing

Golf

Gridiron football

Horse racing

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Martial Arts

  • AMAA Who’s Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame
  • Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame
  • World Tae Kwon Do Federation Hall of Fame
  • UFC Hall of Fame

Motorsports

Rugby league

Rugby union

Table Tennis

  • ITTF Hall of Fame

Tennis

Water polo

  • Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame
  • USA Water Polo Hall of Fame

Other sports

Miscellaneous

Walls of fame

United Kingdom

United States

Walks of fame

See also

  • Hall of Honor

References

  1. ^ Rubin, Richard (July 1997). "The Mall of Fame". The Atlantic Monthly. Vol. 280 no. 1. pp. 14–18. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  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.
  5. ^ *"The Bronx Walk of Fame". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  6. ^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. ^ "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)
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  9. ^ "Piotrkowska 71–77". Urząd Miasta Łodzi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
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  11. ^ "Hotel Grand". Urząd Miasta Łodzi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

External links

  • The dictionary definition of halls of fame at Wiktionary
  • Media related to Halls of fame at Wikimedia Commons
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