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.
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Etymology
The term "hall of fame" first appeared in German with the Ruhmeshalle, built in 1853 in Munich. 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, a sculpture gallery 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).
The meaning of fame has changed over the years, originally meaning 'renown' for achievement, as opposed to today's more common meaning of 'celebrity'.
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
African American Chefs Hall of Fame
American Academy of Chefs Culinary Hall of Fame
Barbecue Hall of Fame
Candy Hall of Fame
Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame
Kansas City Barbeque Society Hall of Fame
North Carolina Bar-B-Q Hall of Fame
International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List
Quilters Hall of Fame
Business
Canadian Business Hall of Fame
Connecticut Business Hall of Fame
Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame
U.S. Business Hall of Fame
American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame
Marketing Hall of Fame
Australian Prospectors & Miners' Hall of Fame
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
National Mining Hall of Fame
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
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
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
American Nurses Association Hall of Fame
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Automotive Hall of Fame
Corvette Hall of Fame
Japan Automotive Hall of Fame
Model Car Hall of Fame
Motorcycle Hall of Fame
National Road Transport Hall of Fame
RV/MH Hall of Fame
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
National Railroad Hall of Fame
National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame
North America Railway Hall of Fame
Sports and games
Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada
International Swimming Hall of Fame
Swimming Australia Hall of Fame
USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame
Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum
Australian Football Hall of Fame
East Fremantle Football Club Hall of Fame
Fremantle Football Hall of Legends
Queensland Football Hall of Fame
South Australian Football Hall of Fame
South Fremantle Football Club Hall of Fame
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
West Australian Football Hall of Fame
ACBL Hall of Fame
Blackjack Hall of Fame
Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame
Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame
Nihon Ki-in Hall of Fame
Poker Hall of Fame
World Chess Hall of Fame
International Bowling Hall of Fame
Toys
National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
National Toy Hall of Fame
Toy Industry Hall of Fame
Walls of fame
Alassio wall
Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
Liverpool Wall of Fame
Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor
Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor
Missouri Wall of Fame
National LGBTQ Wall of Honor
Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
Piteå Wall of Fame
Presidential Walk of Fame
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame
Walks of fame
Asia
The Dubai Stars (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Eastwood City Walk of Fame (Quezon City, Philippines)
GMA Network's Walk of Fame (Quezon City, Philippines)
Hong Kong Avenue of Stars (Hong Kong)
Walk of the Stars (Mumbai, India)
Europe
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)
Boulevard der Stars (Berlin)
Munich Olympic Walk of Stars (Munich)
Walk of Fame of Cabaret (Mainz)
Almeria Walk of Fame (Almería, Spain)
Bergen Walk of Fame – (Bergen, Norway)
Golden Foot — The Champions Promenade (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
Kazan Alley of Tatar Stars (Kazan, Russia)
Łódź Walk of Fame (pl) (Łódź, Poland)
Sea Breeze Walk of Fame (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Street Of Stars (Madrid, Spain)
Street of the Tripods (Athens, Greece), dates to 4th century BC
Tampere Walk of Fame (Tampere, Finland)
Walk of Fame Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
Walk of Fame of Italian sport (Rome, Italy)
North America
Paseo de las Luminarias (Mexico City, Mexico)
South America
Vídeo Show Walk of Fame (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Walk of Glory (Bueno Aires, Argentina)
Walk of the Amazon Heroes (Iquitos, Peru)
Oceania
Adelaide Festival Centre Walk of Fame (Adelaide)
Australian of the Year Walk (Canberra)
Australian Film Walk of Fame (Sydney)
Jubilee 150 Walkway (Adelaide)
Sydney Writers Walk (Sydney)
