List of halls and walks of fame
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or 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. 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 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).
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
Automotive
Automotive Hall of Fame
Model Car Hall of Fame

Aviation and space
Arts
Music
Show business, media, and theater
Writing
At least 13 writers' halls of fame exist in the United States alone, or at least 10 besides three songwriters' ones listed above in "Music" section.  These provide recognition of life-time bodies of work by authors, whether living or dead, as opposed to being awards for individual works.

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
Boxing
Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame
Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
Ring 8 and New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

Equestrian
Golf
Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame

Gridiron football
Horse racing
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame (indoor lacrosse; North America)

Martial arts
Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame
World Tae Kwon Do Federation Hall of Fame
UFC Hall of Fame

Motorsports
Professional wrestling
Rugby league
Rugby union
International Rugby Hall of Fame – no longer exists as a separate entity; merged into the World Rugby Hall in 2014
World Rugby Hall of Fame
US Rugby Hall of Fame

Tennis
Australian Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame

Water polo
Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame
USA Water Polo Hall of Fame

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
Piteå Wall of Fame
Liverpool Wall of Fame
Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
Missouri Wall of Fame
Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

Walks of fame
Golden Foot The Champions Promenade (Monte Carlo, Monaco)

See also
Hall of Honor

References
External links
 The dictionary definition of hall of fame at Wiktionary
 Media related to Halls of fame at Wikimedia Commons