California Hall of Fame facts for kids
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The California Hall of Fame is a special place that celebrates amazing people from California. It was started in 2006 by Maria Shriver. The Hall of Fame honors Californians who have done great things and made a big difference in the world. The awards themselves were designed by a talented artist named Robert Graham. You can find the Hall of Fame at The California Museum in Sacramento.
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Honoring California's Best
Class of 2006
- César Chávez (removed in 2026)
- Walt Disney
- Amelia Earhart
- Clint Eastwood
- Frank Gehry
- Hearst family
- David D. Ho, M.D.
- Billie Jean King
- John Muir
- David and Lucile Packard
- Ronald Reagan
- Sally K. Ride
- Alice Walker
Class of 2007
Class of 2008
Class of 2009
Class of 2010
- Pat Brown
- James Cameron
- John Doerr
- A.P. Giannini
- Merle Haggard
- Anne Lamott
- George Shultz
- Kevin Starr
- Levi Strauss
- Barbra Streisand
- Wayne Thiebaud
- Betty White
- Serena Williams
- Mark Zuckerberg
Class of 2011
- Buzz Aldrin
- The Beach Boys
- Elizabeth Blackburn
- Father Gregory Boyle
- Doris and Donald Fisher
- Magic Johnson
- Ed Roberts
- Carlos Santana
- Amy Tan
- Roger Traynor
Class of 2012
- Gregory Bateson
- Warren Beatty
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Dolores Huerta
- Ishi
- Joe Montana
- The Warner Brothers: Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack L. Warner
Class of 2014
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Charlotta Bass
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Joan Didion
- Fred Ross
- Stephen Schneider
- Mimi Silbert
- Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
- Isabel Allende
- Harrison Ford
- Tony Gwynn
- Corita Kent
- William J. Perry
- Maria Shriver
- Russ Solomon
- George Takei
Class of 2017
- Lucille Ball
- Susan Desmond-Hellmann
- Mabel McKay
- Mario J. Molina
- Jim Plunkett
- Gary Snyder
- Steven Spielberg
- Michael Tilson Thomas
- Warren Winiarski
Class of 2018
- Joan Baez
- Arlene Blum
- Belva Davis
- Thomas Keller
- Ed Lee
- Nancy McFadden
- Robert Redford
- Fernando Valenzuela
Class of 2019
- Maya Angelou
- France A. Cordova
- RuPaul Andre Charles
- Helen M. Turley
- Brandi Chastain
- Wolfgang Puck
- Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
- James M. Lawson Jr.
- George Lopez
- Tony Hawk
- Tyrus Wong
Class of 2021
- Ruth Asawa
- Jerry Garcia
- Larry Itliong
- Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon
- Anna May Wong
- Ritchie Valens
Class of 2022
- Lynda Carter
- Roy Choi
- Steven Chu
- Peggy Fleming
- Arlie Russell Hochschild
- Alonzo King
- Barbara Morgan
- Megan Rapinoe
- Linda Ronstadt
- Los Tigres del Norte
- Ed Ruscha
Class of 2023
- Carrie Fisher
- Maggie Gee
- Etta James
- Minoru Namba Otsuji
- Jose Julio Sarria
- Vin Scully
- Shirley Temple Black
- Archie Williams
Class of 2024
- Helene An
- Willie Brown
- Vinton G. Cerf
- Ava DuVernay
- The Go-Go's
- Thelton Henderson
- Los Lobos
- Cheryl Miller
- Leon Panetta
- Brenda Way
Class of 2025
- Julia Child
- Ina Donna Coolbrith
- Vicki Manalo Draves
- Mitsuye Endo
- Dian Fossey
- Alice Piper
- Tina Turner
- Kamala Harris
- Doug Emhoff
Class of 2026
- John L. Burton
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Riane Eisler
- Janet Evans
- Carl Lewis
- Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles
- Nobu Matsuhisa
- Terry McMillan
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
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