History Hop Tags - Fame

1804-02-26

Vice-admiral William Bligh (of Bounty fame) ends siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad

1883-01-10

Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt

1900-03-05

American Hall of Fame founded

1901-05-30

Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated

1927-01-01

Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat

1936-01-29

1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson

1937-01-19

Cy Young, Tris Speaker & Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1938-01-18

Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Hall of Fame

1938-09-13

Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1939-01-24

Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler & George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame

1939-06-12

Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY

1939-12-07

Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1941-04-09

PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame

1942-01-04

Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame

1945-01-10

No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

1945-11-15

The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of Fame

1946-04-24

11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, & McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame

1949-05-05

Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame

1950-02-16

Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1951-01-26

Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1952-01-31

Harry Heilmann & Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1953-07-27

Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, & Bill Klem & Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame

1954-08-05

Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern & 15 pioneers

1955-11-12

E Arcaro, E Sande & G Woolf 1st inductees in Jockey hall of fame

1956-01-26

Hank Greenberg & Joe Cronin are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1956-07-23

Joe Cronin & Hank Greenberg inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

1958-02-04

Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950

1958-12-28

"The Greatest Game Ever Played", Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in the first every sudden-death overtime game in NFL history (17 future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were involved in the game)

1959-02-01

Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1960-02-04

BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member

1960-06-26

Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually

1960-08-31

Agricultural Hall of Fame forms

1960-11-23

Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St

1961-04-27

NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio

1961-08-26

Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto

1962-01-23

Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1962-01-24

Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1963-01-27

Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1963-01-29

Jim Thorpe, Red Grange & George Halas elected to football Hall of Fame

1963-06-19

Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen

1963-09-07

Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton Ohio

1964-02-02

Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, & Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame

1964-02-17

101st member elected to baseball's hall of fame (Luke Appling)

1965-01-31

Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1966-03-08

Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame

1966-07-25

Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame

1966-11-12

High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame

1967-01-29

Branch Rickey & Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1967-02-16

Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame

1968-01-23

Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1968-01-28

Goose Goslin & Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1968-02-17

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Mass, opens

1968-03-03

In a blockbuster trade, the Toronto Maple Leafs send hall of fame forward Frank Mahovlich to the rival Detroit Red Wings

1969-01-22

Roy Campanella & Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1969-02-02

Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame

1970-02-01

Ford Frick, Earle Combs & Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame

1970-07-27

Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game

1970-07-27

L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, & Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame

1970-12-05

Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame

1971-01-31

& Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1971-02-04

Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks

1971-08-09

Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame

1972-01-19

Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame

1972-02-02

Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs & William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame

1972-02-05

Bob Douglas is 1st African American elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

1972-02-08

Josh Gibson & Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame

1972-08-07

Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez & Early Wynn

1972-08-24

Gordie Howe & Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame

1973-01-24

Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1973-01-28

Mickey Welch, George Kelly & Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame

1973-02-01

Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1973-03-20

Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death

1973-06-28

Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis & Althea Gibson elected

1973-08-06

Roberto Clemente & Warren Spahn inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame

1974-01-28

Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, & Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame

1974-02-13

James 'cool papa' Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame

1974-08-12

Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become 1st team mates inducted to hall of fame on same day

1975-01-23

Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

1975-02-03

Billy Herman, Earl Averill, & Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame

1975-02-10

William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame

1975-06-28

David Bowie releases "Fame"

1975-09-20

David Bowie's "Fame," single goes #1 for 2 weeks

1976-02-02

Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom & ump Cal Hubbard elected to Hall of Fame

1976-02-09

Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame

1976-11-09

Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career

1977-01-19

Ernie Banks elected to Hall of Fame

1977-01-30

Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame

1977-01-31

Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, & Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1977-02-03

Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame

1977-10-01

Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame

1978-01-19

Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame

1978-01-30

Addie Joss & Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1978-08-07

Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, & Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame

1979-01-23

Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1979-03-07

Warren Giles & Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame

1979-07-21

National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) dedicated

1979-08-05

Willie Mays, Warren Giles, & Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame

1980-08-03

Kaline, Snider, Klein, & Tom Yawkey inducted into Hall of Fame

1981-01-15

Bob Gibson elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1981-03-11

Johnny Mize & Rube Foster elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1982-01-07

"Fame" premieres on NBC TV

1982-01-13

Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame

1982-03-10

Travis Jackson & Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame

1982-08-01

H Aaron, F Robinson, T Jackson, & H Chandler inducted in Hall of Fame

1983-01-12

Brooks Robinson & Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame

1983-03-10

Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame

1983-07-31

B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, & W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame

1984-01-10

Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, & D Drysdale elected to Hall of Fame

1984-03-04

Pee Wee Reese & Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1984-08-12

Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, & Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame

1985-01-07

Lou Brock & Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1985-03-06

Enos Slaughter & Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1985-03-21

Arthur Ashe is named to Intl Tennis Hall of Fame

1985-03-27

Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1985-07-07

Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship

1985-07-28

L Brock, Slaughter, A Vaughan, & H Wilhelm inducted into Hall of Fame

1985-08-05

Establishment of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announced

1986-01-08

Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year

1986-01-23

1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis & Elvis Presley)

1986-03-10

Ernie Lombardi, NL MVP in 1938, & Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame

1986-05-05

Hall of Fame & Museum announced to be built in Cleveland

1986-07-06

Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship

1986-08-03

Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, & Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame

1987-01-03

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin

1987-01-14

Catfish Hunter & Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1987-01-21

B.B. King is inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"

1987-01-21

Muddy Waters is inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"

1987-03-03

Ray Dandridge, 3rd baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame

1987-07-14

Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1987-07-26

Catfish Hunter Billy Williams & Ray Dandridge inducted in Baseball Hall of Fame

1987-08-17

Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame

1988-01-12

Willie Stargell (Pitts Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1988-07-31

Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame

1988-09-07

Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito & Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame

1989-01-09

Johnny Bench & Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1989-02-10

Celtic KC Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame

1989-02-28

Red Schoendienst & Al Barlick elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

1989-06-13

Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1989-06-14

Singer-songwriter Carol King gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1990-01-09

Jim Palmer & Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1990-01-17

5th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin

1990-01-17

Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1990-02-27

No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years

1990-06-21

Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame

1990-08-05

Jim Palmer & Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame

1990-09-28

Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame

1990-11-06

Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1991-01-08

Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins & Rod Carew elected to Hall of Fame

1991-01-08

Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try

1991-01-09

Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame

1991-01-26

Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame

1991-02-04

Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose

1991-02-05

Joni Mitchell inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame

1991-02-07

Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin & Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame

1991-02-26

Bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1991-03-27

Scotty Bowman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a "builder" of the game

1991-06-21

NY Islanders Denis Potvin & Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

1991-07-21

Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, & Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY

1991-12-10

IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1992-01-07

Tom Seaver & Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1992-03-18

Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1992-04-15

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy & DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame

1992-06-11

Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of Intl Tennis Hall of Fame

1992-07-09

Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1992-08-02

Tom Seaver, R Fingers, Hal Newhouser, & B McGowan enter Hall of Fame

1992-09-26

Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1993-01-05

Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame

1993-04-05

Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1993-05-10

Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

1993-06-07

Cleveland breaks ground for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1993-06-25

NY Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame

1993-08-01

Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY

1994-01-12

Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1994-02-25

Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1994-03-02

Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan

1994-07-28

Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1994-07-31

Phil Rizzuto (Yanks) & Steve Carlton (Phils) enter the Hall of Fame

1994-08-09

Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night

1994-09-29

Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1995-01-08

Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1995-07-30

Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter baseball's Hall of Fame

1995-09-01

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland Ohio

1996-01-08

For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1996-03-05

Earl Weaver & Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame

1996-08-04

J Bunning, E Weaver, B Foster, & N Hanlon inducted in Hall of Fame

1997-03-05

Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox & Willie Wells for Hall of Fame

1997-05-06

Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1997-09-18

Seve Ballesteros & Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame

1997-11-17

Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame

1998-01-06

Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1998-01-20

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas & Eagles

2000-06-13

Samuel L. Jackson is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2003-11-02

Grant Fuhr is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

2003-11-03

Pat LaFontaine is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

2003-11-17

Britney Spears, at 21 years old, becomes the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2004-08-08

John Elway is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

2010-05-04

Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, although on the original star her name is spelled incorrectly

2010-08-07

Jerry Rice is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

2010-11-10

Alan Menken, famous Disney composer, receives the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2011-02-05

Ed Sabol, co-founder of NFL Films, elected for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

2012-11-12

Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

2013-12-17

Cat Stevens, Hall & Oates, Kiss, Linda Ronstadt, and Nirvana are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

2014-02-01

Ray Guy becomes the first pure NFL punter to be inducted in the hall of fame

2014-04-11

2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, and Cat Stevens

2016-06-26

Pete Rose inducted to Reds' Hall of Fame

2017-01-19

Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1734-11-02

Daniel Boone, Oley Valley, Pennsylvania, frontiersman/explorer (US Hall of Fame-1915), (d. 182)

1779-01-18

Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)

1787-02-23

Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)

1797-02-28

Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)

1799-10-01

Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)

1833-11-13

Edwin Thomas Booth, US, US Hall of Fame/actor (Hamlet)

1842-02-03

Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)

1855-02-21

Alice Freeman Palmer, educator (Hall of Fame)

1859-10-17

William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)

1866-02-16

William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player

1868-06-20

Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame

1875-09-05

Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, RI, hall of fame shortstop (.426 in 1901)

1876-03-12

Christian Engelstoft, The Penalty of Fame

1876-10-19

Mordecai (3 finger) Brown, hall of fame pitcher

1878-07-28

Ruth Cherrington, Riding for Fame

1880-07-27

Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo

1881-03-18

Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)

1881-09-27

William J Clothier, 1st pres of tennis hall of fame/(US Open-1906)

1883-05-05

Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame

1883-08-09

George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)

1885-08-07

Sydney Howard, Fame

1887-05-02

Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's)

1889-07-07

K.C. MacLean, Riding to Fame

1891-03-04

Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs)

1893-12-06

Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)

1894-02-19

Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher (Yankees, 243 career wins)

1895-03-01

G B "Duke" Keats, hockey hall of fame (elected 1958)

1897-02-15

Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965)

1899-11-11

Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)

1903-03-20

Vincent Richards, hall of fame tennis pro (elected 1961)

1903-04-06

Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher (.320 avg)

1905-10-12

Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher

1906-10-11

Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit)

1907-02-14

Johnny Longden, jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame)

1907-06-06

Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946)

1908-02-01

Albie Booth, collegiate Hall of Fame football star (Yale)

1908-08-26

Ilse Sass, Fame

1909-03-24

Clyde Barrow, bank robber (of Bonnie & Clyde fame)

1910-01-24

Geoffrey Woodward, Prelude to Fame

1911-01-01

Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)

1911-06-26

Babe Didrikson Zaharias [Mildred Ella], Port Arthur, Texas, American athlete (U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame)

1911-10-26

Sid Gillman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, NFL hall of fame coach/player (LA, San Diego, Houston)

1916-02-19

Eddie Arcaro, jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns)

1916-07-22

Marcel Cerdan, Fame and the Devil

1916-9-01

Dodo Cheney, Hall of Fame: Golden Anniversary

1917-04-12

M Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957)

1919-05-03

Jane Scott, The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1919-05-05

Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback (Green Bay Packers)

1919-07-23

[Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers)

1919-12-06

Jimmy Bivins [James], Cleveland, Ohio, Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer, (d. 2012)

1920-02-07

Oscar Brand, Chords of Fame

1920-10-13

Albert Hague, Berlin Germany, actor (Mr Shorofsky-Fame)

1920-10-13

Albert Hague, Fame

1921-07-15

Al Rex, The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1924-09-20

James Galanos, Phila, fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1959)

1925-03-13

Bertha Tickey, Dinuba California, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973)

1925-05-01

Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila)

1925-06-16

Lewis Morley, Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

1925-08-17

Ellen Umlauf, Wings of Fame

1925-10-29

Betty Evans Grayson, Portland Or, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959)

1926-03-01

Allan Stanley, Timmons, ON, Hall of Fame ice hockey player, (d. 2013)

1926-05-25

Bill Sharman, Abilene Texas, Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics)

1927-01-25

Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Dysart, SK, CAN, Hall of Fame NHL player (Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs), (d. 2012)

1927-01-27

Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (SF 49ers, Balt Colts)

1928-10-21

Edward "Whitey" Ford, New York City New York, hall of fame pitcher (NY Yankees)

1928-12-31

Amarillo Slim [Thomas Preston], Amarillo Texas, hall of fame professional poker player (1971 World Series main event), (d. 2012)

1929-04-30

Tadeusz Ryszka, How to Gain Money, Women and Fame?

1931-05-26

Jim Frey, A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

1931-08-17

Donald Honig, A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

1931-9-29

Eddie Barth, Fame

1932-01-19

Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker (Detroit Lions)

1932-04-23

Halston, [R Halston Frowick], fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame)

1932-07-22

Oscar de la Renta, Dom Rep, designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1973)

1932-10-20

Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants)

1933-09-01

Marshall Lytle, Old Fort, North Carolina, Hall of Fame rock bassist (Comets), (d. 2013)

1933-10-27

Floyd Cramer, La, hall of fame pianist (Last Date, On the Rebound)

1934-03-23

Joey Ambrose, The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1934-12-19

Al Kaline, Baltimore MD, Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers)

1937-10-20

Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (SF Giants)

1938-03-11

Guido Corte, Fame

1938-07-12

Mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)

1939-04-18

James Manis, Fame

1939-08-22

Carl Yastrzemski, Southampton New York, Boston Red Sox great (1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame)

1940-02-01

Herve Filion, sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame)

1940-08-01

Joan Joyce, Waterbury Ct, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1983)

1940-10-18

Hal McCoy, Major League Baseball for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame

1941-02-03

Carol Mann, Buffalo NY, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open)

1941-02-11

John Dowd, Major League Baseball for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame

1942-02-22

Christine Keeler, Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

1942-06-25

Willis Reed, Hico Louisiana, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach (NY Knicks)

1942-10-01

Herb Fame, Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion

1942-12-09

Dick Butkus, Chicago, NFL hall of fame linebacker (Bears)/sportscaster

1943-06-26

Georgie Fame, rock vocalist (Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde)

1943-06-26

Georgie Fame, Episode #2.5

1943-07-22

Otakar Votocek, Wings of Fame

1943-11-30

Rob Grill, The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1944-08-10

Christopher Gore, Fame

1944-11-17

Jim Boeheim, Hall of Fame Coach

1947-04-17

John Thorn, A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

1947-08-05

Wieslaw Dabrowski, Paderewski: Man of Action, Success and Fame

1948-12-12

David Forest, Naked Fame

1948-9-23

Dan Toler, Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Back Where It All Begins - Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum

1949-10-16

John Lansing, Hall of Fame

1950-01-16

Debbie Allen, Houston Texas, dancer/actress (3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame)

1950-05-24

Larry Seidlin, Addicted to Fame

1950-06-15

Frank Fischer, Fame

1950-11-10

Bob Orton, WWE Hall of Fame 2005

1953-07-28

Martha Wingate, Chords of Fame

1953-10-15

Joe Santry, A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

1954-01-30

Donnie Simpson, The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin

1954-05-05

John Greg Adams, Scottsdale AZ, PGA golfer (1982 Hall of Fame-2nd)

1954-07-10

Andre Dawson, A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

1954-9-18

Mbewe Escobar, Fame

1955-12-09

Carol Massenburg, Fame

1956-07-15

Jill Lieber, Major League Baseball for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame

1957-05-09

Eric Redding, The Tragic Side of Fame

1957-11-06

Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress (Fame, V, Footloose)

1958-02-06

Barry Miller, Los Angeles California, actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married)

1958-03-11

Tommy Gioiosa, Major League Baseball for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame

1958-12-08

Billy Hufsey, actor (Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life)

1959-03-18

Irene Cara, Bronx NYC, actress/singer (Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury)

1959-03-18

Irene Cara, Fame

1961-01-04

Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)

1961-01-04

Lee Curreri, Fame

1961-02-16

Gennadi Filimonov, Fame

1961-12-10

Nia Peeples, [Vernia], Hollywood, dancer/host (Fame, Party Machine)

1961-12-19

Eric Brockington, Fame

1962-02-04

Traci Parnell, Fame

1962-05-24

Gene Anthony Ray, Fame

1962-05-29

Eric Davis, Major League Baseball for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame

1962-10-05

Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame (elected 1986)

1963-05-24

Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem NY, dancer/actor (Leroy-Fame)

1963-05-27

Laura Dean, Fame

1963-08-02

Lesley Quickley, Fame

1963-08-03

Carlo Imperato, Bronx, actor (Fame)

1963-11-09

Nicholas Bunin, Fame

1963-12-05

Carrie Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter/actress (Fame)

1963-12-15

John Boccia, Dickie Smalls: From Shame to Fame

1964-01-10

Yvette Torres, Fame

1964-04-13

Page Hannah, Chicago Ill, actress (Kate Riley-Fame)

1965-05-12

Frank Oteri, Fame

1965-08-04

Aaryk Noctivagus, An Appetite for Fame

1965-08-10

Giovanni Pontillo, La fame e la sete

1966-04-23

Jim Stynes [James], Dublin Ireland, Hall of Fame Australian rules footballer (only foreigner to win Brownlow medal), (d. 2012)

1967-08-11

Harlemm Lee, Fame

1968-08-14

Erin Hamilton, Naked Fame

1968-10-08

Victor of Aquitaine, Fame

1969-06-26

Jessica Fame, Vortex

1970-10-07

Aisha Cerami, La fame e la sete

1970-11-22

Nigel Wilson, Fame Academy

1970-11-30

Jeff Erlanger, The 14th TV Academy Hall of Fame

1971-02-12

Raquel Mondin, Fame

1971-05-28

Martin O'Byrne, Fame Academy

1971-10-14

Daniel F. Scherl, How to Be a Director: 10 Easy Steps to Fortune and Fame

1973-01-22

Larry Birkhead, The Tragic Side of Fame

1973-02-16

Mimi Sommer, The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1973-10-03

Paul Polsinelli, Songwriters Hall of Fame

1974-06-24

Johan Thorsell, Fame Factory

1975-02-18

Jonathan Hiltz, Sex, Fame and Murder: The Luka Magnotta Story

1975-03-29

Jonny Davis, Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story

1975-04-22

Carola Szucs, Fame Factory

1975-08-05

Dan Hipgrave, UK Music Hall of Fame: Biggest Selling Artists of the 21st Century

1975-10-27

Simon Sheridan, Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story

1976-04-06

James Fox, Fame Academy

1977-11-01

Alistair Griffin, Fame Academy

1978-02-21

Edward Doty, The Surreal Life: Fame Games

1978-02-21

Anders Johansson, Fame Factory

1978-9-15

David Sneddon, Fame Academy

1979-07-25

Peter Brame, Fame Academy

1980-08-05

Carolynne Poole, Fame Academy

1980-10-06

Michael Goldberg, Five Days to Fame: The Miss World Canada Story

1980-9-23

Malachi Cush, Fame Academy

1980-9-30

Maja Gullstrand, Fame Factory

1982-12-08

Johan Östberg, Fame Factory

1983-01-02

Dajana Lööf, Fame Factory

1983-02-09

Jason Snellman, Nevan Saunders' Quest for Fame: A Documentary by Kip Griffen

1983-03-12

J. Brian Miles, Fame Us (Pilot)

1983-11-06

George Burt, Tulisa: The Price of Fame

1984-04-23

Kevin Tancharoen, Fame

1984-05-20

Naturi Naughton, Fame

1984-07-26

Alex Parks, Fame Academy

1984-08-11

Dallas Hart, WWE Hall of Fame 2006

1985-03-31

Stephanie Bendixsen, Fame

1985-07-18

Marcus Hopsin, Fame

1987-03-23

Katie Figliotti, The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1988-02-02

Tony Babcock, The Fame Show

1988-05-17

Alexandra Hart, WWE Hall of Fame 2006

1988-9-18

Asher Monroe, Fame

1990-01-20

Kherington Payne, Fame

1990-11-09

Philomena Bankston, Fame

1992-05-10

Eli Myers, Fame

1964-05-05

Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella (41) weds long-time friend Roxie Joynes

1973-11-10

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully (45) weds Sandra Hunt

1765-04-05

Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81

1817-12-07

William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63

1903-07-02

Ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. 1867)

1906-10-20

William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67

1914-11-23

Elbrige Gerry, VP (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70

1926-03-26

Georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies from TB at 39

1927-10-22

Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30

1945-06-07

Christian Engelstoft, The Penalty of Fame

1946-06-12

Sydney Howard, Fame

1949-10-27

Marcel Cerdan, Fame and the Devil

1951-03-25

Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63

1956-09-27

Babe Didrikson-Zaharias, American Hall of Fame athlete, dies of colon cancer at 45

1961-08-28

Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies

1961-11-13

Wally Brown, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57

1962-06-28

Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59

1972-03-16

Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72

1979-04-06

M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61

1979-07-09

Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53

1982-09-03

Michael Thoma, actor (8 is Enough, Fame), dies at 55

1988-05-18

Christopher Gore, Fame

1992-11-18

Ilse Sass, Fame

1993-03-26

Luis Falco, US choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at 50

1995-07-27

Rick Ferrell, Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 89

1996-07-03

Wanda Luczycka, How to Gain Money, Women and Fame?

1999-11-01

Walter Payton, American Football Hall of Fame Running Back, dies at 45

2000-02-19

Ellen Umlauf, Wings of Fame

2001-11-12

Albert Hague, Fame

2001-12-06

Charles McClendon, Hall of Fame college football coach (b. 1923)

2003-11-14

Gene Anthony Ray, Fame

2003-11-15

Speedy West, Country Music Hall of Fame Steel Guitarist (b. 1924)

2004-12-21

Tadeusz Ryszka, How to Gain Money, Women and Fame?

2010-05-28

Eddie Barth, Fame

2011-03-21

Pinetop Perkins, Member of the Blues Hall of Fame (b. 1913)

2011-07-04

Jane Scott, The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2011-07-11

Rob Grill, The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2012-01-01

Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer, member of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, dies from lung cancer at 72

2012-01-22

Joe Paterno, American College Hall of Fame football coach, dies from lung cancer at 85

2012-02-16

Gary Carter, American Hall of Fame baseball catcher dies from brain tumor at 57

2012-03-29

Bill Jenkins, American Hall of Fame drag racer and engineer, dies at 81

2012-05-30

Jack Twyman, American Hall of Fame basketball player, dies from complications from blood cancer at 78

2012-06-22

Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Canadian Hall of Fame NHL player, dies at 85

2012-07-04

Jimmy Bivins [James], American Hall of Fame boxer, dies from pneumonia at 92

2012-08-23

Steve Van Buren, American Hall of Fame NFL halfback, dies from pneumonia at 91

2013-01-03

James Manis, Fame

2013-01-19

Earl Weaver, American hall of fame MLB manager, dies from a heart attack at 82

2013-02-25

Dan Toler, Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Back Where It All Begins - Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum

2013-06-03

Deacon Jones, American NFL Hall of Fame Defensive End, dies from natural causes at 73

2013-09-03

Lewis Morley, Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

2014-11-23

Dodo Cheney, Hall of Fame: Golden Anniversary

2015-08-13

David Forest, Naked Fame

2015-11-15

Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel, a four-time AWA heavyweight champ, dead at 80

2015-11-16

Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel, a four-time AWA heavyweight champ, dead at 80

2016-03-11

NHL hall of fame Gadsby dies aged 88

2017-05-24

Roger Moore, British actor of James Bond fame, dies aged 89

2018-06-21

Hall of Fame golfer Hubert Green dies at 71

2018-07-30

WWE Hall of Fame legend Nikolai Volkoff dies at 70