Orange County creating Hall of Fame: These are the first inductees
Marc Sternfield
US singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani performs during a welcome reception for leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' week at the Exploratorium, in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, golf legend Tiger Woods and No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani will be among the 10 inaugural members of Orange County’s new Hall of Fame.
On Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to create a Hall of Fame to pay tribute to O.C. residents whose impact has resonated far beyond the region.
“Their names resonate with excellence and embody the very essence of what makes Orange County special and great,” said Supervisor Don Wagner.
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts before taking on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)
BURBANK, CA – MAY 09: Singers Blake Shelton (L) and Gwen Stefani perform on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater on May 9, 2016 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 23: Greg Louganis arrives at the Project Angel Food’s 2023 Angel Awards on September 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)
Amanda Beard competes in the women’s 200M Breaststroke final on day six of the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials on June 30, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages)
Walt Disney (1901-1966), American cartoonist and film maker. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 18: (L-R) Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, wife Lois Aldrin, Elizabeth Segerstrom and Henry Segerstrom attends the 40th Anniversary Gala honoring Placido Domingo presented by the LA Opera held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on April 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
FILE – Tiger Woods, left, and Erica Herman appear on the 18th green during the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor, Limerick, Ireland, July, 4, 2022. Herman, the ex-girlfriend of golf superstar Woods, has dropped her $30 million lawsuit against the trust that owns his $54 million Florida mansion. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 03: Entertainer Anne Martinez (L) and singer Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers perform during the production “Las Vegas Will You Marry Me” before a wedding vow renewal ceremony for nearly 300 couples as Las Vegas celebrates 70 years as the Wedding Capital of the World at Caesars Palace on September 03, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clark County, Nevada, has held more than five million weddings since 1953, when the Daily Herald in London published an article referring to Las Vegas as the “Wedding Capital of the World.” (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – OCTOBER 1: Honoree Ret. Major Genaral William Lyon poses at Operation Smile’s 4th Annual Los Angeles Gala at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on October 1, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Each inductee will be honored with a plaque in the lobby of the county’s administration building on West Civic Center Drive in Santa Ana. A date for the induction ceremony and unveiling has not yet been determined.
The inaugural Hall of Fame class was selected by an ad hoc committee which will be convened to vote on nominations on an annual basis. To qualify, nominees must have a minimum of 10 years as a resident or business owner in Orange County, have had one major life experience or won a big award in the county, or be a civic leader, according to The Orange County Register.
“This is a great way to showcase some of the amazing people we have in our community and will be an inspiration for generations to come,” said Supervisor Katrina Foley.
