Description | Launched in 2006, the California Hall of Fame honors history-making Californians who embody the state’s spirit of innovation, and have changed the state, the nation, and the world. Inductees are selected annually by the Governor and First Partner for achievements in arts, business and labor, entertainment, food and wine, literature, music, public service, science and sports. Governor Newsom and the First Partner joined the California Museum in announcing the 15th class of inductees earlier this month, which includes actor and singer-songwriter Lynda Carter, chef Roy Choi, physicist Steven Chu, ice skater Peggy Fleming, sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild, choreographer Alonzo King, teacher and former astronaut Barbara Morgan, soccer player Megan Rapinoe, singer Linda Ronstadt, artist Ed Ruscha, and the band Los Tigres del Norte. |