The Missouri Walk of Fame was founded in 2006. The Walk of Fame honors six famous Missourians each year with a star that is placed in the sidewalk in the historic downtown district. The Cherry Blossom Festival committee is responsible for selecting a new group of honorees each year to receive stars on the walk of fame. New recipients are announced each spring for the annual ceremony. In order for a person to receive a star on the Walk of Fame, he or she must agree to attend a presentation ceremony or send a representative on their behalf. In the event of a posthumous honor, the honoree must be represented by a living family member or colleague.
A Walk of Fame induction ceremony is held each April during the scheduled events of the Cherry Blossom Festival. The walk begins in front of the Webster County Musuem and proceeds down Clay Street.
All inductees must have either been born in or lived in the state of Missouri or have contributed significantly to the greater good of the Show-Me State.
YEAR |
HONOREE |
| 2023 | Harrison, David – Author |
| 2023 | Moore & Moore – Music Entertainers |
| 2023 | McCord, May Kennedy – Author |
| 2023 | Baird, Pamela – Actress |
| 2023 | Osmond, Ken – Actor |
| 2023 | Parady, Hersha – Actress |
| 2022 | Kayser, Allan – Actor |
| 2022 | Smith, Jackie – Athlete |
| 2022 | Wyman, Jane – Entertainer |
| 2022 | Foster, Jerry – Songwriter |
| 2022 | Nolan, Kathleen – Actress |
| 2022 | Luke, Robin – Singer |
| 2021 | Williams, Brett – Athlete |
| 2021 | Champion, Norma – Television Personality |
| 2021 | Charleston, Oscar – Athlete |
| 2021 | Rogers Jr., Roy – Actor |
| 2021 | Oliver, Todd – Entertainer |
| 2019 | Henning, Paul – Producer |
| 2019 | Boone, Daniel – Frontiersman |
| 2019 | Campbell, Charlie – Fisherman |
| 2019 | Brazelton, Conni Marie – Actress |
| 2019 | Schroder, Wayne – Entertainer |
| 2019 | Lane, Rose Wilder – Author |
| 2018 | Foley, Red – Entertainer |
| 2018 | Jackson, Helen – Last Living Civil War Widow |
| 2018 | Leong, David – Restaurateur & Inventor of Springfield Style Cashew Chicken |
| 2018 | Osborne, David – Presidential Pianist |
| 2018 | Keckley, Elizabeth – Mary Todd Lincoln Seamstress |
| 2018 | Jean, Norma – Entertainer |
| 2017 | King, Darren – Musician |
| 2017 | Patrick, Butch – Actor |
| 2017 | Greer, Dabbs – Actor |
| 2017 | Howard, Jan – Singer |
| 2017 | Donnelly, Governor Phil – Politician |
| 2016 | Rogers, Ginger – Entertainer |
| 2016 | Ashcroft, John and Janet – Public Servants |
| 2016 | Grant, Julia – First Lady |
| 2016 | Williams, Andy- Entertainer |
| 2016 | Caldwell, Albert and Sylvia – Titanic Survivors |
| 2016 | Roman, Lulu – Entertainer |
| 2015 | Eisenhower, Mary – Global Citizen |
| 2015 | Holman, Harry – Actor |
| 2015 | Britt, Justin – Athlete |
| 2015 | O’Neill, Rose – Illustrator |
| 2015 | Fairchild, Barbara – Entertainer |
| 2015 | Trent, Buck – Entertainer |
| 2014 | The Herschend Family |
| 2014 | Virdon, Bill – Sports |
| 2014 | Boxcar Willie – Entertainer |
| 2014 | Akers, Tom – Astronaut |
| 2014 | McSpadden, Gary – Singer |
| 2014 | Crawford, Joan – Actress |
| 2013 | Williams, Barry – Entertainer |
| 2013 | Lindbergh, Charles – Aviator |
| 2013 | Wistrom, Grant – Athlete |
| 2013 | The Brown’s – Musicians |
| 2013 | Price, Vincent – Actor |
| 2013 | Reynolds, Debbie – Actress |
| 2012 | The Presleys – Entertainers |
| 2012 | Wells, Dawn – Actress |
| 2012 | McFaddin, Jean – Parade Lady |
| 2012 | Vincent, Rhonda – Entertainer |
| 2012 | Earhart, Amelia – Aviation |
| 2011 | Wheeler, Hubert – Education |
| 2011 | Jones, Jerry – Dallas Cowboys |
| 2011 | Giese, Greg – Actor |
| 2011 | Douglas, Donna – Actress |
| 2011 | Bush, Dorothy Walker – First Mother |
| 2010 | Ballard, Colonel Don – Congressional Medal of Honor |
| 2010 | Bertoldie, Justin David – Entertainer |
| 2010 | Lindsey, George – Actor |
| 2010 | Siman, Si – Music Man |
| 2010 | The Texas Tenors – Entertainers |
| 2009 | Atchison, David Rice |
| 2009 | Barker, Bob – tv host |
| 2009 | Buckles, Frank – WWI veteran |
| 2009 | Garrett, Betty – Actress |
| 2009 | Jordanaires – Gospel Music& Professional back-up group |
| 2009 | Promenaders & L.D. Keller – Performers on the Ozark Jubilee |
| 2008 | Baum, Roger – author |
| 2008 | Brooks, Rand – actor |
| 2008 | Cummings, Robert – actor |
| 2008 | Darlings – musicians of the Andy Griffith show |
| 2008 | Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 2008 | Philharmonics |
| 2008 | Truman Daniel, Margaret – author |
| 2007 | Disney, Walt |
| 2007 | Grimes, Karolyn – “Zuzu” of It’s a wonderful life |
| 2007 | Lennon Sisters – music |
| 2007 | Perkins, Marlin, Zoologist |
| 2007 | Scott, Dred – Free Man |
| 2007 | Truman, Bess – Former First Lady |
| 2006 | Brown, Molly (The Unsinkable) – R.M.S. Titanic survivors |
| 2006 | Carroll, Mickey – munchkin from the Wizard of Oz |
| 2006 | Hubble, Edwin P. – Hubble telescope namesake |
| 2006 | Lynn, Betty – “Thelma Lou” of the Andy Griffith show |
| 2006 | Truman, President Harry S |
| 2006 | Wilder, Laura Ingalls – author |