Mount Vernon Square in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Washington, DC Walk of Fame
Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society
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1. Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society Marker
Inscription.
Washington, DC Walk of Fame. Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society. Inauguration of the Washington, DC Walk of Fame by the Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor
April 2020. Janette Hoston Harris (Founder) . Rudolph Harris . Malcolm E. Beech . L. Jeannette Mobley . Morris Hawkins . Mohamed El Khawas . Annette C. Jones . Chester Higgins . Vincent B. Orange, Sr. . Lelia Wyatt Brown . Pierpont Mobley . Gwynette Lacey . Barbara C. Milner . Levin Lee . Helen V. Tate,
Chartered in 1998 to recognize significant contributions of local citizens. Patricia W. Morris . Mildred K. Ellis . James L. Jones . John Hechinger, Sr. . William Henry "Stud" Green . Joseph C. Cooke . Patricia Davidson . Mitch Snyder . Marine F. Singer . Patricia Roberts Harris . Hilda Howland M. Mason . Rev. Lewis M. Anthony . Carter G. Woodson . Jack H. Oldender
Class of 2000. Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene . Mortimer Charles Lebowitz . Ben and Virginia Ali . Bishop Smallwood E. Williams . Rev. Edgar L. Williams, Sr. . John A. Koskinen . Paul Phillips Cooke . Ruth Hankins-Neshitt . Pearl Bailey . Doris Winifred Jones . Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark . Robert C. "Bobby" Mitchell . Mary Church Terrell . Jim Vance . W. Lester Henry . Billy Taylor . Russell D. Simmons
Class of 2001. Winnifred Coward Lee . Lucille Banks Robinson Miller . B. Doyle Mitchell . William S. "Turk" Thompson, Sr. . Simeon S. Booker . Georgette Seabrooke Powell . N. Joyce Payne . Frederick Chapman Green . William B. Bryant . Eddie N. Williams . Charles R. Drew . Lloyd Smith . Rev. Leon G. Lipscombe . William V. "Willie" Woods . Richard "Dick" Gregory . Warren K. Ashe . Marvin Gaye . Pamela Churchill Harriman
Class of 2002. Dorothy Irene Height . Leonard "Lenny" Ford . Norma L. Holloway Johnson . Cardozo Sisters . Barry F. Scher . Vivian W. Pinn . Denyce Graves . Patrick Ellis . Peggy Cooper Cafritz . Gilbert Hahn, Jr. . Gladys W. Mack . Todd Duncan . Sam Gilliam . H. Carl Moultrie . Michael McLeese . Margaret B. Stewart . George R. Carruthers
Class of 2003. Fred Valentine . Theodore Hagans . Vera M. White . Julia P. Marshall . Charles H. Atherton . Jerry Phillips . Margie Scott Word . Alfred L. Goldson . Eugene N. Hamilton . Kimi Gray . Zaki Sherif . Kent Amos . Lacey C. Wilson, Jr. . Rev. Ernest R. Gibson . Julia P. Cooper Mack . Rev. James O. West, Jr.
Class of 2004. William and Velma Johnson . Jesse L. Bemley . Carl T. Rowan, Sr. . Charles H., Jr. and Roselyn Payne Epps . Charles H. Wesley . William Rasperry . Chester A. Higgins, Sr. . Joseph Hairston . Charlotte Chapman . Delores Kendrick . Elaine R. Jones . Hon. Sharon Pratt . Rev. A. Knighton Stanley . Barbara Talbert Jackson . Katherine "Kay" Meyer Graham . Cathy Hughes . A. Jose' Jones
Class of 2005. Arphelius Paul Gattling . James "JB" Brown . Hugh B. Price . Theresa Howe Jones . Joesph E. Roberts, Jr. . Bette L. Catoe . C. DeLores Tucker . Eleanor W. Traylor . Charles I. Bryant . Harry G. Robinson, III . Lorriane Anderson Williams . Rev. Dr. David Durham . Marilyn Tyler Brown . Rev. John W. Wimberly, Jr. . Robert "Bob" Headen . Susan Kidd . Vera Majett . Roland B. Scott
Class of 2006. Bruce Johnson . Camille Akeju . Frank P. Bolden . Howard G. Politzer . Maudine R. Cooper . Ronald C. Clark . Patricia McGuire . William Thomas "Keter" Betts . Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder . Barbara Lett Simmons . Paul S. Devrouax, Jr. . Allie B. Latimer . Harry L. Thomas, Sr. . Iraline Green Barnes . Joe Madison . Maria Tukevs
Class of 2007. William and Sharon Murphy . Charles I. Cassell . Dorothy Butler Gilliam . Linda Cropp . Lou Stovall . Shelvie A.I. McCoy . Mary A. Gooden Terrell . William Earle Matory . Lucille W. Hester . John Dallas Bussey . Rev. Frank D. Tucker . Effie Slaughter Barry . Frances L. Murphy, II
Class of 2008. Barbara B. Lang . Bishop Samuel C. Madison . Elliott S. Hall . Warren James Studwick, Sr. . Lucille Adams-Campbell . Maureen Bunyan . Geralyn Clark Wicker . Anthony Gittens . Maurice Jackson . Jacqueline C. "JC" Hayward . William Henry Ramsey, Sr. . Garnett Elmer Wood . Rose Harper . Chuck Brown . Robert Dibble . Yetta Galiber
Class of 2009. Rev. Dr. C. Henry Gregory, III . Apostle Betty P. Peebles . Paul Milton Washington
Class of 2010. Bernice Hammond Jackson . Albert "Butch" Hopkins . Frank Smith, Jr. . Denise Rolark Barnes . Courtland Cox . Dorothy Pierce McSweeny . Rev. Ronald K. Austin . Princess D. Whitfield . Mason L. Clark . Gwendolyn Mayo Kurtz . Annice M. Wagner . Lorraine C. Miller . Addison Barry Rand . Samuel Edward McCoy
Class of 2011. Deryl McKissack . F. Alexis H. Roberson . Eddie Saah . Samuel L. E. Bonds . Romaine B. Thomas . Barbara Harrison . Rufus G. King, III . Rev. Dr. Bernard L. Richardson . Constance Barry Newman . Lewis W. Marshall, Jr. . Willie "Stew" Stewart, Jr. . Marti Jett
Class of 2012. William Francis McSweeny, Jr. . Iola Y. Williams . Douglas H. Wheeler . Barron H. Harvey . Sandra H. Robinson . Paul J. Cohn . Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton . Marshall E. Purnell . Rev. Dr. Morris L. Sherin . Edward Hill, Jr.
Class of 2013. Rev. Dr. Canon Michele V. Hagans . Lionell Thomas . Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. . Deborah Shore . Ronald L. Ausbrooks . Andres Roan . Hon. Anthony A. Williams . Wanda A. Oates . Leonard A. Upson . Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders . Patricia Grace Smith
Class of 2014. Rev. Willie F. Wilson . Beverly L. Perry . Anthony S. Fauci . E. Ethelbert Miller . Charlene Drew Jarvis . Donald L. Hense . Celia J. Maxwell . Donald M. Temple . Marie C. Johns . Earl W. Stafford . Craig T. Welburn . Sanya Tyler . Robin Holden
Class of 2015. Pedro Alfonso . Cora Masters Barry . Ralph H. Neal . Evelyn Woolson May . John L. Ray . Sam Ford . Brian and Ruth Hamilton . Joseph R. Robinson . Kevin P. Chavous . Vinna L. Freeman . Aprille Joy Ericsson
Class of 2016. Davey S. Yarborough . Robert "Bob" Nixon . Douglas Jemal . Bruce D. Bradford . Joslyn Williams . Aisha Karimah . William R. "Billy" Martin . Terry Lynch . Sharon Malone . Carol Schwartz . Maurice R. Sykes
Class of 2017. Edwina "Saymendy" Lloyd . Kojo Nnamdi . Anita Josey-Herring . Vincent B. Orange, Sr. . Franklin L. Smith . Gina Adams . Donnie Simpson . Molly Smith . Rev. H. Lionel Edmonds . Edwin J. Nichols . Michael F. Jacobson . Patricia B. Briscoe
Class of 2018. Jan Adams . Janette Hoston Harris . Joe Davidson . Julianne Malveaux . Kerwin E. Miller . Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner . Stephen Joel Trachtenberg . Charles "Chuck" Hicks . Therrell C. Smith . John Robinson . Samuel G. Wilson
Class of 2019. Anas "Andy" Shallal . Franklyn M. Malone . Milton Coleman . Kelsey E. Collie . Pierpont M. and L. Jeannette Mobley . Sonia Gutierrez . Alfred C. Liggins, III . Barbara J. Hatcher . Clive O. Callender . John F. Tatum Sr. . Wesley S. Williams Jr.
Class of 2020.
Inauguration of the Washington, DC Walk of Fame by the Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor
April 2020
Janette Hoston Harris (Founder) Rudolph Harris Malcolm E. Beech L. Jeannette Mobley Morris Hawkins Mohamed El Khawas Annette C. Jones Chester Higgins Vincent B. Orange, Sr. Lelia Wyatt Brown Pierpont Mobley Gwynette Lacey Barbara C. Milner Levin Lee Helen V. Tate
Chartered in 1998 to recognize significant contributions of local citizens
Patricia W. Morris Mildred K. Ellis James L. Jones John Hechinger, Sr. William Henry "Stud" Green Joseph C. Cooke Patricia Davidson Mitch Snyder Marine F. Singer Patricia Roberts Harris Hilda Howland M. Mason Rev. Lewis M. Anthony Carter G. Woodson Jack H. Oldender
Class of 2000
Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Mortimer Charles Lebowitz Ben & Virginia Ali Bishop Smallwood E. Williams Rev. Edgar L. Williams, Sr. John A. Koskinen Paul Phillips Cooke Ruth Hankins-Neshitt Pearl Bailey Doris Winifred Jones Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark Robert C. "Bobby" Mitchell Mary Church Terrell Jim Vance W. Lester Henry Billy Taylor Russell D. Simmons
Class of 2001
Winnifred Coward Lee Lucille Banks Robinson
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Miller B. Doyle Mitchell William S. "Turk" Thompson, Sr. Simeon S. Booker Georgette Seabrooke Powell N. Joyce Payne Frederick Chapman Green William B. Bryant Eddie N. Williams Charles R. Drew Lloyd Smith Rev. Leon G. Lipscombe William V. "Willie" Woods Richard "Dick" Gregory Warren K. Ashe Marvin Gaye Pamela Churchill Harriman
Class of 2002
Dorothy Irene Height Leonard "Lenny" Ford Norma L. Holloway Johnson Cardozo Sisters Barry F. Scher Vivian W. Pinn Denyce Graves Patrick Ellis Peggy Cooper Cafritz Gilbert Hahn, Jr. Gladys W. Mack Todd Duncan Sam Gilliam H. Carl Moultrie Michael McLeese Margaret B. Stewart George R. Carruthers
Class of 2003
Fred Valentine Theodore Hagans Vera M. White Julia P. Marshall Charles H. Atherton Jerry Phillips Margie Scott Word Alfred L. Goldson Eugene N. Hamilton Kimi Gray Zaki Sherif Kent Amos Lacey C. Wilson, Jr. Rev. Ernest R. Gibson Julia P. Cooper Mack Rev. James O. West, Jr.
Class of 2004
William & Velma Johnson Jesse L. Bemley Carl T. Rowan, Sr. Charles H., Jr. & Roselyn Payne Epps Charles H. Wesley William Rasperry Chester A. Higgins, Sr. Joseph Hairston Charlotte Chapman Delores Kendrick Elaine R. Jones Hon. Sharon Pratt
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2. Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society Marker
Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Barbara Talbert Jackson Katherine "Kay" Meyer Graham Cathy Hughes A. Jose' Jones
Class of 2005
Arphelius Paul Gattling James "JB" Brown Hugh B. Price Theresa Howe Jones Joesph E. Roberts, Jr. Bette L. Catoe C. DeLores Tucker Eleanor W. Traylor Charles I. Bryant Harry G. Robinson, III Lorriane Anderson Williams Rev. Dr. David Durham Marilyn Tyler Brown Rev. John W. Wimberly, Jr. Robert "Bob" Headen Susan Kidd Vera Majett Roland B. Scott
Class of 2006
Bruce Johnson Camille Akeju Frank P. Bolden Howard G. Politzer Maudine R. Cooper Ronald C. Clark Patricia McGuire William Thomas "Keter" Betts Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder Barbara Lett Simmons Paul S. Devrouax, Jr. Allie B. Latimer Harry L. Thomas, Sr. Iraline Green Barnes Joe Madison Maria Tukevs
Class of 2007
William & Sharon Murphy Charles I. Cassell Dorothy Butler Gilliam Linda Cropp Lou Stovall Shelvie A.I. McCoy Mary A. Gooden Terrell William Earle Matory Lucille W. Hester John Dallas Bussey Rev. Frank D. Tucker Effie Slaughter Barry Frances L. Murphy, II
Class of 2008
Barbara B. Lang Bishop Samuel C. Madison Elliott S. Hall Warren James Studwick, Sr.
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Lucille Adams-Campbell Maureen Bunyan Geralyn Clark Wicker Anthony Gittens Maurice Jackson Jacqueline C. "JC" Hayward William Henry Ramsey, Sr. Garnett Elmer Wood Rose Harper Chuck Brown Robert Dibble Yetta Galiber
Class of 2009
Rev. Dr. C. Henry Gregory, III Apostle Betty P. Peebles Paul Milton Washington
Class of 2010
Bernice Hammond Jackson Albert "Butch" Hopkins Frank Smith, Jr. Denise Rolark Barnes Courtland Cox Dorothy Pierce McSweeny Rev. Ronald K. Austin Princess D. Whitfield Mason L. Clark Gwendolyn Mayo Kurtz Annice M. Wagner Lorraine C. Miller Addison Barry Rand Samuel Edward McCoy
Class of 2011
Deryl McKissack F. Alexis H. Roberson Eddie Saah Samuel L. E. Bonds Romaine B. Thomas Barbara Harrison Rufus G. King, III Rev. Dr. Bernard L. Richardson Constance Barry Newman Lewis W. Marshall, Jr. Willie "Stew" Stewart, Jr. Marti Jett
Class of 2012
William Francis McSweeny, Jr. Iola Y. Williams Douglas H. Wheeler Barron H. Harvey Sandra H. Robinson Paul J. Cohn Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton Marshall E. Purnell Rev. Dr. Morris L. Sherin Edward Hill, Jr.
Class of 2013
Rev. Dr. Canon Michele V. Hagans Lionell
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4. Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society Marker
Thomas Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. Deborah Shore Ronald L. Ausbrooks Andres Roan Hon. Anthony A. Williams Wanda A. Oates Leonard A. Upson Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders Patricia Grace Smith
Class of 2014
Rev. Willie F. Wilson Beverly L. Perry Anthony S. Fauci E. Ethelbert Miller Charlene Drew Jarvis Donald L. Hense Celia J. Maxwell Donald M. Temple Marie C. Johns Earl W. Stafford Craig T. Welburn Sanya Tyler Robin Holden
Class of 2015
Pedro Alfonso Cora Masters Barry Ralph H. Neal Evelyn Woolson May John L. Ray Sam Ford Brian & Ruth Hamilton Joseph R. Robinson Kevin P. Chavous Vinna L. Freeman Aprille Joy Ericsson
Class of 2016
Davey S. Yarborough Robert "Bob" Nixon Douglas Jemal Bruce D. Bradford Joslyn Williams Aisha Karimah William R. "Billy" Martin Terry Lynch Sharon Malone Carol Schwartz Maurice R. Sykes
Class of 2017
Edwina "Saymendy" Lloyd Kojo Nnamdi Anita Josey-Herring Vincent B. Orange, Sr. Franklin L. Smith Gina Adams Donnie Simpson Molly Smith Rev. H. Lionel Edmonds Edwin J. Nichols Michael F. Jacobson Patricia B. Briscoe
Class of 2018
Jan Adams Janette Hoston Harris Joe Davidson Julianne Malveaux
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5. Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society Marker
Kerwin E. Miller Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Charles "Chuck" Hicks Therrell C. Smith John Robinson Samuel G. Wilson
Class of 2019
Anas "Andy" Shallal Franklyn M. Malone Milton Coleman Kelsey E. Collie Pierpont M. and L. Jeannette Mobley Sonia Gutierrez Alfred C. Liggins, III Barbara J. Hatcher Clive O. Callender John F. Tatum Sr. Wesley S. Williams Jr.
Class of 2020
Erected 2020 by Washington, DC Hall of Fame Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 38° 54.135′ N, 77° 1.429′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Mount Vernon Square. It is at the intersection of K Street Northwest and 9th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on K Street Northwest. The Walk of Fame shows in two sections beginning at the corner of 9th and K Streets; the second section starts at 9th Street and Allen Y. Lew Place Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 875 K St NW, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named For the Working People (about 300 feet away); Central Public Library
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Other markers no longer nearby. For the Working People (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Asbury United Methodist Church (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Additional commentary. 1. About the Washington, DC Walk of Fame As of 2025, the final year of inductees is from the year 2020.
— Submitted November 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington,
District of Columbia.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
