The Castro in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Tom Waddell

(1937-1987)

— Rainbow Honor Walk —

Tom Waddell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2016

1. Tom Waddell Marker

Inscription. Physician, decathlete and founder of the Gay Games which created an international community of LGBT athletes and helped to shatter stereotypes of LGBT people worldwide

Thomas F. Waddell

Erected 2014 by Rainbow Honor Walk.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Rainbow Honor Walk series list.

Location. 37° 45.669′ N, 122° 26.096′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in The Castro. It is on Castro Street north of 18th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 495 Castro Stret, San Francisco CA 94114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta

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California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federico Garcia Lorca (a few steps from this marker); George Choy (within shouting distance of this marker); Leonard Matlovich (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Wilde (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); James Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); Alan Turing (within shouting distance of this marker); Allen Ginsberg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Also see . . . Rainbow Walk Honorees. (Submitted on June 30, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional keywords. LGBTQ

Tom Waddell Marker - Wide View, Looking North up Castro image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2016

2. Tom Waddell Marker - Wide View, Looking North up Castro

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 706 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.