Late Padres icon Tony Gwynn will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame Wednesday night in Sacramento.

Established in 2006 by former first lady Maria Shriver and the California Museum, the California Hall of Fame honors those “who embody California’s innovative spirit and have made their mark on history.” Gwynn’s enshrinement will join a long list of accolades, including inductions into the Padres Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Others to be inducted into the California Hall of Fame’s 10th annual class include Shriver, actors Harrison Ford and George Takei, author Isabelle Allende, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, Tower Records founder Russ Solomon and artist Corita Kent.

Wednesday’s ceremony will bring the Hall count to 96. Previous inductees with San Diego connections include astronauts Ellen Ochoa and Sally Ride, philanthropist Joan Kroc, Theodor “Dr. Seuss’” Geisel and Jonas Salk, developer of the first effective polio vaccine.


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