Step aside, Hollywood Boulevard — The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame is coming to the Strip District’s Terminal later this year.Announced last November, the nonprofit Pittsburgh Walk of Fame has partnered with McCaffery Interests Inc. — the developer of The Terminal — to honor people associated with the 10-county Southwestern Pennsylvania region “who have made notable contributions to American culture.”The walk will line the five-block stretch of sidewalk that McCaffery owns in the Strip District. Each honoree will receive a bronze star with their name along the walkway, which will be accompanied by a narrative plaque that will explain and eternalize their legacy. The walk will gain new additions annually.Founder and Executive Director Nancy Polinsky Johnson expects that the first 10 honorees will be inducted this fall. In order to select that cohort, the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame has begun accepting nominations throughout January.According to a press release, nominees can be living or deceased and can come from any professional or personal background. All nominees must meet two criteria, though:They must have been born in or have spent their “formative, creative or societally impactful” years in the 10-county Pittsburgh region commonly known as Southwestern Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties). Their accomplishments must have had a “national impact on America’s cultural heritage.”Even with the limitations, the list of potential inductees is massive. Here are a few picks from NEXTpittsburgh staff:Michael KeatonWhen it comes to lists of popular Pittsburghers, Keaton is never far from the top. The Coraopolis native is the winner of a Primetime Emmy and two Golden Globes. He’s played the eponymous character in “Beetlejuice” movies and Batman on multiple occasions throughout the years. Although Keaton doesn’t live in Pittsburgh anymore, you still might spot him at a Steeler’s game or find some family members around town.Art BlakeyBorn in the Hill District, jazz icon Blakey was a pioneer of modern jazz drumming. In his early career he played with pianist Mary Lou Williams — also a Pittsburgh native. As the leader of the long-standing Jazz Messengers combo, Blakey was known for giving talented players a platform for creative freedom. Numerous musicians who played the Messengers went on to establish major careers, including Bobby Timmons, Wayne Shorter and Lee Morgan.Annie DillardHere’s one for Yinzer bookworms who are in deep: Dillard is a Point Breeze native who’s most known for her first-person nonfiction narrative “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.” The 1974 book meditates on nature and faith in Appalachia. It won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1975 and is often found on lists of the best nonfiction works — right alongside “Silent Spring,” by Rachel Carson.LaToya Ruby FrazierWorks by this Braddock-born photographer and artist center on social justice and community storytelling. Her award-winning first book, “The Notion of Family,” was published in 2014 and explores the legacies of industrial decline and environmental racism in Braddock. The following year, the Allegheny County Council thanked Frazier “for examining race, class, gender and citizenship in our society and inspiring a vision for the future that offers inclusion, equity and justice to all,” in an official proclamation. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Weitz Fellowship in 2014 and a MacArthur Fellowship the following year. Her work continues to be shown at major institutions around the world.Norma-Jean Wofford“The Duchess” was a rhythm guitarist and vocalist primarily known for performing with rock ‘n’ roll legend Bo Diddley. Wofford was born in Pittsburgh in 1942, and played with Diddley from 1962 to 1966. Wofford is often remembered as Diddley’s second female guitarist, but that doesn’t discredit how her performances challenged the norms of the male-dominated genre.Fred RogersMister Rogers’ status as a cultural icon is one thing that everyone born in Pittsburgh — and anyone else who watched the show — collectively agrees on. The Latrobe-born television host starred in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” from 1968 to 2001. Rogers has countless awards to his name, but at the top of the list is the Presidential Medal of Freedom, “the nation’s highest civilian honor.” Email official nominations to [email protected] or send by mail to Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, P.O. Box 8127, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15217. Submissions must include the nominee’s field of expertise and/or major accomplishment, connection to the Pittsburgh region and the nominee’s national impact on American culture. Contact information for the person making the nomination is required to submit.The post The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame is now accepting nominations. Here are 6 of our picks appeared first on NEXTpittsburgh.