2020 Inductees

Class of 2020 – December 22, 2020

George Panico

George Pancio

"Macy’s Parade Santa"
Olean, New York
1934 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 George Pancio was born in Olean, New York in a family of five ...
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Grace Howell

Grace Howell

"Manhattan’s Mrs. Santa Claus"
Scotch Pine, New Jersey
1901- 1976 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 Those walking past the Manhattan Savings Bank in New York City during ...
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Larry Jefferson

Larry Jefferson

"Dallas Texas Santa"
Irving, Texas
1954 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 Larry Jefferson is a retired member of the U.S. Army and Texas Workforce Commission and ...
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John Johnson

John W. Johnson

"Simply St. Nick"
Longs, South Carolina
1977 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 Endowed with a love of Christmas and its history from an early age, native West Virginian and adopted ...
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Jim Hastings

Jim Hastings

"Durham's Santa and St. Nicholas"
Durham, North Carolina
1945 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 A native of Durham, North Carolina, Jim Hastings has crafted his ...
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Idella Holzhauer

Idella Holzhauer

"Lorain’s Woman Santa Claus"
Lorain, Ohio
1899 - 1995 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 For nearly three decades the children and their families of Lorain, Ohio were ...
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John Scheuch

John Scheuch

"Santa America Santa Claus"
Overland Park, Kansas
1953 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2020 Beginning in 1975, John Scheuch became Santa. He started making home visits, ...
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