2021 Inductees

Class of 2021 – December 22, 2021

Marinus Schrap

Marinus Schrap

"The Gentle Santa"
Abington, Pennsylvania
1952 - 2021 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 Marinus “Dutch” Schrap, Sr., was born in the Netherlands. When he immigrated to the ...
Tom Pellitieri

Tom Pellitieri

"Toledo Santa"
Toledo, Ohio
1961 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 Tom first portrayed Santa in his 6th Grade Christmas Program. In 1978, as a senior ...
Eileen Bernhardt

Eileen Bernhardt

"Lancaster Best Santa"
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1928 - 2008 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 The most popular Santa in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for many years was Eileen Bernhardt. She ...
Cortney Lofton

Cortney Lofton

"Red Sled Santa"
Los Angeles, California
1964 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 Cortney Lofton is a Master Craftsman, both a world class builder and a ...
Richard Reyes

Richard Reyes

"Houston’s Pancho Claus"
Houston, Texas
1952 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 Richard Reyes is no ordinary Kris Kringle. A Houstonian Santa unlike any other, dressed ...
Pat Fallon

Pat Fallon

"Philadelphia's Mrs. Santa Claus"
Glenside, Pennsylvania
1945 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 Pat Fallon has been entertaining the Philadelphia region for over 35 years as ...
Tom Cortemeglia

Tom Cortemeglia

"Santa of Middle Tennessee"
Nashville, Tennessee
1943 - Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 Tom Cortemeglia served in the US Navy for total of 41 years from ...
Con and Nellie Miller

Con and Nellie Miller

"Alaska’s Christmas Couple"
North Pole, Alaska International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2021 When Con and Nellie Miller arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1949, they had $1.40 in ...