2023 Inductees

Class of 2023 – December 22, 2023

Stephen Arnold

Stephen Arnold

"Fabled Santa"
Memphis, Tennessee
1950 – Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Stephen Arnold seemed a natural for executives to request he fulfill the role of Santa ...
Herman B. Wells

Herman B. Wells

"Indiana University Santa"
Bloomington, Indiana
1902 – 2000 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Without any question, Mr. Herman B Wells is the most honored and decorated person ...
Gail Golden

Gail Golden

"Macy's Mrs. Claus"
Buffalo, New York
1948 – Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Gail Golden has a BFA in Theater from Ithaca College and an MA ...
Rick Rosenthal

Rick Rosenthal

"Northern Lights Santa"
Atlanta, Georgia
1952 – Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Rick Rosenthal first became Santa in 1968 for his friends, classmates, and their families ...
Jeffery McMullen

Jeffery McMullen

"Wisconsin’s Super Santa"
Appleton, Wisconsin
1959 – Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 As a small boy, Jeff decided he wanted to perform and set a goal ...
Lynn Royse

Lynn Royse

"Santa Nana"
Boulder, Colorado
1952 – 2016 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Lynn “Lucky” Royse was an entertainer, an artist, a singer, a writer, and an activist ...
Jim Youker

Jim Youker

"North Carolina’s Friend of Santa"
Garner, North Carolina
1948 – Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Jim Youker first became a Santa as a 21-year-old for a ...
Bill Patterson

Bill Patterson

"The Santa Experience"
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1952 – Current International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 Growing up in Sioux Falls, SD Bill knew the lore about his ...
Phil Steigerwald

Phil Steigerwald

"Santa in Wonderland"
Fort Wayne, Indiana
1927 – 2004 International Santa Claus Hall of Fame - December 2023 For decades, families in Fort Wayne and surrounding counties would make the yearly ...