October 31, 2026

The Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum: Todd Huber's Collection and Every Inductee

A collection that started in a garage became the world's first skateboard museum. The story of Todd Huber's Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum in Simi Valley, California, and every inductee from 2009 to 2026, with a short note on each.

Intro

In Simi Valley, north-west of Los Angeles, there is a building full of skateboards: clay-wheel boards from the 1960s, homemade boards, fibreglass and urethane from the 1970s, and pro models from every decade since. It is the Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum, founded by Todd Huber, and it is also where skateboarding honours its legends.

This article tells the story of the museum and the Hall of Fame, explains how inductees are chosen, and lists every inductee from 2009 to 2026, with a short note on each.

The museum: from a garage to the world's first skate museum

According to Yahoo Lifestyle, Todd Huber started collecting skateboards in his garage at the age of 24, after quitting smoking, when a friend suggested he buy a skateboard. Over about thirty years the hobby grew into what the article calls the world's first skateboarding museum.

Some facts about the museum:

Founded: 1997, according to Wikipedia and Surfer Today. For many years it was housed at the Skatelab skatepark in Simi Valley.
New home: In December 2018 the museum reopened in a 10,000-square-foot space in the Simi Valley Town Center.
The collection: Huber estimated in 2019 that it holds about 5,000 pieces, though he has never counted them one by one. Many of the boards are used, customised or homemade, from times when skateboards could not always be bought.
What you see: According to Surfer Today, the museum describes its collection of folk-art skateboards as the largest in the world. There are also historical artefacts, memorabilia, a library, VHS tapes and an indoor skate ramp.
Non-profit: The Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation.

Visiting

The museum's own website gives this information (checked October 2026):


Address	1555 Simi Town Center Way #230, Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA
Opening hours	Wednesday–Friday 2–8 pm, Saturday 11 am–8 pm, Sunday 12–5 pm
Phone	+1 805-842-1444

Check the website before you go, as opening hours can change.

The Hall of Fame: how inductees are chosen

The first class was inducted in 2009: Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, Danny Way and Bruce Logan. Since then a new class has been inducted almost every year, with no class in 2011.

According to Surfer Today, a 68-member nomination committee chooses the nominees. The final vote involves around 400 people: skateboarding professionals, the nomination committee, earlier inductees, and members of the media and industry.

Inductees are grouped by era and category:

Era categories: 1960s, 1970s (two groups), 1980s (two groups), 1990s and 2000s, depending on when the skater made their mark.
Icon: people, companies, magazines, bands and places that shaped skate culture without being competitive skaters, such as Thrasher, Black Flag, Powell Peralta or the Pipeline skatepark.
Women: a category for the women who built skateboarding.
Photographer: the photographers who documented the sport.

There is also a Lifetime Achievement Award, given in 2026 to Rich Novak (co-founder of NHS, the company behind Santa Cruz and Independent), George Powell (Powell Peralta and Bones Wheels) and Steve Van Doren (Vans).

Every inductee, 2009–2026

Below is every inductee, by year. The categories come from the Hall of Fame's own website, including the "Builder" category used for Tim Payne in 2026.

About the short descriptions: They are based on the Hall of Fame's own inductee pages, Wikipedia and the other sources below. Where the Hall of Fame only lists sponsors or magazine covers, we say "associated with". For 11 inductees, the Hall of Fame has not yet published a biography and we could not confirm anything beyond their era category, so that is all we state. If you know more about any of them, tell us and we will add it.

2009 (4 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Bruce Logan	1960s	One of the first pro skateboarders; co-founded the Makaha team with Larry Stevenson in 1963.
Danny Way	1990s	Started at Del Mar Skate Ranch at six; mega-ramp pioneer who jumped the Great Wall of China in 2005.
Tony Alva	1970s	Joined the Z-Boys in 1972 and later won the Men's World Overall Championship; a pool and vert pioneer.
Tony Hawk	1980s	Vert legend and Bones Brigade member; landed the first 900 at the 1999 X Games.

2010 (8 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Bob Burnquist	1990s	From São Paulo; pro at 14, won the 1995 Slam City Jam and became a vert and mega-ramp innovator.
C.R. Stecyk III	Icon	Zephyr co-founder, artist and writer whose Dogtown articles made the Z-Boys famous.
Eric Koston	1990s	Street innovator since turning pro in 1992.
Larry Stevenson	Icon	A 1960s lifeguard who founded Makaha Skateboards and patented the kicktail.
Patti McGee	1960s	One of skateboarding's original legends, from San Diego's 1960s surf scene.
Stacy Peralta	Icon	Z-Boy, Powell Peralta co-founder, maker of the Bones Brigade videos and director of Dogtown and Z-Boys.
Steve Caballero	1980s	Joined the Bones Brigade in 1979, turned pro in 1980 and has stayed with Powell-Peralta ever since; the "Caballerial" is his.
Torger Johnson	1960s	1960s freestyler known for carefully planned, subtle routines.

2011

No class was inducted in 2011.

2012 (8 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Black Flag	Icon	Hermosa Beach punk band whose music and DIY ethic shaped skate culture.
Danny Bearer	1960s	Mid-1960s skater known for his fluid, flashy style from West Los Angeles schoolyards.
Frank Nasworthy	Icon	Introduced polyurethane wheels with Cadillac Wheels in 1973, sparking the 1970s boom.
Glen E. Friedman	Icon / Photographer	Photographer of Dogtown, punk and hip hop (see our photographers article).
Jay Adams	1970s	Original Z-Boy, "the original seed", and a key figure at the 1975 Del Mar Nationals (1961–2014).
John Humphrey	1960s	Produced the Humco Surfer in 1963, the first licensee of a skateboard patent; a former U.S. Navy pilot.
Mark Gonzales	1980s	Street-skating pioneer and artist, "The Gonz".
Peggy Oki	Women	The only "Z-Girl" on the mid-1970s Zephyr team.

2013 (10 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Alan Gelfand	1970s	Landed the first ollie in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1977; nicknamed "Ollie".
Brandon "Woody" Woodward	1960s	Original member of the 1960s Makaha and Hobie teams.
Christian Hosoi	1980s	Grew up at Marina del Rey Skatepark, turned pro for Sims at 14 and became a 1980s vert icon.
Devo	Icon	New wave band whose fast, jerky sound matched late-1970s skating.
Laura Thornhill	Women	Recruited to Logan Earth Ski at 13 in 1975; the second woman with a signature model.
NHS Inc.	Icon	Founded in 1973 by Richard Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman; behind Santa Cruz, Independent, OJ Wheels and Creature.
Rodney Mullen	1980s	Adapted the ollie to flat ground in 1982 and invented much of modern street skating.
Tom Sims	Icon	Built the first skate longboards (1975) and laminated maple decks (1977); often called the inventor of snowboarding.
Warren Bolster	Icon / Photographer	Revived SkateBoarder magazine in the mid-1970s; a founding figure of skate photojournalism.
Wendy Bearer Bull	1960s	The only girl on Larry Stevenson's original 1960s Makaha team, later on the Hobie team.

2014 (10 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Ellen O'Neal	Women	Freestyler who rode for G&S from 1976 to 1980 and appeared in the 1978 film Skateboard.
Fausto Vitello	Icon	Co-founder of Thrasher, Independent and Deluxe Distribution (born Buenos Aires, 1946).
Gregg Carroll	1990s	Original member of Larry Stevenson's Makaha team, founded in 1963.
J. Grant Brittain	Icon / Photographer	Prolific photographer who shot the sport's biggest names for three decades; TransWorld co-founder.
Jim Muir	1970s	"Red Dog", born in Venice in 1958; founding Z-Boy and co-founder of Dogtown Skates.
Lance Mountain	1980s	Starred in The Bones Brigade Video Show (1984), founded The Firm, later Flip and Nike SB.
Laurie Turner Demott	1960s	1960s competitor in an era when women's skating rarely got coverage.
Natas Kaupas	1980s	Santa Monica street pioneer who, with Mark Gonzales, built modern street skating in the mid-1980s.
Pipeline Skatepark	Icon	Legendary park in Upland, California, open 1977–1988.
Steve Olson	1970s	Brought punk rock to skateboarding in the late 1970s; original tester of the Independent Stage 1 truck.

2015 (12 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Brian Logan	1960s	Oldest Logan sibling, a top competitor in the 1960s and 1970s.
Cara-Beth Burnside	Women	Pioneer of women's pro skateboarding and snowboarding; first woman on a Thrasher cover.
Chris Miller	1980s	Trained at Pipeline Skatepark; known for speed and style over three decades; founded Planet Earth.
Duane Peters	1970s	"The Master of Disaster", who brought punk into skating and invented several staple tricks.
Elissa Steamer	Women	The first professional female street skater and the first woman with a starring role in a major skate video.
Henry Hester	Icon	"Bad H", several-time world slalom champion and downhill racer; gave his name to the Hester Series.
James O'Mahoney	Icon	Founded the U.S. Skateboard Association in 1974, the first true national skateboarding organisation.
John Cardiel	1990s	San Jose legend whose fame rests on style and folklore; Anti Hero and Spitfire.
Neil Blender	1980s	Creative and highly influential 1980s pro and artist; co-founded Alien Workshop.
Robin Logan	Women	Youngest of the skateboarding Logan siblings, from Hermosa Beach.
Steve Van Doren	Icon	Son of Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren, the brand's "Ambassador of Fun"; also given a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Tracker Trucks	Icon	Larry Balma and Dave Dominy designed their first precision skateboard truck in 1974.

2016 (12 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Cindy Whitehead	Women	Turned pro at 17 and was among the top-ranked female vert skaters of the 1970s.
Ed Templeton	1990s	Toy Machine founder and one of the most influential pros of his era, also an artist.
Eddie Elguera	1980s	1980s vert innovator behind the Elguerial, rock to fakie and fakie ollie.
Ellen Berryman	Women	Encinitas freestyler who started in 1975 on La Costa's downhill roads.
Jen O'Brien	Women	Florida-raised vert skater who became a leading figure after moving to California in 1994.
Mofo	Icon / Photographer	Richard Noll, Thrasher's second employee, photographer, writer and the idea behind the Skate Rock tapes.
Powell Peralta	Icon	Founded in 1977 to build a better board and wheel; home of the Bones Brigade.
Skip Frye	—	San Diego surf-skater of the 1960s who turned pro as a surfer and shaped boards for G&S.
Steve Alba	1970s	"Salba", winner of the first pool contest in skateboarding history (Hester Series, 1978).
Suicidal Tendencies	Icon	Venice band founded by Mike Muir, brother of Z-Boy Jim Muir; hardcore heavily featured in skate media.
Tommy Guerrero	1980s	San Francisco street pioneer with the first street part in Future Primitive; Real co-founder and musician.
Ty Page	1970s	Mid-1970s innovator of the Ty Hop (today's pop shove-it) and the Ty slide.

2017 (12 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Bob Mohr	1960s	Mid-1960s skater and high jumper who won the 1977 World Freestyle Championship.
Daewon Song	1990s	Seoul-born technical master who broke out in World Industries' Love Child (1992).
Eric Dressen	1980s	Discovered at nine by Laura Thornhill; Dogtown street and pool skater.
Gregg Weaver	1970s	"The Cadillac Kid", star of the mid-1970s revival and the early Cadillac Wheels ads.
Jim Phillips	Icon	Artist behind the Screaming Hand, the Santa Cruz "Dot" logo and the Independent logo.
Kim Cespedes	Women	San Diego skater on the Hobie and Tracker teams, one of the gnarliest women of the 1970s.
Mike McGill	1980s	Bones Brigade vert pro who invented the McTwist in 1984.
Russ Howell	1970s	Top 1970s freestyle champion and ambassador for the sport.
Shogo Kubo	1970s	Born in Kagoshima, Japan; a founding Z-Boy known for his smooth pool style.
Sonja Catalano	Icon / Women	Honoured for her role in the California Amateur Skateboard League (CASL), founded in 1982.
Thrasher magazine	Icon	Launched in January 1981 under editor Kevin Thatcher.
Vicki Vickers	Women	Houston-born vert skater on the Hobie pro team, 1978 female skateboarder of the year.

2018 (12 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Allen Losi	1980s	Sylmar-born vert pro of the 1980s.
Bahne	Icon	Brothers Bill and Bob Bahne of San Diego, surf and skate board builders.
Brad Bowman	1970s	One of the most stylish skaters of the late 1970s pools and parks.
David "Hackman" Hackett	1970s	Malibu skater who won a bank-riding contest at 14 and became a 1970s vert star.
Guy Mariano	1990s	L.A. prodigy introduced in Powell-Peralta's Ban This; later Girl and Lakai.
Jeff Ho	Icon	Built boards in the 1950s, then shaped surf and skate boards; Zephyr co-founder.
Judi Oyama	Women	Santa Cruz slalom and downhill racer who has raced for decades.
Matt Hensley	1980s	Born 1970, known for originality and style; H-Street, Plan B, later Flogging Molly.
Mike Weed	1970s	Pioneer of modern pool riding who also did vert, freestyle, slalom and downhill.
Pattie Hoffman	Women	Called "skateboarding's winningest amateur female competitor" by SkateBoarder magazine.
SkateBoarder magazine	Icon	Described by the Hall of Fame as the world's first skateboarding publication.
Tommy Ryan	—	Skating since 1957: products, media appearances and a pro slalom team.

2019 (12 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Cris Dawson	1960s	Santa Monica skater since 1959, called one of the premier 1960s stylists by C.R. Stecyk III.
Desiree Von Essen Harrington	Women	Prominent mid-1970s skater, sponsored from 1974, featured in the film Go For It.
Edie Robertson	Women	One of the most accomplished female pros of the 1970s.
Gale Webb	Icon / Women	"The Skateboarding Mom", skating since 1956 and a champion of women in the sport.
Jason Lee	1990s	Late-1980s and early-1990s street pro (Video Days, Stereo), then actor.
Jeff Phillips	1980s	Dallas-raised, one of the most powerful vert skaters of the 1980s; the Phillips 66 is his.
Kevin "The Worm" Anderson	1970s	Early vertical pioneer from Memphis.
Kona Skatepark	Icon	Opened June 4, 1977, in Jacksonville, Florida; still running.
Micke Alba	1980s	Top vert pro from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
Ray "Bones" Rodriguez	1970s	Sponsored by Powell in 1978, the first member of the Bones Brigade.
Tom "Wally" Inouye	1970s	One of the most prominent pros of the late 1970s, on three SkateBoarder covers.
Val Surf	Icon	North Hollywood shop opened in 1962, described as the first skateboard shop in the world.

2020 (18 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Bob Biniak	1970s	Z-Boy from the original Zephyr team, seen in the 1978 film Skateboard.
Chad Muska	1990s	One of the most famous street skaters of the late 1990s and 2000s.
Chris Strople	1970s	Late-1970s vert skater credited with inventing the alley-oop and rock 'n' roll boardslide.
Deanna Calkins	Women	Slalom icon who dominated the course at Skateboard World.
Dennis Martinez	1970s	San Diego skater who moved from slalom and freestyle to pool riding at the Soul Bowl.
Don "Waldo" Autry	1970s	Early pool rider beyond Dogtown, from the Badlands to San Diego (1957–2013).
Doug "Pineapple" Saladino	1970s	San Diego skater who surf-skated curbs after Cadillac Wheels arrived in 1973.
Ed Nadalin	1970s	One of the top freestylers of the 1970s.
George Orton	1970s	One of the most aggressive vert skaters of the late 1970s.
Hobie Alter	Icon	Surf pioneer whose Hobie brand made some of the first commercial skateboards (1933–2014).
Jerry Valdez	1970s	Southern California freestyle skater of the 1970s.
John "Tex" Gibson	1980s	Houston-born, one of the famous Texas pros of the 1980s.
John Freis	1960s	1960s-era pioneer (SHoF 1960s category).
Marty Grimes	1970s	Known as the first Black pro skateboarder.
Paul Schmitt	Icon	Skateboarding's "professor", the board builder behind countless pro models.
Ray Barbee	1980s	San Francisco pro of the late 1980s and 1990s, known for his smooth, flowing style.
Rick Blackhart	1970s	San Jose skater who turned pro for Tunnel in 1975.
Terry Lawrence	Women	Long Beach vert skater, skating since age eight.

2021 (18 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Billy Ruff	1980s	1980s pro associated with G&S and Airwalk.
Bobby Piercy	1970s	Major 1970s slalom racer who pioneered the parallel stance.
Bobby Valdez	1970s	1970s pro associated with Independent and Powerflex.
Chris Yandall	1970s	Top mid-1970s pro slalom racer from San Diego.
Cliff Coleman	1960s	Downhill pioneer whose sliding technique is still used today.
Colleen Boyd Turner	1960s	Leading 1960s skater; co-founded La Femme team and won the Flatland Slalom at the 1965 championships.
Dave Andrecht	1970s	1970s pro, later co-founder of Sk8board Nation; the Andrecht flip is named after him.
Denis Shufeldt	1970s	Mid-1970s downhill speed racer who pioneered high-speed tuck postures.
Eric Grisham	1980s	1980s vert pro.
John Hutson	1970s	1970s downhill racer who won 11 of 14 races in 1978 (1953–2024).
Kareem Campbell	1990s	1990s street icon from Harlem and Venice; World Industries, then City Stars.
Kent Senatore	1970s	1970s pro with SkateBoarder and Skateboard World covers.
Lonnie Toft	1970s	1970s pro associated with Sims and Tracker Trucks.
Mike Smith	1980s	1980s vert pro.
Mike Vallely	1980s	Influential mid-1980s street skater from New Jersey; Powell Peralta.
Skitch Hitchcock	1970s	Popularised the "gorilla grip" air (1952–2014).
Steve Cathey	1970s	Credited with inventing the tail drop in 1977.
Tina Trefethen	Women	Freestyler and editor/art director at Skateboard Publications.

2022 (24 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Bert Lamar	1970s	1970s pro associated with Sims and Tracker Trucks.
Bob Skoldberg	1970s	1970s pro associated with Hobie and Road Rider.
Bruce Walker	Icon	Inducted as an Icon of the sport.
Darrell Miller	1970s	1970s pro (SHoF 1970s category).
Gregg Ayres	1970s	1970s pro associated with Sims and Tracker Trucks.
Jana Payne-Booker	Women	Associated with G&S, Sims and Vans.
Jay Smith	1970s	"Master of style and Lord of the layback": a pioneer of shallow-end pool skating, famous for his long layback, who rode pool contests from 1977 to 1980 (1962–2026).
Jim Fitzpatrick	Icon	Six decades as athlete, industry executive, lobbyist and preservationist.
Kevin Reed	1970s	1970s pro associated with Haut.
Larry Gordon (G&S)	Icon	Co-founder of Gordon & Smith (G&S) (1939–2016).
Leilani Kiyabu-Glasheen	Women	Pro skater (SHoF women category).
Lester Kasai	1980s	1980s vert pro.
Mark Lake	1970s	1970s pro (SHoF 1970s category).
Mike Folmer	1970s	1970s pro (SHoF 1970s category).
Monty Nolder	1980s	1980s vert pro.
Pat Duffy	1990s	Plan B street skater famous for his handrail parts.
Peter Gifford	1970s	1970s pro associated with Haut and Independent.
Salman Agah	1990s	Thrasher Skater of the Year and switch-stance pioneer of the early 1990s.
Scott Foss	1970s	1970s pro (SHoF 1970s category).
Shawn Peddie	1970s	Florida skateboarding pioneer and vert innovator (1962–2013).
Steve Rocco	Icon	Freestyler who founded World Industries and reshaped the 1990s industry.
Steve Steadham	1980s	1980s vert pro.
Tim Marting	1970s	1970s pro associated with Blade Trucks and Saber Boards.
Tom Groholski	1980s	East Coast vert pro of the 1980s.

2023 (17 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Anita Tessensohn Sanford	Women	Oregon skater sponsored by Powell-Peralta, later a professional dancer.
Howard Hood	1970s	Runway Skatepark regular who turned pro through Kanoa Surf.
Jeff Grosso	1980s	Vert and pool pro (Powell Peralta, Santa Cruz, Black Label) and host of "Love Letters to Skateboarding".
Jesse Martinez	1980s	Venice street and pool legend.
Jimmy Plumer	1970s	Remembered for his backside airs at the 1979 Lakewood contest (1959–2023).
John Lucero	1980s	One of the first pros to design his own deck graphics; Black Label founder.
Lonny Hiramoto	1970s	Pro at 13; won the first televised skateboard contest (1979) and is credited with inventing the footplant.
Mike Carroll	1990s	Thrasher Skater of the Year; H-Street, Plan B and Girl co-founder.
Paul Constantineau	1970s	Learned to surf and skate from Jay Adams and the Dogtown crew.
Ray Flores	1960s	Santa Monica skater since age six who rode for Hobie and represented Zephyr.
Rick Howard	1990s	Vancouver-born street pro and Girl co-founder.
Rip City	Icon	Santa Monica skate shop founded April 1, 1978, one of the longest-running in the world.
Saecha Clarke	Women	Associated with Think Skateboards and Venture Trucks.
Skip Engblom	Icon	Co-founded Zephyr in 1971, built the Z-Boys teams, then founded Santa Monica Airlines.
Tom Penny	1990s	Oxford-born street skater whose 1990s style and parts for Flip made him a legend.
Wentzle Ruml	1970s	1970s pro seen in Go For It, Super Sessions and Dogtown.
Wes Humpston	Icon	Dogtown Skates co-founder and pioneer of drawn deck graphics.

2024 (17 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Chris Chaput	1970s	1970s pro associated with Logan Earth Ski and Tunnel.
Claus Grabke	1980s	German vert pro and one of Europe's first skate stars.
Di Dootson Rose	Icon / Women	Icon Award; associated with the La Costa racing team, National Skateboard Review and USA Skateboarding.
Don Bostick	Icon	Contest organiser behind the NSA and World Cup Skateboarding.
Doug Schneider	1970s	1970s pro on the cover of SkateBoarder in May 1979.
Geoff Rowley	2000s	Liverpool-born street pro, Thrasher's 2000 Skater of the Year; Flip.
Jack Smith	Icon	Long-distance pioneer who first crossed the U.S. in 1976; founded the Morro Bay Skate Museum.
Jeremy Henderson	1970s	1970s pro with Thrasher covers.
Jeremy Klein	1990s	Original World Industries rider, later Birdhouse; founded Hook-Ups.
Lynn Kramer	Women	Associated with Oust Bearings, Turbo Wheels and Old Bones Therapy.
Marc Sinclair	1970s	1970s pro (SHoF 1970s category).
Mark Baker	1970s	1970s pro with a colourful life story.
Per Viking	1980s	Fast, competitive Swedish skater from Stockholm's New Sport Team (died 1997).
Ron Allen	1980s	Thrasher cover skater associated with H-Street and Vision Street Wear.
Terry Brown	Women	Pro skater (SHoF women category).
Tom Knox	1980s	Associated with Santa Cruz, Speed Wheels and Independent.
Tony Magnusson	1980s	Swedish skater who moved to the U.S. as a teenager; H-Street co-founder.

2025 (20 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Ben Schroeder	1980s	Associated with Dogtown, Black Label and Speed Wheels.
Bucky Lasek	1990s	Vert champion with multiple X Games gold medals.
Dale Smith	Icon	"The Sausage Man", freestyler, Hobie team coach and maker of safety gear.
Darren Ho	1970s	1970s pro associated with Town & Country.
Dave Hilton	1960s	Original Hobie team member who toured the country giving demos with brother Steve.
Freddie De Sota	1980s	1980s pro (SHoF 1980s category).
George Trafton	1960s	Original 1960s Hobie team member who influenced Tony Alva and Jim Muir.
Jaime Reyes	Women (1990s)	1990s street skater with a Thrasher cover; associated with Real and Venture.
Jim Gray	Icon	Gold Cup Series pro of the early 1980s; founded ACME and Standard Trucks.
Karma Tsocheff	1980s	Associated with Consolidated, Dogtown and Thunder Trucks.
Larry Bertlemann	1970s	Hawaiian surfer whose low, carving style inspired the Z-Boys.
Mike Ternasky	Icon	H-Street and Plan B co-founder and video maker (1966–1994).
Pat Ngoho	1980s	1980s pro associated with Independent, OJ Wheels and Z-Flex.
Roy Jamieson	1970s	One of the first pros from Hawaii, whose loose surf style influenced the Z-Boys (1958–2019).
Sal Barbier	1990s	1990s street pro with a famously smooth style.
Sally Anne Miller	Icon / Women	Honoured with the Icon Award; associated with the I.S.A.
Sean Sheffey	1990s	Maryland street skater who started with Shut Skates in New York; Life and Plan B.
Steve Hilton	1960s	Original Hobie team member, brother of Dave Hilton.
Titus Dittmann	Icon	German skateboarding pioneer who began importing gear in the late 1970s.
Wade Speyer	1980s	Powerful street and transition pro.

2026 (18 inductees)

Inductee	Category	In short
Alexis Sablone	Women	Street pro and architect, Olympian.
Bill Danforth	1980s	Detroit pool and bowl skater.
Brian Anderson	2000s	Street pro and Thrasher's 1999 Skater of the Year.
Bryce Kanights	Photographer	Skateboard photographer whose work has appeared on many magazine covers.
Cesar "Cesinha" Chaves	1970s	Brazilian 1970s pioneer associated with Surfcraft.
Craig Johnson	1980s	Aggressive "bionic" skater from the 1980s Texas backyard scene.
Frankie Hill	1980s	Late-1980s street pro known for huge gaps.
Heath Kirchart	2000s	Street pro famous for gnarly rails and gaps.
Jeff Tatum	1970s	1970s pro associated with Gyro and Tracker.
Jeremy Wray	1990s	Street pro famous for his water-tower gap.
Jerry Madrid	Icon	From teenage surfboard shaper to head of the Madrid brand over half a century.
Julien Stranger	1990s	San Francisco pro, co-founder of Anti Hero.
Lee Ralph	1980s	1980s pro (SHoF 1980s category).
Omar Hassan	1990s	Transition pro known for style and speed.
Shreddi Repas	1970s	1970s pro (SHoF 1970s category).
Tim Payne	Builder	Ramp builder and president of Team Pain, building skateparks for over 35 years.
Transworld Skateboarding	Icon	Skate magazine founded in 1983.
Vanessa Torres	Women	Street pro, X Games champion.

Why it matters

Skateboarding is young, and much of its history lives in the memories of the people who were there, in old magazines and in boards hanging in garages. The Hall of Fame and Museum is one of the few places where it is collected, preserved and shown to the public, and where the riders of the 1960s and 1970s get the same recognition as today's stars.

For more on some of the inductees, read our articles on LA punk and skateboarding (Z-Boys, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, Thrasher), the history of skateboard graphics (Wes Humpston, Jim Muir, Powell Peralta, Jim Phillips, Steve Rocco) and the photographers who framed board culture (Warren Bolster, Glen E. Friedman, J. Grant Brittain).