American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame members

The American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, formerly known as the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame, recognizes musicians. bands, or companies that have made a distinct contribution to banjo performance, education, manufacturing, and towards promotion of the banjo. The hall of fame is a part of the American Banjo Museum located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

When the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum became the American Banjo Museum in 2009, its focus began to shift to be more inclusive of all banjos. Originally focusing on four-string banjo players, the hall of fame expanded in 2013 to recognize contributions from 5-string banjo players as well, allowing them to be recognized in "non-performance categories" and creating a category specific to 5-string banjo players. The first 5-string banjoists were added to the hall of fame beginning in 2014.

Inductees into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in 2018 include Bela Fleck (5-string performance), Borgy Borgerson (4-string performance), Jim Henson (promotion), Hub Nitsche and the Banjo Newsletter (both instruction and education), and Eddie Collins (historical). The 2019 inductees include Alison Brown (five-string performance), Johnny Baier (4-string performance), Jimmy Mazzy (4-string performance), John Hartford (historical), Bob Snow (promotion), and Janet Davis (instruction and education).

5-String Performance

 * 2014 - Earl Scruggs
 * 2015 - Pete Seeger
 * 2016 - J.D. Crowe
 * 2017 - John McEuen
 * 2018 - Bela Fleck
 * 2019 - Alison Brown
 * 2020 - Gary "Biscuit" Davis
 * 2021 - Jens Krüger
 * 2022 - Sonny Osborne
 * 2023 - Buck Trent
 * 2024 - Kristin Scott Benson

4-String Performance

 * 1998 - Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery / C. Sandy Riner
 * 1999 - Eddie Peabody / Harry Reser
 * 2000 - Don Van Palta / Perry Bechtel
 * 2001 - Buddy Wachter / Roy Smeck
 * 2002 - Tim Allan / Johnny St. Cyr
 * 2003 - Cathy Reilly Finn / Scotty Plummer
 * 2004 - Al Smith / Freddy Morgan
 * 2005 - Doug Mattocks / Michael Pingitore
 * 2006 - Cynthia Sayer / Pat Terry, Sr.
 * 2007 - Georgette Twain / John Cali
 * 2008 - Jad Paul / Maurice Bolyer
 * 2009 - John Becker / Buck Kelly
 * 2010 - Dave Marty / Helen Baker
 * 2011 - Greg Allen / Gene Sheldon
 * 2012 - Lee Floyd III / Skip DeVol
 * 2013 - Mike Gentry / Eddie Connors
 * 2014 - Debbie Schreyer / Elmer Snowden
 * 2015 - Eddy Davis
 * 2016 - Pat Terry, Jr.
 * 2017 - Paul Erikson
 * 2018 - Borgy Borgerson
 * 2019 - Johnny Baier / Jimmy Mazzy
 * 2020 - Eddie Erickson
 * 2021 - Brad Roth
 * 2022 - Don Vappie
 * 2023 - Kurt Abell
 * 2024 - Ken Aoki

Historical

 * 2016 - George Formby
 * 2017 - Joel Walker Sweeney
 * 2018 - Eddie Collins
 * 2019 - John Hartford
 * 2020 - Don Reno
 * 2021 - Paul Buskirk
 * 2022 - The Banjo Kings
 * 2023 - Grandpa Jones
 * 2024 - Ralph Stanley

Instruction & Education

 * 2001 - Mel Bay
 * 2002 - Lowell Schreyer
 * 2003 - Charlie Tagawa
 * 2004 - Charles McNeil
 * 2005 - Buddy Griffin
 * 2006 - Walter Kaye Bauer
 * 2007 - Don Van Palta
 * 2008 - Don Stevison
 * 2009 - Dave Frey
 * 2010 - Jim Riley
 * 2011 - Daryl Whiting
 * 2012 - Buddy Wachter
 * 2013 - Steve Caddick
 * 2014 - Mike Currao
 * 2015 - Tim Allan
 * 2016 - Alfred Greathouse
 * 2017 - Tony Trischka
 * 2018 - Hub Nitsche & Banjo Newsletter
 * 2019 - Janet Davis
 * 2020 - Roger Sprung
 * 2021 - Scott Whitfield
 * 2022 - Alan Munde
 * 2024 - Bill Evans

Design & Manufacture

 * 2003 - C.C. Richelieu
 * 2004 - Fred Bacon & Daniel Day
 * 2005 - Renee Karnes
 * 2006 - Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co, Ltd. & Gibson Instrument Company
 * 2007 - Wm. Lange/Paramount
 * 2008 - Dale Small
 * 2009 - Henry Lea
 * 2010 - Chuck Ogsbury/OME
 * 2011 - Vega
 * 2012 - Jim Farquhar
 * 2013 - Wayne Fairchild
 * 2014 - David L. Day
 * 2015 - Albert D. Grover
 * 2016 - Deering Banjos
 * 2020 - Geoff Stelling
 * 2021 - Greg Rich
 * 2023 - Norbert Pietsch

Promotion

 * 2000 - Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson
 * 2001 - Frank Rossi
 * 2001 - Jack Canine
 * 2002 - Jubilee Banjo Band
 * 2003 - Ralph Martin
 * 2004 - Fred "Mickey" Finn
 * 2005 - Joel Schiavone
 * 2006 - Eddy Davis
 * 2007 - Walt Disney Company
 * 2008 - Jack Dupen, Harry Higgins (album The Red Garter)
 * 2009 - Myron Hinkle
 * 2010 - Bill Pincumbe
 * 2011 - Horis Ward
 * 2012 - Glenn Parks
 * 2013 - Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
 * 2014 - The Kingston Trio
 * 2015 - Steve Martin
 * 2017 - Roy Clark
 * 2018 - Jim Henson
 * 2019 - Bob Snow (started Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium)
 * 2022 - Randy Morris
 * 2023 - Akira Tsumura
 * 2024 - Ned Luberecki