Class of 2026 – Inducted on February 7, 2026
Doug Fincher, Jr (Deceased)
Pictured (L-R): Wife Alice, son Jake, and daughter-in law
Fresh Air BBQ
Pictured (L-R): Charles, David, and George Barber
Sam Huff
Walter “Stump” McDowell
Henry Pettus (Deceased)
Pictured: Jeff Bruce, accepting on behalf of the Tubman African American Museum
Pictured: Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame 2026 Class Photo with Executive Director
Class of 2025 – Inducted on February 8, 2025.
Big Pig Jig
Lonnie Smith
Tony Thurston (Deceased)
Pictured: Son Scott Thurston and Family
Pictured: Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame 2025 Class Photo with Executive Director
Class of 2024 – Inducted on February 10, 2024.
Sheriff John W. Callaway (Deceased)
GBA Founders (Loraine Khoury, William Khoury, Alex Khoury, & Chelle Brennan)
Pictured: Loraine and Alex Khoury
Danny Meadows
Myron Mixon
Phelps Family (Joe, Carlene, Kell & Janet Phelps)
Pictured: Janet, Carlene & Kell Phelps
Robby Royal
Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame 2024 Class Photo with Executive Director
*More photos, biographies, and other materials for each inductee will be available soon.