Which Rock Hall inductee is the only person inducted three times?

Eric Clapton is the only person inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His three honors cover major chapters of his career: the Yardbirds, Cream, and his solo work.

Clapton was first inducted in 1992 as a member of the Yardbirds, the influential British blues-rock group he joined in the 1960s. He was inducted again in 1993 with Cream, the power trio formed with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Cream’s brief career helped establish the improvisational, high-volume model later associated with hard rock.

Clapton’s third induction came in 2000 as a solo artist. His accomplishments across those settings explain why the Hall treats the honor as unique rather than counting one person’s repeated appearances casually. Rod Stewart, John Lennon, and Neil Young have important Hall connections, but none matches Clapton’s three distinct induction credits.