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Home to 378 Livestock industry hall of famers

Explore the innovators, the pioneers, the visionary leaders and notable contributors to the livestock industry. You can use the search bar to select a topic or year. All inductees are listed in chronological order (as best known). Please check out the alphabetical listing of all inductees below.

Bernard H. Heide | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

International Live Stock Exposition Secretary and Manager for 40 years. 1868-1946 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...

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Orvis T. Henkle | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Treasurer and director of the International Live Stock Exposition and chairman of the Horse Show Committee. Circa1871-1956 | Artist:...

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John A. Hill | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Manager of the Stock Yards Inn and steward of the Saddle & Sirloin Club. Circa1870-1931 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936)...

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Robert Justus Kleberg, Jr. | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Manager of the largest cattle rail ranch in the world; he made improvements such as drilling for water, fencing pastures, extending...

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Seaman Asahel Knapp | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Pioneer in American agricultural education who originated the method in which an expert demonstrates, farm by farm, new agricultural...

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Henry W. Marshall | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Statesman, noted Angus and Hereford breeder, newspaper publisher, Purdue University president and long time president of the...

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James Warfield Martin | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Owner of the successful Buena Vista Red Polled herd and director and vice president of the International Live Stock Exposition. 1855-1939...

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Robert F. Miller | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Top international livestock producer and judge, Robert Miller passionate about improving livestock agriculture around the world....

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Frederick Henry Prince | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Visionary capitalist who created the Union Stock Yards, Central Manufacturing District - the first industrial park in the world and...

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Howard Remus Smith | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Stellar educator at three major universities, charter member of the American Society of Animal Nutrition and major contributor to a...

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Andrew NcNairn Soule | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Canadian Soule left his mark on American agriculture through his teaching and his involvement as president of the Georgia State College...

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Robert Jones Evans | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Leader in the swine industry and promoter of the Duroc breed. 1863-1930 | Artist: Unknown Impact & Accomplishments Robert Evans was a...

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John Alden Spoor | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

First president of the International Live Stock Exposition and namesake of the Spoor Trophy awarded to the winning team of the National...

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William Insco Buchanan | Inducted by 1920

Organizer of the celebrated Corn Palace Expositions in Sioux City, Iowa, envoy to the Argentine Republic and the first U.S. foreign...

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Munson Parker Buel | Inducted by 1920

President of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange, charter member and president of the Saddle and Sirloin Club. 1845-1923 | Artist: Robert...

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Thomas Clark | Inducted by 1920

Noted Hereford breeder and director and cattle superintendent of the International Live Stock Exposition. 1842-1927 | Artist: Robert...

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Eugene Davenport | Inducted by 1920

Leader for the integration of agriculture into public schools and dean of agriculture and vice president at the University of Illinois....

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G. Howard Davison | Inducted by 1920

Pioneer Shropshire sheep breeder in America, elected to the Royal Agricultural Society and founder of the Altamont farm in Millbrook, NY....

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John W. Groves | Inducted by 1920

Credited with improving the efficiency of the registry records at the Pure Bred Live Stock Records at the Union Stock Yards. 1849-1912 |...

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Emil Henry Ingwersen | Inducted between 1920 and 1941

Part of a livestock commission legacy family, Ingwersen was the head cattle buyer for Swift & Co., president of the National Live Stock ...

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