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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.

Walter Castella Coffey | 1936

Former flockmaster, University of Minnesota President, Director of the International Live Stock Exposition and President of the American...

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Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. | 1922

A statesman, the father of the modern bourbon industry and noted Hereford breeder, Colonel Taylor was a man of many pursuits. 1830-1923 |...

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Louis Franklin Swift | Inducted between 1920 and 1941

All five of Swift’s sons were active in Swift and Company and related businesses, and three were inducted into the Saddle & Sirloin...

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William Caldwell Warfield | Inducted between 1920 and 1941

Well-known Shorthorn breeder who produced the Loudon Duchesses line of Shorthorns on Grasmere farm near Lexington, Kentucky 1827-1907 |...

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William Marian Jardine | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Outstanding educator, President of Kansas State University, President of the (now) Wichita State University, 9th U.S. Secretary of...

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Edwin Stanton Bayard | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Pioneer agricultural communicator, farmer and community leader. 1867-1952 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...

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Oscar Edwin Bradfute | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

National farm leader and leading Angus breeder and judge. 1862-1929 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...

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Melville Clark Campbell | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Pioneer Kansas rancher, cattleman and community leader. 1849-1932 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact & Accomplishments...

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George Irving Christie | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Influential researcher and leader, Christie helped shaped modern farming in both Canada and the United States. 1881-1953 | Artist: Robert...

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Andrew Braid Cook | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Successful businessman, rancher and Hereford breeder. 1864-1928 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact & Accomplishments...

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Alexander Galbraith | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Influential Scottish-born draft horse importer and breeder establishing Wisconsin as a Clydesdale epicenter. 1853-1928 | Artist: Robert...

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Charles Goodnight | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Known as the "Father of the Texas Panhandle", this legendary rancher and trailblazer helped shape the West and was also instrumental in...

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Robert Harmon Hazlett | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Banker, business and civic leader and famed breeder of Hereford cattle. 1847-1936 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...

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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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Alexander Legge | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Prominent American business executive, serving as president of International Harvester from 1922-1933. He performed public service during...

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Frank Orren Lowden | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Accomplished lawyer, professor, statesman and Governor of Illinois, Lowden was also a prominent Shorthorn and Holstein breeder. 1861-1943...

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Jay Holcomb Neff | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

Owner and publisher of the nation's oldest livestock publication and mayor of Kansas City, MO. 1854-1915 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...

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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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Henry Sieben | Inducted between 1920 and 1936

One of the Montana Territory’s first sheep ranchers, Sieben built the successful and still operating Sieben Live Stock Company which...

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