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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.

John Day | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

With the "Durham Ox", Day has been considered one of the greatest livestock promoters of all time and helped establish Shorthorn breed...

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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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George Frederick Dick | Inducted between 1920 and 1941

American physician and bacteriologist best known for his work with scarlet fever. 1881-1967 | Artist: Ernest Sigmund Klempner (1867-1941)...

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Thomas Dove Foster | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

During his tenure as president of the John Morrell and Company meatpacking firm, Foster moved the U. S. headquarters to Ottumwa, Iowa, in...

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William Duthie | Inducted between 1920 and 1941

Renowned breeder of Aberdeenshire Shorthorn cattle at Collynie. 1893-1923 | Artist: Ernest Sigmund Klempner (1867-1941) Impact &...

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Seth W. Mabry | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Legendary cattle baron of the West. 1831-1914 | Artist: Benjamin S. Kanne (1897-1952) Impact & Accomplishments Cattle baron Seth Mabry...

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George Macpherson-Grant | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Sir George Macpherson-Grant had the oldest herd of polled Aberdeen Angus cattle in Scotland . 1839-1907 | Artist: Benjamin S. Kanne...

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Archibald MacNeilage | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Noted Clydesdale breeder and editor of The Scottish Farmer from its inception in 1893. 1859-1931 | Artist: Benjamin S. Kanne (1897-1952)...

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Ralph Martin Shaw | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Distinguished Chicago lawyer and legal advisor to the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company. 1869-1949 | Artist: Unknown Impact &...

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Theobald Smith | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

The portrait of pioneering epidemiologist and pathologist, Dr. Theobald Smith, was hanging in the collection in 1948, but did not appear...

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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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Oakleigh Thorne | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Noted capitalist and prize winning Angus breeder, Thorne also led efforts to establish grades on market beef. 1866-1948 | Artist: Unknown...

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Benjamin Tomkins, Sr. | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Founder of the Hereford breed. 1714-1789 | Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954) Impact & Accomplishments Although Alvin Sanders, one of...

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Francis Emroy Warren | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

Pioneering western sheepman, the first Governor of Wyoming and one of two first U.S. Senators from Wyoming. 1844-1929| Artist: Benjamin...

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Joseph Elwyn Wing | Inducted between 1920 and 1948

First advocate of alfalfa as a forage crop east of the Mississippi River. 1861-1915 | Artist: J. W. Grimes (life dates unknown) Impact &...

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Samuel Waters Allerton, Jr. | Inducted by 1920

Farmer, investor and one of the founders of the Union Stock Yards - "hog butcher for the world". 1828-1914 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...

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Philip Danforth Armour, Sr. | Inducted by 1920

Visionary businessman who co-founded Armour & Company in Chicago which became the largest enterprise in Chicago and one of the largest...

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Jonathon Ogden Armour | Inducted by 1920

President of Armour & Co. who expanded the global reach of the company and supported the International Live Stock Exposition with the...

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Philip Danforth Armour, Jr. | Inducted by 1920

The portrait of Philip Armour’s son—who died at a young age before taking control of Armour and Company—was documented in the 1920...

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Stephen Moulton Babcock | Inducted by 1920

Known for inventing a test for measuring the butterfat content in milk as well as for the single-grain experiment, which led to the...

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