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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.
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Carl Raymond Gray, Sr. | Inducted between 1936 and 1948
Influential leader in the railroad industry. 1867-1939 | Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954) Impact & Accomplishments Carl R. Gray...
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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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George Colvin Humphrey | 1935
Beloved dairy scientist and innovator in animal nutrition with his "single grain" feeding experiments at the University of Wisconsin....
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Frank Miles Rothrock | Inducted between 1934 and 1948
President of the Washington Wool Growers’ Association, leading Shorthorn breeder in the Pacific Northwest and mining magnate. 1870-1957 |...
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Alexander Hamilton Swan | Inducted between 1934 and 1948
Statesman and a founder of the Swan Land and Cattle Company - the largest cattle operation in the nation, amassing millions of acres of...
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Ernest Browning Forbes | 1934
Pioneer in animal nutrition, charter member of both the American Society of Animal Nutrition and the American Institute of Nutrition....
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Walter Farwell | Inducted between 1934 and 1948
Managing director of the XIT ranch in Texas which was the largest fenced ranch in the world, with 6,000 miles of fence and an estimated...
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Robert Sidney Shaw | 1933
The 11th President of (now) Michigan State University - leading to growth and expansion during the Great Depression. 1871-1953 | Artist:...
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Otto V. Battles | 1930
Founder of the legendary Rosemere Herd, a prominent Angus breeder and international judge. 1882-1967 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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Edgar Albert Burnett | 1930
University of Nebraska Dean and Chancellor who was also involved in the American Educational Corps teaching agriculture. 1865-1941 |...
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Andrew Boss | 1929
Boss developed the first college course in dressing and curing meats in the nation and was instrumental in increasing corn productivity...
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Calvin Coolidge | 1929
Calvin Coolidge was the first U. S. President to visit the International Live Stock Exposition. 1872-1933 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...
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Frederick Blackmar Mumford | 1928
Missouri University School of Agriculture's fifth dean makes the college a top ranked school and helped improve agricultural production....
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Herbert Windsor Mumford | 1928
University of Illinois School of Agriculture Dean and leader in livestock marketing and strategies to increase production. 1871-1938 |...
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Gordon Haines True | 1927
Professor True established herds and flocks that were among the best in the nation, winning top awards at Chicago. 1868-1928 | Artist:...
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Harry Luman Russell | 1922
A charter member of the Society of American Bacteriologists, Russell pioneered bovine tuberculosis research in the West, advanced the...
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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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Henry Prentiss Armsby | 1921
A pioneer in animal research and founder of the American Society of Animal Nutrition, Armsby is best known for building the world’s only...
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John Henry Shepperd | 1921
A forty-five-year career at North Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station and over thirty years of being the Judging...
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John Hewer | Inducted between 1920 and 1941
Foundational breeder of Hereford cattle setting the white face and red markings of the Hereford breed we know today. 1787-1873 | Artist:...
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