South Dakota Hall of Fame

South Dakota Hall of Fame Visitor & Education Center
Established	1974 (1974)
Location	1480 S. Main St., Chamberlain, South Dakota
Coordinates	43°47′49″N 99°20′29″W / 43.79694°N 99.34139°W / 43.79694; -99.34139
Type	Hall of fame; history museum
Nearest car park	yes
Website	Official website

The South Dakota Hall of Fame is an American award for excellence among South Dakotans. Established in 1974, the South Dakota State Legislature named the organization the state's official hall of fame in 1996. The hall is a museum detailing "acts of excellence", the host of an annual honors ceremony, a statewide K-12 South Dakota History Program, and a Visitor and Education Center in Chamberlain that opened in June 2000. More than 700 South Dakotans have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and their stories of excellence with supporting media are available online.

The South Dakota Hall of Fame's main program is the hall of fame itself, called the Legacies of Achievement. About 50 to 70 South Dakotans are nominated every year, and 10 are inducted.^[1]

The center also runs the Acts of Excellence program, by which organizations and individuals are recognized for "building a culture of excellence in South Dakota, one act at a time". This focuses on acts that focus on the betterment of society, culture, and quality of life in the state, and is sponsored by Sanford Health. A list of recipients is kept on the South Dakota Hall of Fame website.^[2]

In 1996, the South Dakota State Hall of Fame was named the state's official hall of fame by the South Dakota State Legislature. In June 2000, the South Dakota Hall of Fame opened their Visitor & Education Center in Chamberlain.^[3]

As of 2023, over 700 people have been inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame across seven categories: agriculture, arts and entertainment, general notability, historical figures, political, professional, and sports.^[1]

Name	Image	Birth–Death	Hometown	Year	Category
Cleveland Abbott		1894–1955	Watertown, South Dakota	2018	Professional[4]
James W. Abbott		b. 1948	Vermillion, South Dakota	2017	Professional[5]
Gene G. Abdallah		1936–2019	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2011	General[6]
James Abdnor		1923–2012	Kennebec, South Dakota	1995	General[7]
James Abourezk		1931–2023	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2012	General[8]
Stan Adelstein		b. 1931	Rapid City, South Dakota	2006	General[9]
Lewis Akeley		1861–1961	Clarendon, New York	1978	General[10]
Arthur Amiotte		b. 1942	Pine Ridge, South Dakota	1997	Arts and Entertainment[11]
Emma E. Amiotte		1913–1997	Manderson, South Dakota	1987	Historical[12]
George "Sparky" Anderson		1934–2010	Bridgewater, South Dakota	2007	Sports[13]
Vernon Ashley		1916–2015	Buffalo County, South Dakota	1991	Historical[14]
Bob Barker		1923–2023	Mission, South Dakota	1980	Arts and Entertainment[15]
L. Frank Baum		1856–1919	Chittenango, New York	2002	Arts and Entertainment[16]
William Henry Harrison Beadle		1838–1915	Madison, South Dakota	1979	General[17]
Tom Berry		1879–1951	Belvidere, South Dakota	1978	General[18]
Black Elk		1863–1950	Manderson, South Dakota	2018	Historical[19]
Andrew Wendell Bogue		1919–2009	Parker, South Dakota	2017	Professional[20]
Gutzon Borglum		1867–1941	Bear Lake County, Idaho	1978	Arts and Entertainment[21]
Ordell Braase		1932–2019	Mitchell, South Dakota	2005	Sports[22]
Hilton Briggs		1913–2001	Cairo, Iowa	1980	Professional[23]
Jeff Broin		b. 1965	Dell Rapids, South Dakota	2017	Professional[24]
Tom Brokaw		b. 1940	Webster, South Dakota	1991	Arts and Entertainment[25]
Eugene Buechel		1874–1954	Fulda, Germany	1978	General[26]
Charles H. Burke		1861–1944	Pierre, South Dakota	1981	General[27]
John Cacavas		1930–2014	Aberdeen, South Dakota	1994	Arts and Entertainment[28]
Gary Cammack		b. 1953	Union Center, South Dakota	2021	Agriculture[29]
William L. Carberry		1885–1973		1978	Sports[30]
Francis Case		1896–1962	Everly, Iowa	1978	General[31]
Charles Badger Clark		1883–1957	Deadwood, South Dakota	1978	Arts and Entertainment[32]
Jan and Herb Conn		1924–2023 (Jan) 1920–2012 (Herb)	White Mountains, New Hampshire	2011	Historical[33][34]
Harvey Dunn		1884–1952	Manchester, South Dakota	1978	Arts and Entertainment[35]
Crazy Horse		c. 1843–1877	near Rapid Creek, South Dakota	1978	Historical[36]
Dennis Daugaard		b. 1953	Dell Rapids, South Dakota	2022	Political[37]
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve		b. 1933	Rosebud, South Dakota	1984	Arts and Entertainment[38]
Eagle Woman		1820–1888		2010	Historical[39]
Charles Eastman		1858–1939	Manitoba, Canada	1978	Professional[40]
Newton Edmunds		1819–1908	Yankton, South Dakota	1978	General[41]
Joe Foss		1915–2003	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1978	General[42]
Chief Gall		1832–1896	Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota	1978	Historical[43]
Harry Gamage		1900–1994	Macomb, Illinois	1978	Sports[44]
Tim Giago		1934–2022	Pine Ridge, South Dakota	1994	Arts and Entertainment[45]
Delta David Gier		b. 1960	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2020	Arts and Entertainment[46]
Hugh Glass		c. 1783–1833	Pennsylvania	1982	Historical[47]
Alice Gossage		1861–1929	Vermillion, South Dakota	1978	Arts and Entertainment[48]
John Grass		1837–1918	Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota	1978	Historical[49]
Bill Groethe		1923–2020	Rapid City, South Dakota	2019	Arts and Entertainment[50]
Alvin Hansen		1887–1975	Viborg, South Dakota	1978	General[51]
Carroll Hardy		1933–2020	Sturgis, South Dakota	1992	Sports[52]
Mary Hart		b. 1950	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1992	Arts and Entertainment[53]
Garney Henley		b. 1935	Hayti, South Dakota	1979	Sports[54]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin		b. 1970	Groton, South Dakota	2017	General[55]
Carole Hillard		1936–2007	Rapid City, South Dakota	2007	General[56]
Oscar Howe		1915–1983	Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota	1979	Arts and Entertainment[57]
Laura Ingalls Wilder		1867–1957	Pepin, Wisconsin	1978	Arts and Entertainment[58]
Iron Nation		1815–1894	Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota	2006	Historical[59]
Bill Janklow		1939–2012	Chicago, Illinois	2013	General[60]
Harold Jones		1909–2002	Santee, Nebraska	1978	General[61]
Tim Johnson		b. 1946	Vermillion, South Dakota	2019	Political[62]
Robert Karolevitz		1922–2011	Yankton, South Dakota	1978	Arts and Entertainment[63]
Herbert Krause		1905–1976	Fergus Falls, Minnesota	1978	General[64]
Shantel Krebs		b. 1973	Canton, South Dakota	2022	Political[65]
Alice Kundert		1920–2013	Mobridge, South Dakota	1990	General[66]
Ernest Lawrence		1901–1958	Canton, South Dakota	1978	Professional[67]
Emil Loriks		1895–1985	Kingsbury County, South Dakota	1979	General[68][69]
Stanley Marshall		1927–1980	Centerville, South Dakota	1980	Sports[70]
George McGovern		1922–2012	Mitchell, South Dakota	1994	General[71]
Vern McKee		1930–2004	Huron, South Dakota	2004	Sports[72]
James McLaughlin		1842–1923	Ontario, Canada	1978	Professional[73]
Donald E. Messer		b. 1941	Kimball, South Dakota	2008	General[74]
Don Meyer		1944–2014	Wayne, Nebraska	2012	Sports[75]
Oscar Micheaux		1884–1951	Metropolis, Illinois	2001	Arts and Entertainment[76]
George S. Mickelson		1941–1993	Selby, South Dakota	2002	General[77]
George T. Mickelson		1903–1965	Selby, South Dakota	1987	General[78]
Billy Mills		b. 1938	Pine Ridge, South Dakota	1980	Sports[79]
Al Neuharth		1924–2013	Alpena, South Dakota	1980	Arts and Entertainment[80]
Judy Olson Duhamel		b. 1939	Rapid City, South Dakota	2014	General[81]
Watson Parker		1924–2013	Hill City, South Dakota	2011	Historical[82][83]
Lyndell Petersen		b. 1931	Quinn, South Dakota	2019	Agriculture[84]
Richard F. Pettigrew		1848–1926	Ludlow, Vermont	1978	General[85]
Larry Pressler		b. 1942	Humboldt, South Dakota	2020	Political[86]
Wayne Rasmussen		b. 1942	Howard, South Dakota	1981	Sports[87]
Red Cloud		1822–1909	Platte River, Nebraska	1978	Historical[88]
Gabriel Renville		1825–1892	Big Stone Lake, South Dakota	1978	Historical[89]
Pete Retzlaff		1931–2020	Ellendale, North Dakota	1978	Sports[90]
Joe Robbie		1916–1990	Sisseton, South Dakota	1985	Sports[91]
T. Denny Sanford		b. 1935	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2007	Professional[92]
Sitting Bull		1834–1890	Bullhead, South Dakota	1978	Historical[93]
Spotted Tail		c. 1823–1881		1978	Historical[94]
Struck by the Ree		c. 1804–1888	Yankton, South Dakota	1978	Historical[95]
Clark Swisher		1916–2005	Vermillion, South Dakota	1978	Sports[96]
Tasunka Kokipapi		c. 1836–1893	Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota	1978	Historical[97]
Casey Tibbs		1929–1990	Fort Pierre, South Dakota	1978	Historical[98]
Norm Van Brocklin		1926–1983	Walnut Creek, California	1991	Sports[99]
Eugene Luther Vidal		1895–1969	Madison, South Dakota	1978	Sports[100]
Adam Vinatieri		b. 1972	Rapid City, South Dakota	2023	Sports[101]
Sox Walseth		1926–2004	Pierre, South Dakota	1978	Sports[102]
Howard Wood		1883–1949	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2010	Sports[103]
Korczak Ziolkowski		1908–1982	Boston, Massachusetts	1988	Arts and Entertainment[104]
Ruth Ziolkowski		1926–2014	West Hartford, Connecticut	1988	Arts and Entertainment[105]

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