| 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 [52] |
| Garney Henley | | b. 1935 | Hayti, South Dakota | 1979 | Sports [53] |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | | b. 1970 | Groton, South Dakota | 2017 | General [54] |
| Carole Hillard | | 1936–2007 | Rapid City, South Dakota | 2007 | General [55] |
| Oscar Howe | | 1915–1983 | Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota | 1979 | Arts and Entertainment [56] |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | | 1867–1957 | Pepin, Wisconsin | 1978 | Arts and Entertainment [57] |
| Iron Nation | | 1815–1894 | Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota | 2006 | Historical [58] |
| Bill Janklow | | 1939–2012 | Chicago, Illinois | 2013 | General [59] |
| Harold Jones | | 1909–2002 | Santee, Nebraska | 1978 | General [60] |
| Tim Johnson | | b. 1946 | Vermillion, South Dakota | 2019 | Political [61] |
| Robert Karolevitz | | 1922–2011 | Yankton, South Dakota | 1978 | Arts and Entertainment [62] |
| Herbert Krause | | 1905–1976 | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 1978 | General [63] |
| Shantel Krebs | | b. 1973 | Canton, South Dakota | 2022 | Political [64] |
| Alice Kundert | | 1920–2013 | Mobridge, South Dakota | 1990 | General [65] |
| Ernest Lawrence | | 1901–1958 | Canton, South Dakota | 1978 | Professional [66] |
| Emil Loriks | | 1895–1985 | Kingsbury County, South Dakota | 1979 | General [67] [68] |
| Stanley Marshall | | 1927–1980 | Centerville, South Dakota | 1980 | Sports [69] |
| George McGovern | | 1922–2012 | Mitchell, South Dakota | 1994 | General [70] |
| Vern McKee | | 1930–2004 | Huron, South Dakota | 2004 | Sports [71] |
| James McLaughlin | | 1842–1923 | Ontario, Canada | 1978 | Professional [72] |
| Donald E. Messer | | b. 1941 | Kimball, South Dakota | 2008 | General [73] |
| Don Meyer | | 1944–2014 | Wayne, Nebraska | 2012 | Sports [74] |
| Oscar Micheaux | | 1884–1951 | Metropolis, Illinois | 2001 | Arts and Entertainment [75] |
| George S. Mickelson | | 1941–1993 | Selby, South Dakota | 2002 | General [76] |
| George T. Mickelson | | 1903–1965 | Selby, South Dakota | 1987 | General [77] |
| Billy Mills | | b. 1938 | Pine Ridge, South Dakota | 1980 | Sports [78] |
| Al Neuharth | | 1924–2013 | Alpena, South Dakota | 1980 | Arts and Entertainment [79] |
| Judy Olson Duhamel | | b. 1939 | Rapid City, South Dakota | 2014 | General [80] |
| Watson Parker | | 1924–2013 | Hill City, South Dakota | 2011 | Historical [81] [82] |
| Lyndell Petersen | | b. 1931 | Quinn, South Dakota | 2019 | Agriculture [83] |
| Richard F. Pettigrew | | 1848–1926 | Ludlow, Vermont | 1978 | General [84] |
| Larry Pressler | | b. 1942 | Humboldt, South Dakota | 2020 | Political [85] |
| Wayne Rasmussen | | b. 1942 | Howard, South Dakota | 1981 | Sports [86] |
| Red Cloud | | 1822–1909 | Platte River, Nebraska | 1978 | Historical [87] |
| Gabriel Renville | | 1825–1892 | Big Stone Lake, South Dakota | 1978 | Historical [88] |
| Pete Retzlaff | | 1931–2020 | Ellendale, North Dakota | 1978 | Sports [89] |
| Joe Robbie | | 1916–1990 | Sisseton, South Dakota | 1985 | Sports [90] |
| T. Denny Sanford | | b. 1935 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 2007 | Professional [91] |
| Sitting Bull | | 1834–1890 | Bullhead, South Dakota | 1978 | Historical [87] |
| Spotted Tail | | c. 1823–1881 | | 1978 | Historical [92] |
| Struck by the Ree | | c. 1804–1888 | Yankton, South Dakota | 1978 | Historical [93] |
| Clark Swisher | | 1916–2005 | Vermillion, South Dakota | 1978 | Sports [94] |
| Tasunka Kokipapi | | c. 1836–1893 | Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota | 1978 | Historical [95] |
| Casey Tibbs | | 1929–1990 | Fort Pierre, South Dakota | 1978 | Historical [96] |
| Norm Van Brocklin | | 1926–1983 | Walnut Creek, California | 1991 | Sports [97] |
| Eugene Luther Vidal | | 1895–1969 | Madison, South Dakota | 1978 | Sports [98] |
| Adam Vinatieri | | b. 1972 | Rapid City, South Dakota | 2023 | Sports [99] |
| Sox Walseth | | 1926–2004 | Pierre, South Dakota | 1978 | Sports [100] |
| Lee Warne | | 1922–2002 | Pierre, South Dakota | 1988 | General [101] |
| Howard Wood | | 1883–1949 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 2010 | Sports [102] |
| Korczak Ziolkowski | | 1908–1982 | Boston, Massachusetts | 1988 | Arts and Entertainment [103] |
| Ruth Ziolkowski | | 1926–2014 | West Hartford, Connecticut | 1988 | Arts and Entertainment [104] |