| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| James G. Abourezk |
Politician |
24-Feb-1931 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota, 1973-79 |
| Sigurd Anderson |
Politician |
22-Jan-1904 |
21-Dec-1990 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55 |
| James D. Bindenagel |
Diplomat |
30-Jun-1949 |
|
Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, 1999-2001 |
| Kevin Brady |
Politician |
11-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Texas 8th |
| Tom Brokaw |
Journalist |
6-Feb-1940 |
|
Former anchor, NBC Nightly News |
| Dwight W. Burney |
Politician |
7-Jan-1892 |
10-Mar-1987 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1960-61 |
| Richard A. Cogdill |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
CFO of Pilgrim's Pride |
| Dennis Daugaard |
Politician |
11-Jun-1953 |
|
Governor of South Dakota |
| Bud Day |
Activist |
24-Feb-1925 |
27-Jul-2013 |
Former POW |
| Scott DesJarlais |
Politician |
21-Feb-1964 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 4th |
| Frank L. Farrar |
Politician |
22-Apr-1929 |
|
Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71 |
| Joe Foss |
Military |
17-Apr-1915 |
1-Jan-2003 |
WWII ace, Governor of South Dakota |
| David E. Gilbertson |
Judge |
29-Oct-1949 |
|
South Dakota Chief Justice |
| Daryl L. Hecht |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court |
| Bill Janklow |
Politician |
13-Sep-1939 |
12-Jan-2012 |
Congressman and Governor of South Dakota |
| Tim Johnson |
Politician |
28-Dec-1946 |
|
Former Senator from South Dakota |
| George S. Mickelson |
Politician |
31-Jan-1941 |
19-Apr-1993 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1987-93 |
| George T. Mickelson |
Politician |
23-Jul-1903 |
28-Feb-1965 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1947-51 |
| Al Neuharth |
Journalist |
22-Mar-1924 |
19-Apr-2013 |
Founder of USA Today |
| Bruce P. Nolop |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CFO of Pitney Bowes, 2000-08 |
| Peter Norbeck |
Politician |
20-Aug-1870 |
20-Dec-1936 |
US Senator from South Dakota, 1921-36 |
| Pat O'Brien |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1948 |
|
The Insider |
| Philip A. Odeen |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
CEO of BDM International, 1992-97 |
| Larry Pressler |
Politician |
29-Mar-1942 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota, 1979-97 |
| Eliot G. Protsch |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CFO of Alliant Energy |
| Mary P. Ricciardello |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
Senior VP at Reliant Energy, 1999-2002 |
| Merrell Q. Sharpe |
Politician |
11-Jan-1888 |
22-Jan-1962 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1943-47 |
| Nels H. Smith |
Politician |
27-Aug-1884 |
5-Jul-1976 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1939-43 |
| John Thune |
Politician |
7-Jan-1961 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota |
| Harvey L. Wollman |
Politician |
14-May-1935 |
|
Governor of South Dakota, 1978-79 |
| Roger L. Wollman |
Judge |
29-May-1934 |
|
8th Circuit Court of Appeals |
