In 2012, in addition to Henry Ford, Johnny Trigg, and Guy Fieri, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed the following Legacy Inductees: Mike Mills, Gary and Carolyn Wells, John Willingham, Fred Gould, Dr. Rich Davis, and Speed Herrig. These individuals were inducted to the Hall of Fame prior to the American Royal taking ownership of the Hall.
In 2013, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Adam Perry Lang, Myron Mixon, and George Stephen, Sr.
In 2014, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Pat Burke, Henry Perry, and Ray Lampe.
In 2015, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Ed Fisher, Paul Kirk, and Steven Raichlen.
In 2016, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Ardie Davis, David Knight, and Chris Lilly.
In 2017, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed “Famous Dave” Anderson, Melissa Cookston, and Jeff Stehney.
In 2018, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Tuffy Stone, Tootsie Tomanetz, and Charlie Vergos.
In 2019, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed John “Big Daddy” Bishop, Wayne “Honey” Monk, and C.B. “Stubb” Stubblefield
In 2020, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Joe Don Davidson, Aaron Franklin and Desiree Robinson.
In 2021, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Ollie Gates, Meathead Goldwyn and Rodney Scott.
In 2022, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed John Markus, Ed Mitchell, Joe Traeger, and Lee Ann Whippen.
In 2023, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Byron Chism, Flora Payne, Dave Raymond and Darren Warth.
In 2024, the Barbecue Hall of Fame welcomed Danielle Bennett, Ed “Fast Eddy” Maurin, Rick Browne, and Steve Grady.
In 2025, the Babecue Hall of Fame welcomed David Klose, Roy Perez , Donny Teel, and Helen Turner.
In 2020, the Barbecue Hall of Fame added Legacy Inductees: James Lemons and Warner Stamey.
In 2021, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Legacy Inductees included Lyttle Bridges Cabaniss and Arthur Bryant.
In 2022, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Legacy Inductees included Bobby Mueller, Karen Putman and Adam Scott.
In 2023, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Legacy Inductees included Bill Arnold, Columbus B. Hill and Rick Schmidt.
In 2024, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Legacy Inductees included Bob Gibson, Matt Garner, and Joe Romero.
In 2025, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Legacy Inductees included Ernest Alexander, Walter Jetton, and Paul Schatte.
In 2022, the Barbecue Hall of Fame also introduced the Impact Award and recognized the Unsung Black Barbecue Cooks.
In 2023, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Impact Award recognized The BBQ Forum.
In 2025, the Barbecue Hall of Fame Impact Award recognized National Barbecue News.