Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

1,214 notable figures born in South Carolina, showing page 10 of 25, ranked by historical prominence.

Sandy Williams
Sandy Williams
American musician (1906-1991)
1906 - 1991
authorjazz musician
Hamilton P. Bee
Hamilton P. Bee
American politician in early Texas (1822-1897)
1822 - 1897
politician
Leigh Whipper
Leigh Whipper
American actor (1876–1975)
1876 - 1975
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Robert Barnwell
American politician (1761-1814)
1761 - 1814
politician
Philip H. Stoll
Philip H. Stoll
American politician (1874–1958)
1874 - 1958
politicianlawyerjudge
Julia C. R. Dorr
Julia C. R. Dorr
American writer
1825 - 1913
prose writernovelistpoet
Frank Woodruff
film director
1906 - 1983
film producerfilm director
Robert Bullock
Robert Bullock
Confederate Army general (1828-1905)
1828 - 1905
politicianlawyerjudge
Frederick H. Dominick
Frederick H. Dominick
US Congressman from 3rd district 1917-1933
1877 - 1960
politicianlawyer
William Porcher Miles
William Porcher Miles
American politician (1822-1899)
1822 - 1899
politicianlawyer
Lucius Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers
American politician (1905-1970)
1905 - 1970
politician
Joseph Alston
Joseph Alston
American politician and Governor of South Carolina (1779-1816)
1779 - 1816
politician
George H. McKee
George H. McKee
United States Air Force general
1923 - 2015
military officer
Matthew J. Perry
Matthew J. Perry
first African-American federal judge from the deep south, led the court case to integrate Clemson University, civil rights attorney,
1921 - 2011
lawyerjudge
Garland O'Shields
Garland O'Shields
American basketball player (1921-2001)
1921 - 2001
basketball player
Richard F. Simpson
American politician (1798-1882)
1798 - 1882
politicianlawyer
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
American school teacher and writer (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
autobiographerteacherwriter
Elizabeth Threatt
American actress (1926–1993)
1926 - 1993
modelactor
Tom Addison
American football player, linebacker, labor leader, AFLPA president (1936-2011)
1936 - 2011
American football playertrade unionist
Benjamin Huger
Benjamin Huger
American politician (1768-1823)
1768 - 1823
politician
David E. Finley, Jr.
David E. Finley, Jr.
first director of the National Gallery of Art (1890-1977)
1890 - 1977
art historianlawyer
Benjamin Guerard
lawyer and politician (1739-1788)
1740 - 1788
governorpoliticianlawyer
Barnabas Kelet Henagan
Governor of South Carolina, 1840 (1798–1855)
1798 - 1855
plantation ownergovernorpolitician
Albert Watson
Albert Watson
South Carolina lawyer and politician (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
juristpoliticianlawyer
Barry Miller
Barry Miller
American politician (1864–1933)
1864 - 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
Arnoldus Vanderhorst
Arnoldus Vanderhorst
politician (1748-1815)
1748 - 1815
politician
Wilson Godfrey Harvey
Wilson Godfrey Harvey
American politician (Democrat)
1866 - 1932
governorpolitician
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
American painter and photographer (1815-1897)
1815 - 1897
paintertravelerphotographer
James Prioleau Richards
James Prioleau Richards
American politician (1894-1979)
1894 - 1979
professional baseball playerpoliticianlawyer
Nick Theodore
Nick Theodore
U.S. politician
1928
politician
Homer V. M. Miller
Homer V. M. Miller
American politician (1814-1896)
1814 - 1896
surgeonpolitician
John Lanneau McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan
American politician (1898-1979)
1898 - 1979
politician
John Hugh Means
John Hugh Means
American politician (1812-1862)
1812 - 1862
governorcolonelpolitician
Chancellor Williams
American historian and writer (1893–1992)
1893 - 1992
novelistsociologisthistorian
John Lawrence Manning
John Lawrence Manning
Confederate Army officer and politician (1816-1889)
1816 - 1889
governorpolitician
Madison S. Perry
Madison S. Perry
American politician (1814-1865)
1814 - 1865
governorcolonelpolitician
Corinne Boyd Riley
Corinne Boyd Riley
American politician (1893-1979)
1893 - 1979
politician
Andrew Gordon Magrath
Andrew Gordon Magrath
American politician, lawyer and judge (1813-1893)
1813 - 1893
juristgovernorpolitician
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
American politician (1898-1987)
1898 - 1987
politicianlawyer
Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
American politician (1793–1855)
1793 - 1855
governorpoliticianlawyer
Jakob August Lorent
Jakob August Lorent
German chemist, botanist, archaeologist and photographer (1813–1884)
1813 - 1884
archaeologistbotanistchemist
John Jacob Riley
John Jacob Riley
American politician (1895-1962)
1895 - 1962
politicianteacher
John Wilson
U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1773-1828)
1773 - 1828
politician
J. Edwin Ellerbe
J. Edwin Ellerbe
American politician (1867–1917)
1867 - 1916
politician
James Blair
American politician (1786-1834)
1786 - 1834
politician
James H. Tillman
James H. Tillman
American politician
1869 - 1911
lieutenant governorjuristcolonel
John Dunovant
John Dunovant
brigadier general in the Confederate States Army of the American Civil War
1825 - 1864
military personnel
James A. Black
American manufacturer, cotton broker and politician (1793–1848)
1793 - 1847
politician
Henry K. Townes
U.S. entomologist (1913–1990)
1913 - 1990
entomologistscientific collector
John Alexander
John Alexander
Ohio politician (1777-1848)
1777 - 1848
politicianlawyer
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