Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

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

William H. Perry
William H. Perry
American politician (1839-1902)
1839 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Joseph Attles
American actor (1903-1990)
1903 - 1990
stage actorsingeractor
William L. Smith
William L. Smith
American politician
1758 - 1812
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American boxer (1909-1966)
1909 - 1966
boxer
Kathryn Frost
Kathryn Frost
United States general (1948-2006)
1948 - 2006
military officer
James Conner
James Conner
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1829-1883)
1829 - 1883
politicianlawyer
Robin Kenyatta
American jazz alto saxophonist (1942–2004)
1942 - 2004
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Margaret Vale
Margaret Vale
American actress (1878-1947)
1878 - 1947
stage actoractor
Emma L. Bowen
American community activist
1901 - 1996
activisthuman rights defender
Daniel Huger
Daniel Huger
American politician (1742-1799)
1742 - 1799
politician
Hamilton P. Bee
Hamilton P. Bee
American politician in early Texas (1822-1897)
1822 - 1897
politician
Robert Barnwell
American politician (1761-1814)
1761 - 1814
politician
Bob Jeter
American football player (1937-2008)
1937 - 2008
American football player
James R. Thompson, Jr.
James R. Thompson, Jr.
Deputy Administrator of NASA (1936–2017)
1936 - 2017
military officer
James E. Williams
James E. Williams
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1930–1999)
1930 - 1999
military personnel
Julia C. R. Dorr
Julia C. R. Dorr
American writer
1825 - 1913
prose writernovelistpoet
Robert Bullock
Robert Bullock
Confederate Army general (1828-1905)
1828 - 1905
politicianlawyerjudge
William Porcher Miles
William Porcher Miles
American politician (1822-1899)
1822 - 1899
politicianlawyer
Sandy Williams
Sandy Williams
American musician (1906-1991)
1906 - 1991
authorjazz musician
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
Richard F. Simpson
American politician (1798-1882)
1798 - 1882
politicianlawyer
Philip H. Stoll
Philip H. Stoll
American politician (1874–1958)
1874 - 1958
politicianlawyerjudge
Tom Addison
American football player, linebacker, labor leader, AFLPA president (1936-2011)
1936 - 2011
American football playertrade unionist
Elizabeth Threatt
American actress (1926–1993)
1926 - 1993
modelactor
Leigh Whipper
Leigh Whipper
American actor (1876–1975)
1876 - 1975
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Frank Woodruff
film director
1906 - 1983
film producerfilm director
Benjamin Huger
Benjamin Huger
American politician (1768-1823)
1768 - 1823
politician
Benjamin Guerard
lawyer and politician (1739-1788)
1740 - 1788
governorpoliticianlawyer
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
American school teacher and writer (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
autobiographerteacherwriter
Barnabas Kelet Henagan
Governor of South Carolina, 1840 (1798–1855)
1798 - 1855
plantation ownergovernorpolitician
David E. Finley, Jr.
David E. Finley, Jr.
first director of the National Gallery of Art (1890-1977)
1890 - 1977
art historianlawyer
Arnoldus Vanderhorst
Arnoldus Vanderhorst
politician (1748-1815)
1748 - 1815
politician
Albert Watson
Albert Watson
South Carolina lawyer and politician (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
juristpoliticianlawyer
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
American painter and photographer (1815-1897)
1815 - 1897
paintertravelerphotographer
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
Homer V. M. Miller
Homer V. M. Miller
American politician (1814-1896)
1814 - 1896
surgeonpolitician
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
Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
American politician (1793–1855)
1793 - 1855
governorpoliticianlawyer
Garland O'Shields
Garland O'Shields
American basketball player (1921-2001)
1921 - 2001
basketball player
Esquerita
American musician
1938 - 1986
songwritermusicianpianist
James Blair
American politician (1786-1834)
1786 - 1834
politician
William Waters Boyce
William Waters Boyce
American politician (1818-1890)
1818 - 1890
politician
John Murphy
American basketball player, born 1924
1924 - 2003
basketball player
William Elliott Gonzales
William Elliott Gonzales
American diplomat (1866-1937)
1866 - 1937
newspaper editordiplomat
James A. Black
American manufacturer, cotton broker and politician (1793–1848)
1793 - 1847
politician
J. Edwin Ellerbe
J. Edwin Ellerbe
American politician (1867–1917)
1867 - 1916
politician
John C. Taylor
US Congressman from South Carolina 3rd district 1933-1939
1890 - 1983
politicianlawyer
Blind Willie Walker
American guitarist (1896–1933)
1896 - 1933
guitaristmusician
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