Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

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

Philip H. Stoll
Philip H. Stoll
American politician (1874–1958)
1874 – 1958
politicianlawyerjudge
Leigh Whipper
Leigh Whipper
American actor (1876–1975)
1876 – 1975
television actorfilm actorstage actor
James R. Thompson, Jr.
James R. Thompson, Jr.
Deputy Administrator of NASA (1936–2017)
1936 – 2017
military officer
Robert Barnwell
American politician (1761-1814)
1761 – 1814
politician
Tom Addison
American football player, linebacker, labor leader, AFLPA president (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
American football playertrade unionist
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
Lindsay Shepherd Olive
American botanist and mycologist (1917-1988)
1917 – 1988
mycologistbotanistbotanical collector
William Porcher Miles
William Porcher Miles
American politician (1822-1899)
1822 – 1899
politicianlawyer
George H. McKee
George H. McKee
United States Air Force general
1923 – 2015
military officer
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
American school teacher and writer (1925–2013)
1925 – 2013
autobiographerteacherwriter
Joseph Alston
Joseph Alston
American politician and Governor of South Carolina (1779-1816)
1779 – 1816
politician
Albert Watson
Albert Watson
South Carolina lawyer and politician (1922–1994)
1922 – 1994
juristpoliticianlawyer
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
David E. Finley, Jr.
David E. Finley, Jr.
first director of the National Gallery of Art (1890-1977)
1890 – 1977
art historianlawyer
Richard F. Simpson
American politician (1798-1882)
1798 – 1882
politicianlawyer
Garland O'Shields
Garland O'Shields
American basketball player (1921-2001)
1921 – 2001
basketball player
Benjamin Huger
Benjamin Huger
American politician (1768-1823)
1768 – 1823
politician
Benjamin Guerard
lawyer and politician (1739-1788)
1740 – 1788
governorpoliticianlawyer
Barnabas Kelet Henagan
Governor of South Carolina, 1840 (1798–1855)
1798 – 1855
plantation ownergovernorpolitician
Barry Miller
Barry Miller
American politician (1864–1933)
1864 – 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
Wilson Godfrey Harvey
Wilson Godfrey Harvey
American politician (Democrat)
1866 – 1932
governorpolitician
Arnoldus Vanderhorst
Arnoldus Vanderhorst
politician (1748-1815)
1748 – 1815
politician
Lucius Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers
American politician (1905-1970)
1905 – 1970
politician
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
American painter and photographer (1815-1897)
1815 – 1897
paintertravelerphotographer
John Lanneau McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan
American politician (1898-1979)
1898 – 1979
politician
Nick Theodore
Nick Theodore
U.S. politician
1928
politician
James Prioleau Richards
James Prioleau Richards
American politician (1894-1979)
1894 – 1979
professional baseball playerpoliticianlawyer
Homer V. M. Miller
Homer V. M. Miller
American politician (1814-1896)
1814 – 1896
surgeonpolitician
Corinne Boyd Riley
Corinne Boyd Riley
American politician (1893-1979)
1893 – 1979
politician
John Hugh Means
John Hugh Means
American politician (1812-1862)
1812 – 1862
governorcolonelpolitician
John Lawrence Manning
John Lawrence Manning
Confederate Army officer and politician (1816-1889)
1816 – 1889
governorpolitician
John Jacob Riley
John Jacob Riley
American politician (1895-1962)
1895 – 1962
politicianteacher
Madison S. Perry
Madison S. Perry
American politician (1814-1865)
1814 – 1865
governorcolonelpolitician
James Robert Mann
James Robert Mann
American soldier, lawyer and politician (1920-2010)
1920 – 2010
military officerjuristpolitician
Chancellor Williams
American historian and writer (1893–1992)
1893 – 1992
novelistsociologisthistorian
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
Jakob August Lorent
Jakob August Lorent
German chemist, botanist, archaeologist and photographer (1813–1884)
1813 – 1884
archaeologistbotanistchemist
Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
American politician (1793–1855)
1793 – 1855
governorpoliticianlawyer
John McClannahan Crockett
John McClannahan Crockett
American mayor (1816–1887)
1816 – 1887
meteorological observerpoliticianlawyer
Elizabeth Threatt
American actress (1926–1993)
1926 – 1993
modelactor
John Wilson
U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1773-1828)
1773 – 1828
politician
John Dunovant
John Dunovant
brigadier general in the Confederate States Army of the American Civil War
1825 – 1864
military personnel
James H. Tillman
James H. Tillman
American politician
1869 – 1911
lieutenant governorjuristcolonel
James Blair
American politician (1786-1834)
1786 – 1834
politician
Henry K. Townes
U.S. entomologist (1913–1990)
1913 – 1990
entomologistscientific collector
Willa L. Fulmer
Willa L. Fulmer
American politician (1884–1968)
1884 – 1968
politician
James A. Black
American manufacturer, cotton broker and politician (1793–1848)
1793 – 1847
politician
John Alexander
John Alexander
Ohio politician (1777-1848)
1777 – 1848
politicianlawyer
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