Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

1,214 notable figures born in South Carolina, showing page 14 of 25, ranked by historical prominence.

William Waters Boyce
William Waters Boyce
American politician (1818-1890)
1818 – 1890
politician
Isaac Woodard
Isaac Woodard
1919-1992 American soldier, blinded by South Carolina police in 1946 as a form of racial abuse
1919 – 1992
soldierstevedoremilitary personnel
John H. Leith
American theologian
1919 – 2002
university teachertheologian
Charles E. Hooker
Charles E. Hooker
American politician, Mississippi (1825-1914)
1825 – 1914
politicianlawyer
John W. Drummond
John W. Drummond
American politician
1919 – 2016
politician
John Wistar Simpson
American electrical engineer
1914 – 2007
engineer
Snookum Russell
Snookum Russell
American musician
1913 – 1981
jazz musicianbandleaderpianist
De Lancey Gill
De Lancey Gill
American painter and photographer (1859–1940)
1859 – 1940
painterphotographer
Laurence M. Keitt
Laurence M. Keitt
American politician (1824-1864)
1824 – 1864
soldierpoliticianlawyer
James Burchill Richardson
James Burchill Richardson
American politician (1770-1836)
1770 – 1836
politician
Maria Martin
Maria Martin
American artist and scientific illustrator (1796-1863)
1796 – 1863
scientific illustratorbotanical collectorbotanical illustrator
Manuel S. Corley
American politician (1823-1902)
1823 – 1902
politician
James H. Goss
James H. Goss
American politician (1820–1886)
1820 – 1885
politician
James H. Tillman
James H. Tillman
American politician
1869 – 1911
lieutenant governorjuristcolonel
Marcus Junius Parrott
Marcus Junius Parrott
American politician (1828-1879)
1828 – 1879
politicianlawyer
Lewis Charles Levin
Lewis Charles Levin
American politician
1808 – 1860
journalisteditorpolitician
Frank Blair
Frank Blair
American broadcast journalist
1915 – 1995
journalistwriter
Henry K. Townes
U.S. entomologist (1913–1990)
1913 – 1990
entomologistscientific collector
J. Edwin Ellerbe
J. Edwin Ellerbe
American politician (1867–1917)
1867 – 1916
politician
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
American college basketball coach (1936–2015)
1936 – 2015
basketball coach
Robert Ervin Coker
American zoologist
1876 – 1967
carcinologistbiologistzoologist
Aubrey C. Daniels
American psychologist
1935 – 2025
business consultantpsychologistwriter
Robert "Sonny" Carson
Civil rights and community activist in USA
1936 – 2002
military personnel
George Rabb
American zoologist
1930 – 2017
herpetologistzoologist
James Ervin
American politician (1778-1841)
1778 – 1841
politicianlawyer
Eldred Simkins
American politician (1779-1831)
1779 – 1831
politicianlawyer
Samuel W. Trotti
American politician (1810–1856)
1810 – 1856
politicianlawyer
Lawrence Baker
US tennis player (1890-1980)
1890 – 1980
tennis player
Juanita Redmond Hipps
Juanita Redmond Hipps
US Army nurse during World War II (1912–1979)
1912 – 1979
military personnel
Eli T. Stackhouse
Eli T. Stackhouse
American politician (1824-1892)
1824 – 1892
politician
George W. Dargan
George W. Dargan
American politician (1841-1898)
1841 – 1898
politicianlawyer
John D. Spreckels
John D. Spreckels
American newspaper publisher, railway entrepreneur, philanthropist (1853–1926)
1853 – 1926
publisherentrepreneur
Clarence F. Stephens
Clarence F. Stephens
American mathematician
1917 – 2018
university teachermathematician
W. Jasper Talbert
W. Jasper Talbert
American politician (1846-1931)
1846 – 1931
politician
Ashton Hilliard Williams
United States federal judge
1891 – 1962
politicianlawyerjudge
Louise Hammond Willis Snead
Louise Hammond Willis Snead
American artist, writer, lecturer and composer (1870–1958)
1870 – 1958
artisteconomistwriter
Clement Haynsworth
Clement Haynsworth
United States federal judge
1912 – 1989
judge
James Tillinghast Archer
James Tillinghast Archer
American lawyer, politician (1819–1859)
1819 – 1859
politicianlawyer
Stella F. Simon
American photographer (1878–1973)
1878 – 1973
photographer
Edward Junius Black
Edward Junius Black
American politician (1806-1846)
1806 – 1846
politicianlawyer
Edmund Jenkins
Edmund Jenkins
American composer
1894 – 1926
director of bandsteachercomposer
Theodore Gourdin
Theodore Gourdin
American politician (1764-1826)
1764 – 1826
politician
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith
American painter and printmaker (1876-1958)
1876 – 1958
printmakerpainterartist
Art Fowler
Art Fowler
American baseball player and coach (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
baseball playerbaseball coach
Ernie White
Ernie White
American baseball player, 1914-1974
1914 – 1974
baseball player
Fred Henry Davis
Fred Henry Davis
American politician (1894-1937)
1894 – 1937
politicianlawyerjudge
James C. Binnicker
James C. Binnicker
Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force (1938-2015)
1938 – 2015
military personnel
Stanyarne Wilson
Stanyarne Wilson
American politician (1860-1928)
1860 – 1928
politicianlawyer
Edward Brickell White
American architect (1806-1882)
1806 – 1882
architect
Stephen Elliott, Jr.
Stephen Elliott, Jr.
American brigadier general (1830–1866)
1830 – 1866
writer
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