Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

1,214 notable figures born in South Carolina, showing page 18 of 25, ranked by historical prominence.

William Edward Barton
William Edward Barton
U.S. Representative from Missouri, cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin
1868 – 1955
politicianlawyerjudge
Percival Drayton
Percival Drayton
United States Navy officer (1812–1865)
1812 – 1865
military officer
Basil Lee Whitener
Basil Lee Whitener
American politician (1915-1989)
1915 – 1989
politicianlawyer
Charlie Craig
songwriter
1938 – 2011
songwritercomposer
Hampton P. Fulmer
Hampton P. Fulmer
American politician (1875–1944)
1875 – 1944
politician
William Valk
American Civil War surgeon and politician (1806-1879)
1806 – 1879
politician
Henry William de Saussure
Henry William de Saussure
American politician
1763 – 1839
politician
Carl Long
American baseball player (1935-2015)
1935 – 2015
baseball player
Rufus S. Bratton
Rufus S. Bratton
American intelligence officer
1892 – 1958
military personnel
Cornelius Stribling
Cornelius Stribling
United States Navy Rear Admiral
1796 – 1880
military officer
Bob Hudson
American football player (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
American football player
H-Bomb Ferguson
American jump blues singer (1929–2006)
1929 – 2006
blues singersongwritermusician
James Andrew Corcoran
American editor (1820-1889)
1820 – 1889
theologian
Henry Marshall
American politician (1805-1864)
1805 – 1864
politician
Elizabeth Talford Scott
American folk artist (1916-2011)
1916 – 2011
quilterartist
William Walker
William Walker
American composer, born 1809
1809 – 1875
hymnwritercomposerwriter
Charles J. Girard
Charles J. Girard
American military official (1917-1970)
1917 – 1970
military personnel
States Rights Gist
States Rights Gist
Confederate Army general (1831–1864)
1831 – 1864
military officerlawyer
Billy O'Dell
Billy O'Dell
American baseball player (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
baseball player
Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure
Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure
South Carolina militia Confederate States Army Brigadier General
1822 – 1886
politician
George W. Croft
George W. Croft
American politician (1846-1904)
1846 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Bill Hudson
American football player (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
American football player
James H. Trapier
James H. Trapier
United States Army officer (1815-1865)
1815 – 1865
military personnel
John Joel Glanton
John Joel Glanton
American soldier, mercenary, outlaw
1819 – 1850
military personnel
William Henry Wallace
William Henry Wallace
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1827-1901)
1827 – 1901
meteorological observermilitary officer
William Henry Trescot
William Henry Trescot
American politician
1822 – 1898
politicianwriter
John P. Bankhead
John P. Bankhead
American naval officer
1821 – 1867
military officer
James Wood Davidson
James Wood Davidson
American journalist
1829 – 1905
journalistwriter
Benjamin Barton
Benjamin Barton
politician (1823–1899)
1823 – 1898
politician
Carey Wentworth Styles
Carey Wentworth Styles
American lawyer and journalist (1825–1897)
1825 – 1897
newspaper editorpoliticianlawyer
Jehu Amaziah Orr
Jehu Amaziah Orr
American politician (1828-1921)
1828 – 1921
politicianlawyerjudge
Marie Siegling
Marie Siegling
American composer
1824 – 1920
harpistsingercomposer
James B. Jones
American politician (1886-1947)
1886 – 1947
politician
Lewis Malone Ayer, Jr.
Lewis Malone Ayer, Jr.
American politician
1821 – 1895
politicianlawyer
James Petigru Boyce
James Petigru Boyce
American theologian (1827–1888)
1827 – 1888
scholartheologianpreacher
Theodore Gaillard Thomas
Theodore Gaillard Thomas
American gynaecologist (1831–1903)
1831 – 1903
medical writergynecologist
William Blassingame
American politician
1836
politician
John Marshall Martin
John Marshall Martin
Confederate States Representative for Florida's 1st District from 1863 to 1864
1832 – 1921
politician
William Ashmead Courtenay
William Ashmead Courtenay
US politician
1831 – 1908
politician
John Bordenave Villepigue
John Bordenave Villepigue
Confederate Army general
1830 – 1862
military officer
James F. P. Johnson
American politician in Florida (1835-1906)
1835 – 1906
politician
Washington H. Timmerman
Washington H. Timmerman
American politician
1832 – 1908
politician
Patsey
Patsey
African American slave
1830 – 1900
Sarah Lowe Twiggs
Sarah Lowe Twiggs
poet
1839 – 1920
poetwriter
Francisco Adolfo Sauvalle
Francisco Adolfo Sauvalle
American-born Cuban botanist (1807–1879)
1807 – 1879
botanist
Guido Norman Lieber
Guido Norman Lieber
United States general (1837–1923)
1837 – 1923
judge
Gilbert C. Smith
Gilbert C. Smith
Mississippi state legislator
1843
legislatorfarmerpolitician
Jesse Franklin Cleveland
American politician (1804-1841)
1804 – 1841
politician
William Stewart Simkins
William Stewart Simkins
Confederate Army soldier (1842-1929)
1842 – 1929
lawyer
Jacob Stroyer
Jacob Stroyer
American preacher and writer
1846 – 1908
preacherbiographer
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