Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

1,214 notable figures born in South Carolina, showing page 19 of 25, ranked by historical prominence.

William Mauldin
William Mauldin
American politician (1845-1912)
1845 – 1912
politician
Robert W. B. Elliott
Robert W. B. Elliott
bishop of West Texas in the Episcopal Church
1840 – 1887
Virginia Durant Young
Virginia Durant Young
American suffragist, temperance activist, author, newspaper editor/owner
1842 – 1906
suffragistwriter
Daniel Jackson Sanders
Daniel Jackson Sanders
Presbyterian clergyman, editor, and educator
1847 – 1907
Christian minister
William Augustus Edwards
American architect (1866–1939)
1866 – 1939
architect
John Bull
American statesman and revolutionary (1740-1802)
1740 – 1802
politician
Charles Albert Woods
United States federal judge (1852–1925)
1852 – 1925
lawyerjudge
Henry Marshall Furman
Henry Marshall Furman
American judge (1850-1916)
1850 – 1916
lawyerjudge
Narciso Gener Gonzales
Narciso Gener Gonzales
American newspaper founder
1858 – 1903
telegraphistjournalist
Patrick Calhoun
Patrick Calhoun
American businessman
1856 – 1943
businessperson
William Martin Aiken
American architect (1855–1908)
1855 – 1908
architect
Francis Dunlap Gamewell
Francis Dunlap Gamewell
American missionary
1857 – 1950
missionary
James Hampton Kirkland
James Hampton Kirkland
university administrator (1859-1939)
1859 – 1939
latinist
Julius Caesar Chappelle
Julius Caesar Chappelle
American politician
1852 – 1904
politician
Ira B. Jones
Ira B. Jones
American judge (1851-1927)
1851 – 1927
politicianjudge
Charles Forster Smith
American classical philologist (1852-1931)
1852 – 1931
classical philologistuniversity teachertranslator
Joseph Austin Holmes
Joseph Austin Holmes
1st U.S. Director of Mines
1859 – 1915
geologist
Henry Hitt Watkins
Henry Hitt Watkins
United States federal judge
1866 – 1947
lawyerjudge
Elliott Crayton McCants
Elliott Crayton McCants
American writer (1865-1953)
1865 – 1953
writer
Forrest Lake
American politician
1868 – 1939
politician
Charles Coker Wilson
Charles Coker Wilson
American architect, active in South Carolina
1864 – 1933
architect
James McQueen
James McQueen
American steel industry businessperson
1866 – 1925
businessperson
Daniel E. Hydrick
American judge
1860 – 1921
politicianjudge
Reuben Shannon Lovinggood
Reuben Shannon Lovinggood
American journalist and academic (1864–1916)
1864 – 1916
classical scholar
Rosa Louise Woodberry
Rosa Louise Woodberry
American journalist, educator, stenographer, school founder
1869 – 1932
journalistwriter
Mary Rice Phelps
Mary Rice Phelps
African-American teacher and writer
1867
teacherwriter
Joshua John Ward
American politician
1800 – 1853
politician
Beverley Sitgreaves
Beverley Sitgreaves
American actress and philanthropist
1863 – 1943
stage actoractor
Charles Alexander Magrath
Charles Alexander Magrath
Canadian politician
1860 – 1949
land surveyorpolitician
Olaf Due
Norwegian architect (1863-1947)
1863 – 1947
architect
Daniel Augustus Joseph Sullivan
Daniel Augustus Joseph Sullivan
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1884 – 1941
military officer
Isaac Motte
Isaac Motte
American politician (1738-1795)
1738 – 1795
politician
Isaac Holmes
American politician (1758-1812)
1758 – 1812
politician
Carlotta Freeman
Carlotta Freeman was one of the first African American women to appear on the New York Stage. (1877-1954)
1877 – 1954
actor
John William Pearson
John William Pearson
Confederate Army officer (1808–1864)
1808 – 1864
military personnel
Henry McKee Minton
American physician (1870–1946)
1870 – 1946
physician
Middleton Stuart Elliott
United States Navy physician, admiral and Medal of Honor recipient
1872 – 1952
military officerphysician
Samuel McGowan
Samuel McGowan
United States admiral (1870-1934)
1870 – 1934
military officer
Samuel Taylor Blue
chief of the Catawba Tribe from 1928 to 1939 and also in 1956
1871 – 1959
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming
American teacher and writer (1876-1963)
1876 – 1963
novelistactivisteducator
Thornwell Jacobs
Thornwell Jacobs
Refounder of Oglethorpe University (1877–1956)
1877 – 1956
academic
James Haskell Hope
James Haskell Hope
American politician (1874–1952)
1874 – 1952
politician
Joel R. P. Pringle
Joel R. P. Pringle
United States Navy admiral
1873 – 1932
military officer
Herman B. Baruch
Herman B. Baruch
American banker (1872-1953)
1872 – 1953
diplomat
William Hayes Pope
William Hayes Pope
United States federal judge
1870 – 1916
lawyerjudge
Beatrice Witte Ravenel
American poet (b. 1956)
1870 – 1956
poetwriter
Ionia Rollin Whipper
American physician
1872 – 1953
obstetricianphysician
Preston Lang Bethea
American farmer and politician (1870-1944)
1870 – 1944
farmerpolitician
S. P. Verner
S. P. Verner
U.S. missionary
1873 – 1943
missionary
Mary Haskell
Mary Haskell
American educator
1873 – 1964
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