Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

1,214 notable figures born in South Carolina, showing page 23 of 25, ranked by historical prominence.

Ralph Anderson
American politician (1927–2019)
1927 – 2019
politician
Robert A. Owens
Robert A. Owens
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1943)
1920 – 1943
military personnel
Rufus Hollis Gause
Rufus Hollis Gause
American theologian
1925 – 2015
New Testament scholartheologian
Solomon Blatt, Jr.
Solomon Blatt, Jr.
American judge (1921-2016)
1921 – 2016
lawyerjudge
Stephen Taber III
Stephen Taber III
beekeeper, apiculturist, scientist (1924–2008)
1924 – 2008
beekeeper
Homer Hobbs
American football player (1923-1997)
1923 – 1997
American football player
Junior Wooten
American baseball player
1924 – 2006
baseball player
Herbert Fielding
American politician
1923 – 2015
politician
Clay Matthews Sr.
American football player (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
American football player
Della Griffin
American singer
1922 – 2022
jazz musiciansinger
Don King
American football player (1929-2014)
1929 – 2014
American football player
Drake Edens
Drake Edens
American political activist (1925–1982)
1925 – 1982
businessperson
Furman L. Smith
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1925-1944)
1925 – 1944
military personnel
George Tindall
American historian (1921–2006)
1921 – 2006
historianwriter
Hal Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat
American baseball player (1924–2007)
1924 – 2007
baseball player
Hattie N. Harrison
Hattie N. Harrison
American politician (1928–2013)
1928 – 2013
politician
Ira Tucker
American singer
1925 – 2008
singer
James Barber
American politician (1921–2001)
1921 – 2001
politician
James Clinkscales Hill
James Clinkscales Hill
United States federal judge (1924-2017)
1924 – 2017
lawyerjudge
Jim David
American football player (1927-2007)
1927 – 2007
American football player
Joe Eubanks
American racing driver (1925-1971)
1925 – 1971
racing driver
Marion Campbell
Marion Campbell
American football player (1929-2016)
1929 – 2016
American football coachAmerican football player
Marion Cox
former NASCAR team owner
1920 – 1996
NASCAR team owner
Marv Rackley
former professional baseball player
1921 – 2018
baseball player
Wilson Nesbitt
American politician
1781 – 1861
politician
William Mayrant
lawyer, planter, textile factory owner, politician (1765-1832)
1765 – 1832
politicianlawyer
William Davidson
American congressman (1778-1857)
1778 – 1857
politician
William Gibson
African American dentist, chair of NAACP (1933–2002)
1933 – 2002
dentist
William H. O'Dell
American politician (1938–2016)
1938 – 2016
politician
Andrew P. Sage
American systems engineer
1933 – 2014
engineer
John Linscom Boss, Jr.
American politician (1780-1819)
1780 – 1819
politicianlawyer
J. D. Smith
American football player (1932-2015)
1932 – 2015
American football player
Jimmie Coker
American baseball player (1936-1991)
1936 – 1991
baseball player
John Boozer
American baseball player (1938-1986)
1938 – 1986
baseball player
Robert H. Brooks
Hooters franchiser and CEO (1937–2006)
1937 – 2006
restaurateurbusinessperson
Sammy Taylor
American baseball player (1933-2019)
1933 – 2019
baseball player
Sarah Mae Flemming
Sarah Mae Flemming
American activist
1933 – 1993
activist
Thomas Carey
American opera singer, 1931-2002
1931 – 2002
opera singer
Joel Wells
American football player
1935 – 2022
American football player
William K. Clowney
American politician (1797–1851)
1797 – 1851
politicianlawyer
Erasmus Burt
Erasmus Burt
Confederate Army officer
1820 – 1861
politician
Benjamin Holman
American newspaper and television reporter
1930 – 2007
journalist
Bob Dotter
American racing driver (1938-2003)
1938 – 2003
engineer
Bobby Bolin
Bobby Bolin
American baseball player
1939 – 2023
baseball player
C. Thomas Caskey
American geneticist
1938 – 2022
geneticistbiochemist
Charles Weston Houck
United States federal judge
1933 – 2017
politicianlawyerjudge
Charley Smith
American baseball player (1937-1994)
1937 – 1994
baseball player
Charlie Blanton
racecar driver (1935-2018)
1935 – 2018
engineer
Charles Henry Simonton
Charles Henry Simonton
United States federal judge
1829 – 1904
lawyerjudge
Curtis Crider
American stock car racing driver
1930 – 2012
engineer
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