Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

1,214 notable figures born in South Carolina, showing page 8 of 25, ranked by historical prominence.

Ruth Samuelson
Ruth Samuelson
American politician
1959 – 2017
politician
Floride Calhoun
Floride Calhoun
Second Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1832
1792 – 1866
politician
Richard Irvine Manning I
Richard Irvine Manning I
50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826
1789 – 1836
politician
John Geddes
American politician (1777-1828)
1777 – 1828
major generaljuristgovernor
Patrick Noble
Patrick Noble
American politician
1787 – 1840
juristgovernorpolitician
James A. Johnson
James A. Johnson
American politician (1829-1896)
1829 – 1896
politicianlawyer
George Bell Timmerman
George Bell Timmerman
American politician (1912-1994)
1912 – 1994
juristgovernorpolitician
Young Scooter
Young Scooter
American rapper (1986–2025)
1986 – 2025
rappersinger
Edmund William McGregor Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey
American politician (1846-1884)
1846 – 1884
politicianlawyer
Levern Tart
American basketball player (1942–2010)
1942 – 2010
basketball player
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician (1917–1994)
1917 – 1994
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Delphine Gibson
American supercentenarian (1903-2018)
1903 – 2018
homemaker
Daniel Payne
Daniel Payne
Methodist bishop and educator
1811 – 1893
authorreligious leaderpriest
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician (1910–1967)
1910 – 1967
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Jake Ford
basketball player (1946–1996)
1946 – 1996
basketball player
John Lyde Wilson
John Lyde Wilson
Governor of North Carolina; supporter of slavery and advocate of dueling
1784 – 1849
politician
Alexander Beaufort Meek
Alexander Beaufort Meek
American politician (1814–1865)
1814 – 1865
chess playerpoliticianpoet
Maxcy Gregg
Maxcy Gregg
Confederate Army general (1814–1862)
1814 – 1862
military officer
Emmet Reid Blake
American zoologist (1908-1997)
1908 – 1997
botanical collectorornithologist
Robert B. Campbell
American politician (1787-1862)
1787 – 1862
politician
Eleanor C. Pressly
Eleanor C. Pressly
American mathematician and aeronautical engineer
1918 – 2003
military flight engineermathematician
Ben Dixon
American drummer
1934 – 2018
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Barbara Parker
American writer (1947–2009)
1947 – 2009
novelistprosecutorlawyer
Mendel Jackson Davis
Mendel Jackson Davis
American politician (1942-2007)
1942 – 2007
politicianlawyer
Ada Clare
Ada Clare
American actress and writer (1834–1874)
1836 – 1874
stage actorjournalisttranslator
Don Covay
American musician (1938–2015)
1938 – 2015
songwritermusiciansinger
Rufus R. Jones
Rufus R. Jones
American professional wrestler (1933-1993)
1933 – 1993
professional wrestleractor
Albert Eger Brown
Albert Eger Brown
U.S. Army major general (1889–1984)
1889 – 1984
military officermilitary personnel
Emmet M. Walsh
Catholic bishop
1892 – 1968
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Octavus Roy Cohen
Octavus Roy Cohen
American writer (1891-1959)
1891 – 1959
short story writerhumoristcrime fiction writer
Jane Chambers
American writer (1937–1983)
1937 – 1983
playwrightnovelistwriter
Abner Monroe Perrin
Abner Monroe Perrin
Confederate States Army officer (1827–1864)
1827 – 1864
army officerlawyer
William Ward Burrows I
William Ward Burrows I
2nd Commandant of the Marine Corps
1758 – 1805
military officer
William Haselden Ellerbe
William Haselden Ellerbe
American politician (1862-1899)
1862 – 1899
governorpolitician
Duncan Clinch Heyward
Duncan Clinch Heyward
Governor of South Carolina (1864-1943)
1864 – 1943
politician
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
American politician (1886-1989)
1886 – 1989
politician
Clara G. McMillan
Clara G. McMillan
American politician (1894-1976)
1894 – 1976
politician
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
Mary S. B. Shindler
Mary S. B. Shindler
American poet, writer, editor (1810–1883)
1810 – 1883
poetwriter
Warren R. Davis
American politician (1793-1835)
1793 – 1835
politicianlawyer
Garland O'Shields
Garland O'Shields
American basketball player (1921-2001)
1921 – 2001
basketball player
Waddy Thompson, Jr.
Waddy Thompson, Jr.
American politician (1798–1868)
1798 – 1868
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
American politician (1898-1987)
1898 – 1987
politicianlawyer
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
American school teacher and writer (1925–2013)
1925 – 2013
autobiographerteacherwriter
Robert Francis Withers Allston
Robert Francis Withers Allston
American politician (1801-1864)
1801 – 1864
plantation ownerstatespersonfarmer
Elizabeth Threatt
American actress (1926–1993)
1926 – 1993
modelactor
Thomas Lowndes
Thomas Lowndes
American politician
1766 – 1843
member of parliamentjuristpolitician
Daniel Huger
Daniel Huger
American politician (1742-1799)
1742 – 1799
politician
Annie Maria Barnes
Annie Maria Barnes
American writer, editor, journalist
1857
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Thomas Bennett, Jr.
Thomas Bennett, Jr.
American politician
1781 – 1865
politician
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