Biographical Records

Notable People from South Carolina

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

Floride Calhoun
Floride Calhoun
Second Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1832
1792 - 1866
politician
Cassandra Pickett Durham
American physician (1824-1885)
1824 - 1885
physician
John Geddes
American politician (1777-1828)
1777 - 1828
major generaljuristgovernor
Richard Irvine Manning I
Richard Irvine Manning I
50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826
1789 - 1836
politician
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
American politician (1886-1989)
1886 - 1989
politician
Patrick Noble
Patrick Noble
American politician
1787 - 1840
juristgovernorpolitician
Ewing Mitchell
actor (1910-1988)
1910 - 1988
ranchertelevision actorsinger
James A. Johnson
James A. Johnson
American politician (1829-1896)
1829 - 1896
politicianlawyer
Ruth Samuelson
Ruth Samuelson
American politician
1959 - 2017
politician
Eleanor C. Pressly
Eleanor C. Pressly
American mathematician and aeronautical engineer
1918 - 2003
military flight engineermathematician
George Bell Timmerman
George Bell Timmerman
American politician (1912-1994)
1912 - 1994
juristgovernorpolitician
Mendel Jackson Davis
Mendel Jackson Davis
American politician (1942-2007)
1942 - 2007
politicianlawyer
Jake Ford
basketball player (1946–1996)
1946 - 1996
basketball player
Levern Tart
American basketball player (1942–2010)
1942 - 2010
basketball player
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician (1917–1994)
1917 - 1994
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Daniel Payne
Daniel Payne
Methodist bishop and educator
1811 - 1893
authorreligious leaderpriest
John Lyde Wilson
John Lyde Wilson
Governor of North Carolina; supporter of slavery and advocate of dueling
1784 - 1849
politician
Delphine Gibson
American supercentenarian (1903-2018)
1903 - 2018
homemaker
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
Robert B. Campbell
American politician (1787-1862)
1787 - 1862
politician
Edmund William McGregor Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey
American politician (1846-1884)
1846 - 1884
politicianlawyer
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician (1910–1967)
1910 - 1967
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Ben Dixon
American drummer
1934 - 2018
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Barbara Parker
American writer (1947–2009)
1947 - 2009
novelistprosecutorlawyer
Emmet Reid Blake
American zoologist (1908-1997)
1908 - 1997
botanical collectorornithologist
Albert Eger Brown
Albert Eger Brown
U.S. Army major general (1889–1984)
1889 - 1984
military officermilitary personnel
Don Covay
American musician (1938–2015)
1938 - 2015
songwritermusiciansinger
Duncan Clinch Heyward
Duncan Clinch Heyward
Governor of South Carolina (1864-1943)
1864 - 1943
politician
Jane Chambers
American writer (1937–1983)
1937 - 1983
playwrightnovelistwriter
Emmet M. Walsh
Catholic bishop
1892 - 1968
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William Haselden Ellerbe
William Haselden Ellerbe
American politician (1862-1899)
1862 - 1899
governorpolitician
Abner Monroe Perrin
Abner Monroe Perrin
Confederate States Army officer (1827–1864)
1827 - 1864
army officerlawyer
Rufus R. Jones
Rufus R. Jones
American professional wrestler (1933-1993)
1933 - 1993
professional wrestleractor
William Ward Burrows I
William Ward Burrows I
2nd Commandant of the Marine Corps
1758 - 1805
military officer
Octavus Roy Cohen
Octavus Roy Cohen
American writer (1891-1959)
1891 - 1959
short story writerhumoristcrime fiction writer
Ada Clare
Ada Clare
American actress and writer (1834–1874)
1836 - 1874
stage actorjournalisttranslator
John McClannahan Crockett
John McClannahan Crockett
American mayor (1816–1887)
1816 - 1887
meteorological observerpoliticianlawyer
Warren R. Davis
American politician (1793-1835)
1793 - 1835
politicianlawyer
Chancellor Williams
American historian and writer (1893–1992)
1893 - 1992
novelistsociologisthistorian
Mary S. B. Shindler
Mary S. B. Shindler
American poet, writer, editor (1810–1883)
1810 - 1883
poetwriter
Waddy Thompson, Jr.
Waddy Thompson, Jr.
American politician (1798–1868)
1798 - 1868
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
George H. McKee
George H. McKee
United States Air Force general
1923 - 2015
military officer
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
Garland O'Shields
Garland O'Shields
American basketball player (1921-2001)
1921 - 2001
basketball player
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
American politician (1898-1987)
1898 - 1987
politicianlawyer
Elizabeth Threatt
American actress (1926–1993)
1926 - 1993
modelactor
Robert Francis Withers Allston
Robert Francis Withers Allston
American politician (1801-1864)
1801 - 1864
plantation ownerstatespersonfarmer
Thomas Lowndes
Thomas Lowndes
American politician
1766 - 1843
member of parliamentjuristpolitician
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
American school teacher and writer (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
autobiographerteacherwriter
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