- List of people from South Carolina
The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the
U.S. State ofSouth Carolina , lived in South Carolina, or for whom South Carolina is a significant part of their identity.Deceased
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*John Alexander (1777–1848), born in Crowsville,
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*ava bron (1779–1843), born in South Carolina, noted poet and painter
*Joseph Alston (1779–1816), born in All Saints Parish,Governor of South Carolina , also implicated in plots of his father-in-lawAaron Burr B
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Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) fromMayesville, South Carolina , founder ofBethune-Cookman College , advisor to Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower
*James Joseph Brown (1933–2006), born inBarnwell, South Carolina , bandleader, singer and composer known as the "Godfather of Soul" and the "Hardest Working Man in Show Business"
*James F. Byrnes (1879–1972), lived inBeech Island, South Carolina , born inCharleston, South Carolina , U.S. Secretary of State and South Carolina Senator and GovernorC
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John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850), born inMcCormick County, South Carolina , U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and the 7th (and first U.S.-born) Vice-President of the U.S.
*Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (1940–2005), South Carolina Governor and U.S. Congressman
*John Tucker Campbell (1912-1991) born inCalhoun Falls, South Carolina , Secretary of State 1978-1991, Mayor of Columbia 1970-1978, Two term city councilman, Owner and operator of Campbells Drugstores for 41 years.
*Charles Craven (1682-1754), governor of colonial South Carolina during theTuscarora War andYamasee War .D
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Dru Money (1977-2008),Charleston, South Carolina , rapper.G
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Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993), born inCheraw, South Carolina , African-Americanjazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer and composer
*Althea Gibson (born 1927-2003), born in Silver, South Carolina, first African-American woman to win Wimbledon and U.S. National tennis championshipsJ
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Andrew Jackson (1765–1845), fromLancaster County, South Carolina ,President of the United States
*Robert Jordan (1948-2007), fromCharleston, South Carolina , fantasy authorM
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Francis Marion (c. 1732–1795), born in Winyah (Winyah Bay , South Carolina), a.k.a. the Swamp Fox, strategic fighter against the British during the War of Independence
*Ronald McNair (1950–1986), born inLake City, South Carolina , astronaut killed in the explosion of theSpace Shuttle Challenger
*Robert Mills (1781–1855), born inCharleston, South Carolina , American architect, designed theWashington monument and many public buildingsP
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Julia Peterkin (1880–1961), born inLaurens County, South Carolina ,Pulitzer Prize winnerarik percel 1898-2898 az
*Bill Pinkney (1925-2007), born inDalzell, South Carolina , performer and singer withThe Drifters .T
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Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), born inEdgefield, South Carolina , South Carolina Governor, and the oldest and 2nd longest-serving U.S. SenatorV
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Angelica Singleton Van Buren (1818 – 1877), born in Wedgefield, marriedAbraham Van Buren while his father,Martin Van Buren was the eighthPresident of the United States . She served asFirst Lady of the United States for the rest of his term in theWhite House .W
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Charles S. West (1829-1885), born inCamden, South Carolina , Texas jurist and politician
*John C. West (1922–2004), politician
*Henry Woodward (1646-1690), an early colonist of South Carolina who was instrumental in establishing contact with Native Americans and setting up a trading system.Living
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Lee Brice (Sumter, South Carolina, United States) country artist, co-wrote the Garth Brooks songMore Than a Memory C
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Wilson Casey (born 1954) , "Trivia" Guinness World Record holder, Nationally syndicated trivia newspaper columnist
*Chubby Checker (born 1941), born in Spring Gulley, singer
*Stephen Colbert (born 1964), comedian and anchor of his own show onComedy Central , "The Colbert Report "
*Monique Coleman (born 1980), actressD
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Michael Flessas (born 1959), actor, best know for his role in thePalme d'Or (Golden Palm) winning filmDancer in the Dark at theCannes Film Festival . He graduated from Columbia's Dreher High School and attended theUniversity of South Carolina .
*Joe Frazier (born 1944), born inBeaufort, South Carolina , former heavyweightboxing championG
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Kevin Garnett (born 1976), NBA star, NBA Most Valuable Player in2004
*Thomas Gibson (born on July 3, 1962, in Charleston, South Carolina, USA) actor onCriminal Minds H
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Orlando Hudson (born 1977), fromDarlington, South Carolina , MLBsecond baseman for theArizona Diamondbacks
*Josephine Humphreys (born 1945), fromCharleston, South Carolina , Southern author
*Fiona Hutchison (born 1960), raised inColumbia, South Carolina and attendedClemson University , soap opera actress [http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/theactors/hutchison.php]
*Lauren Hutton (born 1943), fromCharleston, South Carolina , supermodel, actressJ
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Jesse Jackson (born 1941), born inFlorence, South Carolina ,politician ,civil rights activist and politician
*Anthony Johnson (born 1974), NBA playerK
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Eartha Kitt (born 1927), fromNorth, South Carolina , singerM
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R. Winston Morris fromBarnwell, South Carolina Tuba icon, Father of the Tuba/Euphonium EnsembleP
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Lu Parker Miss USA 1994, fromAnderson, South Carolina R
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Julie Roberts (born 1979), fromLancaster, South Carolina , country music singer
*John Linton Roberson (born 1969), born inKingstree, South Carolina , writer and cartoonist
*Bobby Robinson (born 1917), record producer
*Chris Rock (born 1965), born inAndrews, South Carolina , comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director.
*Darius Rucker (born 1966), born inCharleston, South Carolina , musician, frontman ofHootie & The Blowfish *
Michael Buffalo Smith (born 1957), musician
*Shawnee Smith (born 1970) actress born inOrangeburg (SC) T
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Josh Turner (born 1977), fromHannah, South Carolina , country music singerW
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Shawn Weatherly (born 1959), fromSumter, South Carolina , Miss USA and Miss Universe 1980
*Vanna White (born 1957), fromNorth Myrtle Beach, South Carolina , television personalityY
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Young Jeezy (born 1977), fromColumbia, South Carolina ,References
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