List of people from South Carolina

The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of South Carolina, lived in South Carolina, or for whom South Carolina is a significant part of their identity. It is divided into two major sections, the deceased and the living.

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Deceased

A–D

E–G

H–L
  • Johnson Hagood (1828–1898), Confederate general and governor of South Carolina
  • James Henry Hammond (1807–1864), US congressman, senator and governor of South Carolina;
  • Wade Hampton I (1752–1835), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina, born in Virginia
  • Wade Hampton II (1791–1858), born in Columbia, plantation owner and soldier
  • Wade Hampton III (1818–1902), born in Charleston, Confederate general, governor, United States Senator
  • Max Heller (1919–2011), mayor of Greenville (1971–1979); businessman and namesake of Max Heller Convention Center
  • Jesse L. Helms (1909–1982), mayor of Greenville (1979–1982); businessman
  • DuBose Heyward (1885–1940), born in Charleston, playwright and poet, wrote the novel "Porgy" and its stage incarnations "Porgy" and "Porgy and Bess"
  • Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746–1809), signer of the Declaration of Independence
  • Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. (1900–1944), polo player
  • George Izard (1776–1828), an American general in War of 1812, and 2nd Governor of Arkansas Territory
  • Andrew Jackson (1765–1845), 7th President of the United States
  • Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born 1941), civil-rights activist and Baptist minister
  • 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson (1887–1951), former outfielder for Chicago White Sox
  • John G. Jackson (1907–1993), Pan-Africanist historian, lecturer, teacher and writer
  • James Jamerson (1938–1983), bass player
  • William H Johnson (1901–1970, artist
  • Monique Jones (born March 12, 1979), from IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Robert Jordan (1948–2007), fantasy author
  • Joseph B. Kershaw (1822–1894), slave owner and Confederate general who served as a Division Commander, Army of Northern Virginia, State Senator, Circuit Court Judge
  • Lane Kirkland (1922–1999), labor union leader and president of the AFL–CIO, 1979–1995
  • Richard Rowland Kirkland (1843–1863), Confederate soldier
  • Eartha Kitt (1927–2008), actress, singer, and cabaret star
  • Noah O. Knight (1929–1951), soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War, posthumously received the Medal of Honor
  • Hyman Isaac Long (born 18th century), born in Jamaica, Freemason
  • Terry Long (1959–2005), guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • James "Pete" Longstreet (1821–1904), Confederate general, commander of the 1st Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia
  • Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749–1779), signer of the Declaration of Independence

M–R

S–Z

Living

A–B

• Sam Gilbert

C–D

E–F
  • Steven Furtick (born 1980) born in Moncks Corner, founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church

G–H

J–L

M–O

P–S

T–Z

See also
by educational institution affiliation
by governmental position
by location

References
  1. "Norman Armiitage, Fencing Star And Textile Executive, Dies at 65" - The New York Times
  2. Leigh Guidry (March 25, 2015). "LC board names South Carolina VP as ninth president". The Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. "Fiona Hutchison profile" Archived December 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Soapcentral.com.
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