William Hilton
Hilton Head Island is named after Captain William Hilton, who in 1663 identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound, which he named “Hilton’s Head” after himself.
William Henry Gist
William Henry Gist was the governor of South Carolina from 1858-1860 and a leader of the secession movement.
Wade Hampton III
Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, governor, United States Senator. He was the governor of South Carolina at the end of Reconstruction when the federal troops left the state in 1877.
William Gregg
William Gregg was the founder of the Graniteville Company, an early cotton mill in Aiken County.
Gordon Glisson
Gordon Glisson was a Champion Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Thomas Heyward Jr.
Thomas Heyward, Jr. was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Edwin Dubose Heyward
Edwin Dubose Heyward was a Charleston author who wrote Porgy, the book on which the musical Porgy & Bess was based.
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman is a comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comic Series, The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects, and East of West.
Irene Trowell-Harris
Irene Trowell-Harris was the first African-American female in the history of the National Guard to be promoted to the rank of Major General.
Caroline Etheredge Hembel
Caroline Etheredge Hembel was a pioneer aviator. She became the first female trainee in the Southeast to receive her pilot's license.
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