South Carolina People
John Adair
Born in Chester County, South Carolina, John Adair was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician.
James Hopkins Adams
66th Governor of South Carolina
William Aiken, Jr.
William Aiken, Jr. was the 61st Governor of South Carolina.
Kimberly Clarice Aiken
Kimberly Clarice Aiken won the title of Miss America in 1994.
Jaimie Alexander
Jaimie Alexander is an actress best known for her leading role as Jane Doe in the TV drama, Blindspot and the Lady Sif in the Thor films.
Ray Allen
Raised in Dalzell, SC, Ray Allen is an NBA All-Star basketball player who has played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics.
Gilbert Allen
Gilbert Allen is a poet, fiction writer, editor, and educator.
Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison is a writer from Greenville, SC. She is known for her book "Bastard Out of Carolina."
Theodosia Burr Alston
Daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr. Associated with Georgetown Co.
Joseph Alston
Born in All Saints Parish (Georgetown County), Joseph Alston was the governor of South Carolina from 1812 - 1814.
Marcus Amaker
Marcus Amaker is the poet laureate of Charleston, South Carolina.
Cat Anderson
Born in Greenville, SC, William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson was a well-known jazz trumpeter who played with Duke Ellington in his orchestra.
Richard Heron Anderson
Richard Heron Anderson was a General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
John Gary Anderson
John Gary Anderson was the founder of the Anderson Motor Company in Rock Hill, SC, which made automobiles from 1916 to 1926.
Bill Anderson
Born in Columbia, SC, Bill Anderson is a country music singer and songwriter nicknamed "Whisperin' Bill."
Pink Anderson
Born in Laurens, SC, Pinkney "Pink" Anderson was a blues singer and guitarist who inspired the "Pink" in the name of the English rock band Pink Floyd.
Aziz Ansari
Columbia native Aziz Ansari is an actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian.
Mac Arnold
Mac Arnold is a blues musician from Pelzer, South Carolina. He is best known for his gas can guitars.
Nickolas Ashford
Born in Fairfield, SC, Nickolas Ashford was a singer, songwriter, and producer. Together with his wife, Valerie Simpson, they formed the legendary Motown songwriting-production team, Ashford & Simpson.
Harry Scott Ashmore
Harry Ashmore was an author, editor, and Pulitzer Prize winner for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.