List of Sons and Daughters of the City of Charleston, South Carolina
This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Charleston ( South Carolina ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.
18th century
1701-1760
- Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), trader, officer and politician
- Henry Laurens (1724–1792), political leader in the War of Independence
- William Moultrie (1730–1805), politician and governor of South Carolina
- Isaac Motte (1738–1795), politician
- Thomas Bee (1739–1812), lawyer and politician
- Benjamin Guerard (1740–1788), politician and Governor of South Carolina from 1783 to 1785
- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), politician; Signatory to the United States Constitution
- Nicholas Eveleigh (≈1748–1791), politician
- Edward Rutledge (1749–1800), British-American politician and one of the American founding fathers as one of the signatories of the United States' Declaration of Independence
- Thomas Pinckney (1750–1828), soldier, politician and diplomat
- John Laurens (1754–1782), soldier in the War of Independence
- Charles Pinckney (1757–1824), politician and governor of South Carolina
- John Parker (1759-1832), politician
1761-1800
- Alexander Juhan (1765–1845), composer, pianist and conductor
- Benjamin Huger (1768–1823), politician
- William Johnson (1771–1834), lawyer and US Supreme Court Justice
- John Geddes (1777–1828), politician and Governor of South Carolina from 1818 to 1820
- Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779–1851), physician, botanist and politician
- John Linscom Boss (1780-1819), politician
- Thomas Bennett (1781–1865), politician and Governor of South Carolina from 1820 to 1822
- Robert Mills (1781–1855), architect and cartographer
- James Hamilton junior (1786–1857), politician and Governor of South Carolina from 1830 to 1832
- Jehu Jones (1786–1852), Lutheran minister
- James Gadsden (1788–1858), diplomat and officer
- Sarah Moore Grimké (1792–1873), abolitionist, writer, civil rights activist and feminist
- William F. De Saussure (1792–1870), politician
- Charles James McDonald (1793–1860), politician and Governor of Georgia from 1839 to 1843
- Henry L. Pinckney (1794–1863), politician
- Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), politician
- Hugh S. Legaré (1797–1843), lawyer, diplomat, politician and Minister of Justice
19th century
1801-1830
- Angelina Emily Grimké (1805–1879), political activist and women's rights activist
- Benjamin Huger (1805–1877), major general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
- Theodore Gaillard Hunt (1805-1893), politician
- William Aiken (1806–1887), politician and governor of the state of South Carolina from 1844 to 1846
- Henry M. Hyams (1806–1875), politician and Confederate Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1860 to 1864
- William Valk (1806–1879), doctor and politician
- Philip Phillips (1807–1884), lawyer and politician
- George Alfred Trenholm (1807–1876), politician of the Confederate States of America
- Thomas Fenwick Drayton (1808-1891), Brigadier General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and president of a railroad company
- Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860), politician
- Daniel Payne (1811–1893), Methodist bishop and college president
- Stephen A. Hurlbut (1815–1882), politician, diplomat and commander
- William Waters Boyce (1818–1890), politician
- Wade Hampton III. (1818–1902), Confederate Army general in the American Civil War
- Thomas Caute Reynolds (1821-1887), politician
- Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822–1897), politician and brigadier general in the Confederate Army in the Civil War
- William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), politician
- William H. Hunt (1823-1884), politician
- Barnard Elliott Bee (1824–1861), Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War
- James Skivring Smith (≈1825–1884), American-Liberian doctor and politician; sixth President of Liberia
- Henry Timrod (1828–1867), poet and journalist
1831-1900
- Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (1831–1924), classical philologist
- Paul Hamilton Hayne (1831-1886), poet
- Stephen Dill Lee (1833–1908), General in the Confederate Army in the Civil War and politician
- Samuel Wragg Ferguson (1834–1917), Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War
- Lawrence Ludlow Cohen (1836–1918), genre, landscape, still life and portrait painter
- Ellison Capers (1837–1908), Confederate Brigadier General in the Civil War and Bishop of the Episcopal Church
- William Aiken Walker (1839–1921), genre and portrait painter
- Henry Pinckney Northrop (1842–1916), Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston
- Edmund William McGregor Mackey (1846-1884), politician
- Frazelia Campbell (1849–1930), ancient historian and teacher
- Martin F. Ansel (1850–1945), politician and governor of South Carolina from 1907 to 1911
- Alexander Campbell King (1856–1926), lawyer and Solicitor General of the United States
- William A. Moffett (1869-1933), Admiral
- William Robert Shepherd (1871–1934), historian and historical cartographer
- Richard S. Whaley (1874–1951), lawyer and politician
- Leigh Whipper (1876–1975), actor
- Alfred L. Bulwinkle (1883–1950), politician
- Ernest Just (1883-1941), biologist
- DuBose Heyward (1885-1940), writer
- Tom Delaney (1889–1963), blues musician
- Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959), lawyer and writer
- Lottie Hightower (1891 – after 1957), jazz musician
- Arthur Freed (1894–1973), musical producer and songwriter
- William Lawrence (1895–1981), pianist, singer and music teacher
- Arthur Briggs (1899–1991), trumpeter, orchestra conductor and jazz musician
- Burnet R. Maybank (1899–1954), politician and Governor of South Carolina from 1939 to 1941
20th century
1901-1940
- Gus Aiken (1902–1973), jazz trumpeter and cornet player
- Pete Briggs (1904 – unknown), tubist and bassist
- Bertha Hill (1905–1950), blues, jazz and vaudeville singer and dancer
- Ellsworth Johnson (1905-1968), African American bully
- Helen Chandler (1906–1965), actress
- Fud Livingston (1906–1957), jazz musician, arranger and composer
- Frances Fuller (1907–1980), actress
- Willie Smith (1910-1967), jazz alto saxophonist
- Freddie Green (1911-1987), jazz guitarist
- Hal Jackson (1915–2012), radio and television presenter
- Elbert Root (1915–1983), water diver
- Julian Dash (1916–1974), swing tenor saxophonist
- Robert Francis Furchgott (1916–2009), scientist
- Cliff Smalls (1918–2008), jazz band leader, trombonist, pianist, arranger and composer
- Alice Childress (1920–1994), playwright, actress and writer
- Sidney Rittenberg (1921–2019), interpreter and scholar
- Fritz Hollings (1922–2019), politician
- James L. Holloway III. (1922-2019), naval officer
- Burnet R. Maybank Jr. (1924-2016), politician, lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina
- Arthur Ravenel (* 1927), politician
- Robert Ferguson (1929-2006), blues singer and pianist
- Elsa Raven (born 1929), actress
- Eugene Figg (1930-2002), civil engineer
- Alexandra Ripley (1934-2004), writer
- Mr. Wrestling II (born 1934), wrestler
- Ronnie Free (* 1936), jazz drummer
- Rufus Jones (1936–1990), drummer
1941-1970
- Thomas F. Hartnett (* 1941), politician
- Lauren Hutton (born 1943), actress and model
- Earl Manigault (1944-1998), basketball player
- Art Shell (born 1946), American football player and coach
- Glenn F. McConnell (born 1947), politician
- Joe Wilson (born 1947), politician
- Robert Jordan (1948-2007), writer
- Alphonse Mouzon (1948–2016), drummer, composer and producer
- Frank Lee Culbertson (born 1949), astronaut
- Charles Marvin Green, Jr. (1950-2017), known as "Angry Grandpa", internet personality
- James D. Bissell (* 1951), production designer
- Mo Brooks (* 1954), politician
- Will Patton (born 1954), actor
- Bob Belden (1956-2015), jazz musician
- Catherine Coleman (* 1960), astronaut
- Thomas Gibson (born 1962), actor
- Maylon Hanold (* 1963), canoeist
- Andy Dick (born 1965), actor
- Sallie Krawcheck (* 1965), bank manager
- Kevin Davis (born 1966), Turner
- Darius Rucker (* 1966), rock and country musician
- Melanie Thornton (1967-2001), pop and R&B singer
- Lonnie Bradley (born 1968), boxer
- Bobbie Phillips (born 1968), actress
- André Bauer (* 1969), politician
- Shepard Fairey (* 1970), street artist, graphic artist and illustrator from the skateboard scene
1971-2000
- Lezley Zen (* 1974), porn actress
- Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), actor
- Logan Marshall-Green (born 1976), actor
- Shanola Hampton (born 1977), actress
- Ovie Mughelli (born 1980), football player
- Roddy White (born 1981), American football player
- Kwame Brown (born 1982), basketball player
- Josh Powell (born 1983), basketball player
- Josh Strickland (born 1983), singer and actor
- Terrell Everett (born 1984), basketball player
- Chris McGuiness (born 1988), baseball player
- Jonny Weston (* 1988), actor
- T'erea Brown (* 1989), hurdler
- Mackenzie Rosman (born 1989), actress
- Khris Middleton (born 1991), basketball player
- Raven Saunders (* 1996), track and field athlete
Year of birth unknown
- J. Henry Fair (* 20th century), photographer and environmental activist
21st century
- Kyla Kenedy (* 2003), actress
Web links
Commons : Births in Charleston, South Carolina - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elbert Root in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Maylon Hanold in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Kevin Davis in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Chris McGuiness , baseball-reference.com
- ↑ T'erea Brown in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Raven Saunders in the database of Sports-Reference (English)