List of people from Columbia, South Carolina
The following people were born in, residents of, or closely associated with Columbia, South Carolina.
Government and law
- Weston Adams, United States ambassador
- Stephen K. Benjamin, politician, mayor of Columbia
- John T. Campbell, politician, mayor of Columbia
- Bob Coble, politician, mayor of Columbia
- John E. Courson, politician, President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate
- Kirkman Finlay, Jr., politician, mayor of Columbia
- Robert H. Hodges, Jr., federal judge
- Henry McMaster, incumbent governor of South Carolina, since 2017
- Matthew J. Perry, lawyer, judge
- Carol Rasco, director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Bill Clinton; advocate for disability rights, education, and children
- Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States
- Bill Workman, economic consultant, Greenville mayor; former Columbia resident
Film and acting
- Julian Adams, film producer, writer, and actor
- Aziz Ansari, actor and comedian, Parks and Recreation
- Paul Benjamin, actor
- Anna Camp, actress, Pitch Perfect films
- Kelsey Chow, actress
- Mike Colter, actor
- Angell Conwell, actress
- Tyrone Corbin, NBA player and coach
- Kristin Davis, actress, Sex and the City
- Stanley Donen, film director and choreographer
- Michael Flessas, actor
- Ed Grady, actor[1]
- Scott Holroyd, actor
- Fiona Hutchison, actress
- Elizabeth MacRae, actress
- Allison Munn, actress
- Gloria Saunders, actress
- Ann Savage, actress
- Sadie Stanley, actress
- Josh Stolberg, screenwriter
- Robin Swicord, screenwriter
- Jonny Weston, actor
- Lee Thompson Young, actor
Education
- Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen, writer and educator[2]
- Mary Haskell, educator
- Steve Pettit, fifth president of Bob Jones University
Activism
- Sarah Mae Flemming, civil rights activist
- Tom Turnipseed, activist, formerly of State Senate
Music
- Atlas Road Crew, alternative rock, Southern rock band
- Bored Suburban Youth, hardcore punk band
- Ben Bridwell, lead singer of Band of Horses, alternative rock band
- Phillip Bush, pianist
- Crossfade, alternative metal/hard rock band
- Danny!, musician
- From Safety To Where, rock band
- Hootie & the Blowfish, band
- Danielle Howle, musician and songwriter
- Iron & Wine (Samuel Beam), indie rock musician
- Alexis Jordan, singer
- Lil Ru, singer
- The Movement, reggae band
- Chris Potter, musician
- Zachary Stevens, heavy metal singer
- Angie Stone, singer
- Stretch Arm Strong, hardcore punk band
- Toro y Moi, musician and songwriter
- Ron Westray, trombonist
- Young Jeezy, rapper, born in Columbia
Art
- Alicia Leeke, artist
- Guy Lipscomb, artist
- Brooklyn Mack, ballet dancer[3]
- Ashley Tuttle, ballet dancer
Science and medicine
- Charles F. Bolden, Jr., astronaut
- Alonzo Clifton McClennan, doctor
- Kary Mullis, scientist (Nobel Prize winner/graduate of Dreher High School)
- John H. Yardley, pathologist
Military
- Charles W. Bagnal, military officer and lawyer
- Arthur C. Davis, Navy admiral
- Maxcy Gregg, Civil War veteran
- Alexander Cheves Haskell, Civil War veteran
- Lloyd E. Jones, Army major general[4]
Literature
- Annie Maria Barnes, journalist, editor, and author
- James Dickey, poet, author of Deliverance in 1970, #42 on Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th-Cent. novels.
- William Price Fox, novelist
- Terrance Hayes, poet
- Ed Madden, poet, professor, and editor
- Ryan Magee, editor
- Ray McManus, poet[5]
- Tom Poland, author
- W. D. Workman, Jr., newspaper editor
Sportspeople
- Zinn Beck, MLB player, manager
- Ryan Bethea, football player
- Michael Boulware, NFL safety
- Peter Boulware, NFL linebacker
- Bob Bowman, swim coach
- Bruce Chen, Major League Baseball player
- Dennis Daley, NFL player
- Brad Edwards, NFL player
- Alex English, NBA forward, Basketball Hall of Fame
- The Fabulous Moolah, WWE/WWF wrestler
- Samkon Gado, NFL player
- Kirby Higbe, MLB player
- LaMarr Hoyt, MLB player
- Dustin Johnson, golfer, 2016 U.S. Open champion
- Xavier McDaniel, NBA player
- BJ McKie, basketball player
- Jermaine O'Neal, NBA player
- Zach Prince, USL Second Division
- Brian Quick, NFL player
- Darell Scott, NFL player
- Richard Seymour, NFL player
- Duce Staley, NFL player
- Freddie Summers, football player
- Del Wilkes, pro wrestler
Other
- Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss USA 1994
- Joseph Bernardin, Catholic cardinal
- Mark Cerney, founder of the Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
- Craig Melvin, news anchor
- Dylann Roof, terrorist and white supremacist mass murderer behind the Charleston church shooting
References
- Brings Plenty, Scott M. (December 13, 2012). "Edward Louis "Ed" Grady – obituary". The Cherokee One Feather. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu (April 2006). Writing African American Women. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-0-313-02462-7. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- "Athlete turned dancer to compete". The Columbia Star. Columbia, South Carolina. June 2, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- "Maj. Gen. Lloyd E. Jones, 68, Artillery Expert, Dies". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. Associated Press. January 4, 1958. p. 8.
- Richardson, Rachel. , "Spartanburg Herald", Spartanburg, October 5, 2014. Retrieved 2015.
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