Ansari, Aziz (Columbia)
Tom Haverford on TV's Parks and Recreation
Famous People from South Carolina
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Bethune, Mary McLeod (Mayesville)
The founder of the National Council for Negro Women -
Boseman, Chadwick (Anderson)
The star of the superhero movie Black Panther -
Brown, James (Barnwell)
The musical "Godfather of Soul" -
Calhoun, John C. (McCormick County)
The Senate leader who was vice president for both J.C. Adams and Andrew Jackson -
Childress, Alice (Charleston)
The author of A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich -
Davis, Viola (Saint Matthews)
The Oscar-winning star of the 2016 film Fences -
Dick, Andy (Charleston)
Host of MTV's The Andy Dick Show -
Donen, Stanley (Columbia)
The director of the movie 'Singin' in the Rain' -
Edwards, John (Seneca)
The Democratic candidate for vice president in 2004 -
Fairey, Shepard (Charleston)
The graphic designer who did the Obama Hope poster -
Frazier, Joe (Beaufort)
The boxing champ who lost 1971's Fight of the Century -
Gibson, Althea (Silver)
The first black woman to win the U.S. Open -
Gibson, William (Conway)
The author who created "cyberpunk" -
Gillespie, Dizzy (Cheraw)
The bebop trumpeter with the upturned horn -
Graham, Lindsey (Central)
GOP senator from South Carolina, 2002-present -
Hutton, Lauren (Charleston)
Gap-toothed supermodel and co-star of American Gigolo -
Jackson, Andrew (Waxhaw)
President of the United States, 1829-37 -
Jackson, Jesse (Greenville)
Aide to Martin Luther King and candidate for U.S. president -
Longstreet, James (Edgefield District)
The Confederate Civil War general blamed for the Gettysburg loss -
Parker, Mary-Louise (Fort Jackson)
Star of the cable series Weeds -
Phillips, John (Parris Island)
Co-founder of The Mamas and The Papas -
Rock, Chris (Georgetown)
The comedian who inspired the TV show Everybody Hates Chris -
White, Vanna (North Myrtle Beach)
Co-host of TV's Wheel of Fortune -
Williams, Jayson (Ritter)
The NBA player who shot and killed his limo driver