South Carolina Hall of Fame
South Carolina Hall Of Fame recognizes contemporary and past citizens of South Carolina who made outstanding contributions to the state's heritage and progress. The Hall of Fame is physically located in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.[1]
The Hall of Fame was originally dedicated in 1973 by Governor John C. West, and was signed into law as the official hall of fame by Governor Jim Hodges in 2001.The South Carolina State Library houses DVDs produced by South Carolina ETV that highlight the inductees.[2]
In order to be eligible, nominees can include those originally from South Carolina who obtained recognition, or non-residents who made an impact in the state. At least one living and one deceased citizen is inducted each year.[3]
Inductees
Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Category | Occupation | Reference |
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Bernard M. Baruch | ![]() | (1870-1965) | 1990 | White Men | Statesman | [4] |
Robert D. Bass | (1904-1983) | 1980 | White Men | Author/Historian | [5] | |
Joseph Bernadin | (1928-1996) | 1988 | White Men | Archbishop of Chicago | [6] | |
Mary McLeod Bethune | ![]() | (1875-1955) | 1983 | African Americans | Educator | [7] |
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr | ![]() | (1946-) | 1999 | African Americans | Astronaut | [8] |
James F. Byrnes | ![]() | (1879-1972) | 1982 | White Men | Governor | [9] |
Maude E. Callen | (1898-1990) | 1990 | African Americans | Nurse/Midwife | [10] | |
Mary Boykin Chesnut | ![]() | (1823-1886) | 1999 | Women | Diarist | [11] |
Septima Poinsette Clark | (1898-1987) | 2014 | African Americans | Educator and civil rights activist | [12] | |
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker | (1909-1993) | 1992 | Women | Author | [13] | |
Maj. James Lide Coker | ![]() | (1837-1918) | 2002 | White Men | Agriculturist/Manufacturer | [14] |
Pat Conroy | ![]() | (1945-2016) | 2009 | White Men | Acclaimed Author | [15] |
Ann Pamela Cunningham | ![]() | (1816-1875) | 1985 | Women | Preservationist | [16] |
William Jennings Bryan Dorn | ![]() | (1916-2005) | 1995 | White Men | U.S. Representative | [17] |
David Drake | (1801-1870s) | 2016 | African Americans | Potter, American Artisan | [18] | |
Col. Charles M. Duke Jr. | ![]() | (1935-) | 1973 | White Men | Astronaut | [19] |
Marian Wright Edelman | ![]() | (1939-) | 2014 | African Americans | Advocate for children & Activist | [20] |
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | (1916-2010) | 1998 | Women | Preservationist | [21] | |
James B. Edwards, D.M.D. | ![]() | (1927-2014) | 1997 | White Men | Governor | [22] |
William G. Farrow | ![]() | (1918-1942) | 2013 | White Men | World War II Pilot | [23] |
Ernest A. Finney Jr. | (1931-) | 2012 | African Americans | Attorney/Legislator/Jurist | [24] | |
Susan Pringle Frost | (1873-1960) | 2015 | Women | Preservationist, Suffragist | [25] | |
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie | ![]() | (1917-1993) | 1985 | African Americans | Musician | [26] |
Lucile Godbold | ![]() | (1900-1981) | 2005 | Women | Athlete/Educator | [27] |
Wil Lou Gray | ![]() | (1883-1984) | 1974 | Women | Educator | [28] |
William S. Hall, M.D. | (1915-1995) | 1975 | White Men | Mental Health | [29] | |
John R. Heller, M.D. | (1905-1999) | 1979 | White Men | Scientist | [30] | |
Fritz Hollings | ![]() | (1922-) | 2006 | White Men | Governor/U.S. Senator | [31] |
Peter Horry | ![]() | (1743/44-1815) | 2007 | White Men | Soldier | [32] |
Maj. Thomas Dry Howie | (1908-1944) | 2003 | White Men | Soldier | [33] | |
Anna Hyatt Huntington | ![]() | (1876-1973) | 1986 | Women | Sculptor | [34] |
Jasper Johns | ![]() | (1930-) | 1989 | White Men | Artist | [35] |
David Bancroft Johnson | ![]() | (1856-1928) | 2017 | White Men | Educator, University President | [36] |
Francis Marion | ![]() | (1732-1795) | 1975 | White Men | Soldier | [37] |
Robert Marvin | (1920-2001) | 2001 | White Men | Landscape Artist | [38] | |
Benjamin Mays | (1894-1984) | 1984 | African Americans | Educator | [39] | |
Hugh L. McColl Jr. | (1935-) | 2000 | White Men | Banker | [40] | |
John McKissick | (1926-) | 2005 | White Men | Coach/Athletic Director | [41] | |
Gov. Robert McNair | ![]() | (1923-2007) | 2004 | White Men | Attorney/Governor | [42] |
Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D. | ![]() | (1950-1986) | 1997 | African Americans | Scientist/Astronaut | [43] |
Roger Milliken | (1915-2010) | 1993 | White Men | Industrialist | [44] | |
Darla Moore | (1954-) | 2015 | Women | Financier, Philanthropist | [45] | |
Mary C. Simms Oliphant | ![]() | (1891-1988) | 1983 | Women | Author | [46] |
Matthew J. Perry | (1921-2011) | 2007 | African Americans | Civil Rights Activist/Judge | [47] | |
Julie Mood Peterkin | (1880-1961) | 1994 | Women | Novelist | [48] | |
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | (1722-1793) | 2008 | Women | Agriculturist | [49] | |
Anne Worsham Richardson | (1922-2012) | 1991 | Women | Artist | [50] | |
Bobby Richardson | ![]() | (1935-) | 1996 | White Men | Baseball Hero | [51] |
Joseph P. Riley Jr. | ![]() | (1943-) | 2016 | White Men | Mayor/Attorney/Educator | [52] |
Darius Rucker | ![]() | (1966-) | 2020 | African Americans | Musician, Philanthropist | [53] |
Donald Stuart Russell | (1906-1998) | 1987 | White Men | Senator/Judge | [54] | |
Archibald Rutledge | (1883-1973) | 1984 | White Men | Poet Laureate | [55] | |
Philip Simmons | ![]() | (1912-2009) | 1994 | African Americans | Blacksmith | [56] |
Robert Smalls | ![]() | (1839-1916) | 2010 | African Americans | State Representative, Senator, U.S. Congressman | [57] |
Gen. Jacob Edward Smart | (1909-2006) | 2003 | White Men | Military Leader | [58] | |
Elliott White Springs | ![]() | (1896-1959) | 1985 | White Men | Industrialist | [59] |
J. Strom Thurmond | ![]() | (1902-2003) | 1982 | White Men | Senator | [60] |
Charles H. Townes | ![]() | (1915-2015) | 1978 | White Men | Scientist | [61] |
Leo Twiggs | (1934-) | 2020 | African Americans | Artist, Educator, Museum Director | [62] | |
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | (1883-1979) | 1998 | Women | Artist, Educator | [63] | |
John C. West | ![]() | (1922-2004) | 2002 | White Men | Governor/Ambassador | [64] |
Gen. William C. Westmoreland | ![]() | (1914-2005) | 1986 | White Men | Military Leader | [65] |
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | ![]() | (1872-1906) | 2020 | African Americans | Educator | [66] |
Walker Gill Wylie, M.D. | ![]() | (1848-1923) | 1996 | White Men | Physician | [67] |
Cale Yarborough | ![]() | (1939-2023) | 2013 | White Men | NASCAR Legend | [68] |
Dr. Anne Austin Young | (1892-1989) | 1981 | Women | Physician | [69] | |
King Hagler | (Unknown-1763) | 2009 | Native Americans | Catawba Indian Chief | [70]
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References
- ^ "Welcome to the Official South Carolina Hall Of Fame". The South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Did you know there is a South Carolina Hall of Fame?". South Carolina State Library.
- ^ "South Carolina Hall of Fame inductees". Millennium Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Bernard M. Baruch". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Robert D. Bass". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Joseph Cardinal Bernadin". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mary McLeod Bethune". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Maj. Gen Charles F. Bolden Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "James F. Byrnes". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Maude Callen". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mary Boykin Chesnut". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Septima Poinsette Clark". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Boatwright Coker". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Maj. James Lide Coker". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Pat Conroy". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Ann Pamela Cunningham". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "William Jennings Bryan Dorn". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "David Drake, "Dave the Potter"". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Col. Charles M. Duke Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Marian Wright Edelman". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "James B. Edwards, D.M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "William G. Farrow". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Ernest A. Finney Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Susan Pringle Frost". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Lucile Godbold". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Wil Lou Gray". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "William S. Hall, M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "John R. Heller, M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Senator Fritz Hollings". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Peter Horry". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Maj. Thomas Dry Howie". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Anna Hyatt Huntington". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Jasper Johns". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "David Bancroft Johnson". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Francis Marion". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Robert Marvin". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Benjamin E. Mays, Ph.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Hugh L. McColl Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "John McKissick". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Gov. Robert McNair". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Roger Milliken". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Darla Moore". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mary C. Simms Oliphant". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Matthew Perry". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Julie Mood Peterkin". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Eliza Lucas Pinckney". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Anne Worsham Richardson". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Bobby Richardson". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Joseph P. Riley Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Darius Rucker". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Donald Stuart Russell". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Archibald Rutledge". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Philip Simmons". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Robert Smalls". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Gen. Jacob Edward Smart". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Elliott White Springs". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "J. Strom Thurmond". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Charles H. Townes, Ph.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Leo Twiggs". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth O'Neill Verner". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "John C. West". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Gen. William C. Westmoreland". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Evelyn Wright". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Walker Gill Wylie, M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "NAME". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Anne Austin Young". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "King Hagler". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.