FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A

• "Whisperin' Bill" Anderson singer, songwriter
• Pink Anderson singer, guitarist

B

• James Mark Baldwin psychologist, founder american psychological association, author
• Bernard Baruch statesman
• Charlotta Bass educator, civil rights activist
• Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates tap dancer
• Brook Benton singer, songwriter
• Mary McLeod Bethune educator
• Felix "Doc" Blanchard heisman trophy winner, football player, military pilot
• James Butler Bonham soldier, killed at battle of alamo
• James Anthony Brown actor, radio personality
• James Brown "godfather of soul", singer, songwriter
• Joseph H. Burckhalter inventor
• James F. Byrnes politician

C

• Tommy Caldwell musician
• Toy Caldwell songwriter
• John C. Calhoun politician, u.s. vice president
• Harry Carson football player
• Wilson Casey guinness world record holder, columnist
• Chubby Checker singer
• Stephen Colbert television host, writer (born in D.C.)
• Angell Conwell actress

D

• Reverend Gary Davis (Blind Gary Davis) singer
• Andrew Dick actor, voice artist
• Larry Doby baseball player

E - F

• Marian Wright Edelmen activist, founder children's defense fund
• Joe Frazier boxer, olympic medalist
• Susan Pringle Frost preservationist, suffragist

G

• Kevin Garnett basketball player
• Leeza Gibbons television host
• Althea Gibson tennis player
• William Gibson author
• Dizzy Gillespie trumpeter, bandleader, singer
• Doug Gray musician
• Lindsey Graham politician
• Fred Griffith actor

H

• DuBose Heyward poet, playwright, author
• Charlayne Hunter-Gault journalist

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