Born in Charleston/South Carolina

Charleston is the largest city in South Carolina and the principal city of the 74th-largest metro area in the U.S. The coastal city has been one of the largest American cities historically and has been a major slave trading port. Today, Charleston has a strong tourism industry. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Charleston/South Carolina.

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Founding Father, President of the Continental Congress and slave trader

1724

Henry Laurens

Plantation and slave owner, he was the wealthiest man in the British colonies at the time of his death

1731

Peter Manigault

Founding Father, Governor of South Carolina and one of the original justices of the Supreme Court

1739

John Rutledge

Founding Father, Revolutionary War veteran and twice presidential candidate of the Federalist Party

1746

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Soldier and statesman during the American Revolutionary War, he died in the Battle of the Combahee River

1754

John Laurens

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide

1916

Robert F. Furchgott

Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005 and Governor of South Carolina from 1959 to 1963

1922

Fritz Hollings

Author, "The Wheel of Time"

1948

Robert Jordan

Actor, "Falling Skies" "Yellowstone" "Minari" "Armageddon"

1954

Will Patton

Actor, known for his roles as Aaron Hotchner in "Criminal Minds" and Greg Montgomery in "Dhrma & Greg"

1962

Thomas Gibson

Head football coach at the University of South Carolina since 2021

1977

Shane Beamer

Head coach of the Chicago Bears since 2025

1986

Ben Johnson

Small forward who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks

1991

Khris Middleton

Puerto Rican track and field athlete, Olympic gold and bronze medalist who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles

1996

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

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