Famous figures and celebrities calling Charleston, SC their home
We know some of the big names from Stephen Colbert to Darius Rucker who were born Charleston proud. Here are a few more well known individuals you may or may not know were born in the area.
- Andy Dick – Comedian / Actor
- Lauren Hutton – Actress / model (American Gigolo)
- Art Shell – NFL player and coach
- George Crumb – American composer and Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Earnest Everett Just – African-American biologist known for his work in fertilization
- Dubose Heyward – Poet, playwright, author
- Alice Childress – Playwright
- Mabel King – Actress (What’s Happening)
- Will Patton – Actor (Remember the Titans)
- Elise Testone – Singer (American Idol)
- David Meggett – NFL Player (NY Giants)
- William Westmoreland – U.S. Army General / U.S. Army Chief of Staff – 1968 – 1972
- Shepard Fairey – Street artist / DJ
- Arthur Freed – Hollywood producer / composer / writer
- Elizabeth Timothy – First female newspaper publisher in the United States
- Thomas Gibson – Actor (Criminal Minds / Dharma and Greg)
- Mackenzie Rosman – Actress (Seventh Heaven)
- Jonathan Mangum – Co-host “Lets Make a Deal”
- William Aiken Jr. – Governor of South Carolina
- Henry William de Saussure – Second Director of the U.S. Mint
There are many more talent people that we did not even name.
You forgot Joanne Woodward who was wife of the late Paul Newman!!
I thought she was from Greenville, SC.
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