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

South Carolina Hall
Name Image Birth–Death Year Category Occupation Reference
Bernard M. Baruch BARUCH,_BERNARD_2 (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 Mary_McLeod_Bethune_portrait (1875–1955) 1983 African Americans Educator [7]
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr Charles_F._Bolden,_Jr (1946–) 1999 African Americans Astronaut [8]
James F. Byrnes Senator_James_F_Byrnes (1879–1972) 1982 White Men Governor [9]
Maude E. Callen (1898–1990) 1990 African Americans Nurse/Midwife [10]
Mary Boykin Chesnut Mary_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 James_Lide_Coker (1837–1918) 2002 White Men Agriculturist/Manufacturer [14]
Pat Conroy Pat_Conroy_(cropped) (1945–2016) 2009 White Men Acclaimed Author [15]
Ann Pamela Cunningham Ann_Pamela_Cunningham (1816–1875) 1985 Women Preservationist [16]
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 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. Official_NASA_portrait_Charles_Moss_Duke_Jr (1935–) 1973 White Men Astronaut [19]
Marian Wright Edelman Marian_Wright_Edelman_01 (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. U.S._Secretary_of_Energy_James_Edwards_of_South_Carolina_(cropped) (1927–2014) 1997 White Men Governor [22]
William G. Farrow William_G._Farrow (1918–1942) 2013 White Men World War II Pilot [23]
Ernest A. Finney Jr. (1931–2017) 2012 African Americans Attorney/Legislator/Jurist [24]
Susan Pringle Frost (1873–1960) 2015 Women Preservationist, Suffragist [25]
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie Dizzy_Gillespie_holding_memoir_"To_Be_or_Not_to_Bop" (1917–1993) 1985 African Americans Musician [26]
Lucile Godbold Lucile_Godbold_1922 (1900–1981) 2005 Women Athlete/Educator [27]
Wil Lou Gray 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 FritzHollings (1922–2019) 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 Jasper_Johns,_Medal_of_Freedom,_2011 (1930–) 1989 White Men Artist [35]
David Bancroft Johnson David Bancroft Johnson (1856-1928) in Men Of Mark In South Carolina (1908) (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 (1926–2019) 2005 White Men Coach/Athletic Director [41]
Gov. Robert McNair Robert_McNair_smiling (1923–2007) 2004 White Men Attorney/Governor [42]
Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D. Ronald_Erwin_McNair (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 MarySimmsOliphant (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 Bobby_Richardson_-_New_York_Yankees (1935–) 1996 White Men Baseball Hero [51]
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Joseph_P._Riley,_Jr._2010 (1943–) 2016 White Men Mayor/Attorney/Educator [52]
Darius Rucker Darius_rucker_(49562468842) (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 Philip_Simmons_1982 (1912–2009) 1994 African Americans Blacksmith [56]
Robert Smalls Robert_Smalls_-_Brady-Handy (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 Captain_Elliott_White_Springs (1896–1959) 1985 White Men Industrialist [59]
J. Strom Thurmond StromThurmond (1902–2003) 1982 White Men Senator [60]
Charles H. Townes Charles_Townes_and_first_maser (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 Gov._John_C._West_portrait (1922–2004) 2002 White Men Governor/Ambassador [64]
Gen. William C. Westmoreland Gen_William_C_Westmoreland (1914–2005) 1986 White Men Military Leader [65]
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright ElizabethEvelynWright (1872–1906) 2020 African Americans Educator [66]
Walker Gill Wylie, M.D. Walker_Gill_Wylie,_M.D.,_New_York (1848–1923) 1996 White Men Physician [67]
Cale Yarborough CaleYarborough (1939–2023) 2013 White Men NASCAR Legend [68]
Dr. Anne Austin Young (1892–1989) 1981 Women Physician [69]
King Hagler (c. 1700–1763) 2009 Native Americans Catawba Indian Chief [70]


References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Official South Carolina Hall Of Fame". The South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Did you know there is a South Carolina Hall of Fame?". South Carolina State Library.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Hall of Fame inductees". Millennium Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Bernard M. Baruch". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Robert D. Bass". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Joseph Cardinal Bernadin". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Mary McLeod Bethune". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Maj. Gen Charles F. Bolden Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ^ "James F. Byrnes". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Maude Callen". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Mary Boykin Chesnut". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Septima Poinsette Clark". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Elizabeth Boatwright Coker". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Maj. James Lide Coker". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Pat Conroy". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Ann Pamela Cunningham". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  17. ^ "William Jennings Bryan Dorn". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  18. ^ "David Drake, "Dave the Potter"". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Col. Charles M. Duke Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Marian Wright Edelman". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  22. ^ "James B. Edwards, D.M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  23. ^ "William G. Farrow". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Ernest A. Finney Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Susan Pringle Frost". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  26. ^ "John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Lucile Godbold". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Wil Lou Gray". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  29. ^ "William S. Hall, M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  30. ^ "John R. Heller, M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  31. ^ "Senator Fritz Hollings". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Peter Horry". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  33. ^ "Maj. Thomas Dry Howie". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Anna Hyatt Huntington". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  35. ^ "Jasper Johns". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  36. ^ "David Bancroft Johnson". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  37. ^ "Francis Marion". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  38. ^ "Robert Marvin". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  39. ^ "Benjamin E. Mays, Ph.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  40. ^ "Hugh L. McColl Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  41. ^ "John McKissick". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  42. ^ "Gov. Robert McNair". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  43. ^ "Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  44. ^ "Roger Milliken". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  45. ^ "Darla Moore". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  46. ^ "Mary C. Simms Oliphant". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  47. ^ "Matthew Perry". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  48. ^ "Julie Mood Peterkin". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  49. ^ "Eliza Lucas Pinckney". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  50. ^ "Anne Worsham Richardson". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  51. ^ "Bobby Richardson". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  52. ^ "Joseph P. Riley Jr". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  53. ^ "Darius Rucker". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  54. ^ "Donald Stuart Russell". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  55. ^ "Archibald Rutledge". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  56. ^ "Philip Simmons". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  57. ^ "Robert Smalls". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  58. ^ "Gen. Jacob Edward Smart". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  59. ^ "Elliott White Springs". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  60. ^ "J. Strom Thurmond". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  61. ^ "Charles H. Townes, Ph.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  62. ^ "Dr. Leo Twiggs". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  63. ^ "Elizabeth O'Neill Verner". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  64. ^ "John C. West". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  65. ^ "Gen. William C. Westmoreland". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  66. ^ "Elizabeth Evelyn Wright". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  67. ^ "Walker Gill Wylie, M.D." South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  68. ^ "NAME". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  69. ^ "Dr. Anne Austin Young". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  70. ^ "King Hagler". South Carolina Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2022.