Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin is a country music artist and record producer who was raised in Traveler’s Rest, SC.
William Barret Travis
William Barret Travis was a 19th century American lawyer and soldier.
Josh Turner
Josh Turner is a contemporary country music artist.
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
Angelica Singleton Van Buren married Abraham Van Buren while his father, Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States.
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner
Elizabeth O’Neill Verner was an artist and major figure of the Charleston Renaissance.
Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey was a free Black pastor and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina, who was accused and convicted of planning a major slave revolt in 1822.
William Aiken Walker
William Aiken Walker was a painter from Charleston, SC who specialized in rural farm and plantation scenes.
Julius Waties Waring
Judge J. Waties Waring was the dissenting opinion in the Briggs v. Elliott court case; a white Southerner who advocated for justice and an end to segregation in the education system.
John B. Watson
John Watson was a psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism and conducted research on animal behavior, child-rearing, and advertising.
John C. West
John C. West was a Lieutenant Governor and Governor of South Carolina and United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1977-1981).
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