Moses Waddel was an educator and minister in antebellum Georgia and South Carolina. He is the author of "Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt."
William Aiken Walker was a painter from Charleston, SC who specialized in rural farm and plantation scenes.
David Duncan Wallace was a historian and author of "History of South Carolina."
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.
Lt. Col. Spann Watson was a fighter pilot who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
John Watson was a psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism and conducted research on animal behavior, child-rearing, and advertising.
Advocate of women’s rights and suffrage and co-founder of the literacy movement in South Carolina
John C. West was a Lieutenant Governor and Governor of South Carolina and United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1977-1981).
General William C. Westmoreland, born in Spartanburg, led the American troops during a pivotal time in the Vietnam War.
Lucille Simmons Whipper was the first Black woman to represent a Charleston County seat in the legislature and the first woman of color ever to be elected to the SC General Assembly.
John Blake White was a painter and playwright from Berkeley County. He is best known for his painting of Francis Marion.
Josh White was a singer, musician, and civil rights activist.
Vanna White is a television personality best known as the puzzle-board turner and co-host on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
Architect, college president
Slave, West Point cadet, lawyer, educator
Johnny Whitworth is a actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in Empire Records, Blackout in Marvel's Ghost Rider: Spirt of Vengeance, and Jake Berkeley in CSI: Miami.
Paul Wight, better known as The Big Show, is a WWE professional wrestler and actor.
Social reformer, black women’s club leader
College president
45th Governor of South Carolina.
Cecil J. Williams is a photographer best known for his photography documenting the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
Maurice Williams is a songwriter and vocalist of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs.
49th Governor of South Carolina
Donella Brown Wilson was an educator and centenarian.
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is a former Major League Baseball player who played with the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays.
A'ja Wilson is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
Mario Winans is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Educator
Sylvia Pressley Woods was a restaurateur, author, businesswoman best known for Sylvia's Restaurant in New York city.
Famous Actress of film, stage, and television. Best known for taking on difficult womens roles.
Black World War II veteran who became known to the world as the victim of a horrific act of racist violence that robbed him of his sight.
Henry Woodward was an early colonist of South Carolina who was instrumental in establishing contact with Native Americans and setting up a trading system.
Gamel Woolsey was a poet, novelist, and translator.
Dorris Wright is a Civil Rights Activist and was one of the participants in the "Greenville Eight" protest.
Educator
Samuel Edward Wright is an actor and singer. He is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid
Justice Jonathan Jasper Wright was the first African American to practice law in South Carolina.
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