South Carolina People
Moses Waddel
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
William Aiken Walker was a painter from Charleston, SC who specialized in rural farm and plantation scenes.
David Duncan Wallace
David Duncan Wallace was a historian and author of "History of South Carolina."
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.
Spann Watson
Lt. Col. Spann Watson was a fighter pilot who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
Clemmie E. Webber
Advocate of women’s rights and suffrage and co-founder of the literacy movement in South Carolina
John C. West
John C. West was a Lieutenant Governor and Governor of South Carolina and United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1977-1981).
William C. Westmoreland
General William C. Westmoreland, born in Spartanburg, led the American troops during a pivotal time in the Vietnam War.
Lucille Simmons Whipper
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.
Josh White
Josh White was a singer, musician, and civil rights activist.
Vanna White
Vanna White is a television personality best known as the puzzle-board turner and co-host on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
John Blake White
John Blake White was a painter and playwright from Berkeley County. He is best known for his painting of Francis Marion.
Johnson Chesnut Whittaker
Slave, West Point cadet, lawyer, educator
Miller Fulton Whittaker
Architect, college president
Johnny Whitworth
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.
The Big Show
Paul Wight, better known as The Big Show, is a WWE professional wrestler and actor.
Robert Shaw Wilkinson
College president
Marion Birnie Wilkinson
Social reformer, black women’s club leader
David Rogerson Williams
45th Governor of South Carolina.
Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams is a songwriter and vocalist of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs.
Cecil J. Williams
Cecil J. Williams is a photographer best known for his photography documenting the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is a former Major League Baseball player who played with the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays.
John Lyde Wilson
49th Governor of South Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
Donella Brown Wilson
Donella Brown Wilson was an educator and centenarian.
A'ja Wilson
A'ja Wilson is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces.
Mario Winans
Mario Winans is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Kate Vixon Wofford
Educator
Sylvia Pressley Woods
Sylvia Pressley Woods was a restaurateur, author, businesswoman best known for Sylvia's Restaurant in New York city.
Henry Woodward
Henry Woodward was an early colonist of South Carolina who was instrumental in establishing contact with Native Americans and setting up a trading system.
Joanne Woodward
Famous Actress of film, stage, and television. Best known for taking on difficult womens roles.
Isaac Woodward
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.
Gamel Woolsey
Gamel Woolsey was a poet, novelist, and translator.
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel Edward Wright is an actor and singer. He is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid
Jonathan Jasper Wright
Justice Jonathan Jasper Wright was the first African American to practice law in South Carolina.
Dorris Wright
Dorris Wright is a Civil Rights Activist and was one of the participants in the "Greenville Eight" protest.
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright
Educator
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