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.
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.
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.

Inductees

NameImageBirth–DeathYearCategoryOccupationReference
Bernard M. Baruch1990White MenStatesman
Robert D. Bass1980White MenAuthor/Historian
Joseph Bernadin1988White MenArchbishop of Chicago
Mary McLeod Bethune1983African AmericansEducator
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr1999African AmericansAstronaut
James F. Byrnes1982White MenGovernor
Maude E. Callen1990African AmericansNurse/Midwife
Mary Boykin Chesnut1999WomenDiarist
Septima Poinsette Clark2014African AmericansEducator and civil rights activist
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker1992WomenAuthor
Maj. James Lide Coker2002White MenAgriculturist/Manufacturer
Pat Conroy2009White MenAcclaimed Author
Ann Pamela Cunningham1985WomenPreservationist
William Jennings Bryan Dorn1995White MenU.S. Representative
David Drake2016African AmericansPotter, American Artisan
Col. Charles M. Duke Jr.1973White MenAstronaut
Marian Wright Edelman2014African AmericansAdvocate for children & Activist
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds1998WomenPreservationist
James B. Edwards, D.M.D.1997White MenGovernor
William G. Farrow2013White MenWorld War II Pilot
Ernest A. Finney Jr.2012African AmericansAttorney/Legislator/Jurist
Susan Pringle Frost2015WomenPreservationist, Suffragist
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie1985African AmericansMusician
Lucile Godbold2005WomenAthlete/Educator
Wil Lou Gray1974WomenEducator
William S. Hall, M.D.1975White MenMental Health
John R. Heller, M.D.1979White MenScientist
Fritz Hollings2006White MenGovernor/U.S. Senator
Peter Horry2007White MenSoldier
Maj. Thomas Dry Howie2003White MenSoldier
Anna Hyatt Huntington1986WomenSculptor
Jasper Johns1989White MenArtist
David Bancroft Johnson2017White MenEducator, University President
Francis Marion1975White MenSoldier
Robert Marvin2001White MenLandscape Artist
Benjamin Mays1984African AmericansEducator
Hugh L. McColl Jr.2000White MenBanker
John McKissick2005White MenCoach/Athletic Director
Gov. Robert McNair2004White MenAttorney/Governor
Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D.1997African AmericansScientist/Astronaut
Roger Milliken1993White MenIndustrialist
Darla Moore2015WomenFinancier, Philanthropist
Mary C. Simms Oliphant1983WomenAuthor
Matthew J. Perry2007African AmericansCivil Rights Activist/Judge
Julie Mood Peterkin1994WomenNovelist
Eliza Lucas Pinckney2008WomenAgriculturist
Anne Worsham Richardson1991WomenArtist
Bobby Richardson1996White MenBaseball Hero
Joseph P. Riley Jr.2016White MenMayor/Attorney/Educator
Darius Rucker2020African AmericansMusician, Philanthropist
Donald Stuart Russell1987White MenSenator/Judge
Archibald Rutledge1984White MenPoet Laureate
Philip Simmons1994African AmericansBlacksmith
Robert Smalls2010African AmericansState Representative, Senator, U.S. Congressman
Gen. Jacob Edward Smart2003White MenMilitary Leader
Elliott White Springs1985White MenIndustrialist
J. Strom Thurmond1982White MenSenator
Charles H. Townes1978White MenScientist
Leo Twiggs2020African AmericansArtist, Educator, Museum Director
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner1998WomenArtist, Educator
John C. West2002White MenGovernor/Ambassador
Gen. William C. Westmoreland1986White MenMilitary Leader
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright2020African AmericansEducator
Walker Gill Wylie, M.D.1996White MenPhysician
Cale Yarborough2013White MenNASCAR Legend
Dr. Anne Austin Young1981WomenPhysician
King Hagler2009Native AmericansCatawba Indian Chief