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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORDS

South Carolina

24 people connected through education, work, public service or named places to South Carolina.

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Hervey AllenAmerican novelist, biographer (1889–1949)1

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James Lee BarrettTony Award winner, screenwriter and United States Marine (1929-1989)2

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Charles DukeAmerican engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1935)1

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Arthur Peronneau FordCharleston postal clerk and Confederate soldier whose memoir records daily military life1

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Billy GrahamAmerican Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)19

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Bob Inglisformer U.S. congressman6

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Alfred William NicholsonEducator, Schofield School alumnus and biographer of Alexander Bettis1

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Chesty PullerUnited States Marine Corps general (1898-1971)1

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Mark SanfordAmerican politician (born 1960)1

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Susie King TaylorCivil War nurse, teacher and memoirist with the 1st South Carolina Volunteers2

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Benjamin Watsongridiron football player1

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Zig ZiglarAmerican motivational speaker (1926-2012)1