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The following people were born in, residents of, or closely associated with
Columbia, South Carolina .
Government and law
Weston Adams ,
United States ambassador
Stephen K. Benjamin , politician,
mayor of Columbia , Director of the Office of Public Engagement for the Biden administration, and one of the senior advisors to president Biden
DeAndrea G. Benjamin , lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Adair Ford Boroughs , United States attorney for the District of South Carolina
John T. Campbell , politician,
mayor of Columbia
J. Michelle Childs , U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jim Clyburn , US House Assistant Democratic Leader
Bob Coble , politician,
mayor of Columbia
John E. Courson , politician, President Pro Tempore of the
South Carolina Senate
Kirkman Finlay, Jr. , politician,
mayor of Columbia
Dick Harpootlian , politician and attorney
Robert H. Hodges, Jr. , federal judge
Henry McMaster , incumbent
governor of South Carolina , since 2017
Matthew J. Perry , lawyer, judge
Carol Rasco , director of the
Domestic Policy Council under President
Bill Clinton ; advocate for disability rights, education, and children
Jennifer Clyburn Reed , federal co-chair of the
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission
Daniel Rickenmann , mayor of Columbia
Woodrow Wilson , 28th
president of the United States
Bill Workman , economic consultant,
Greenville mayor; former Columbia resident
Film and acting
Julian Adams , film producer, writer, and actor
Aziz Ansari , actor and comedian,
Parks and Recreation
Paul Benjamin , actor
Anna Camp , actress,
Pitch Perfect films
Kelsey Chow , actress
Mike Colter , actor
Angell Conwell , actress
Kristin Davis , actress,
Sex and the City
Stanley Donen , film director and choreographer
Michael Flessas , actor
Ed Grady , actor
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Scott Holroyd , actor
Fiona Hutchison , actress
Elizabeth MacRae , actress
Allison Munn , actress
Gloria Saunders , actress
Ann Savage , actress
Sadie Stanley , actress
Josh Stolberg , screenwriter
Robin Swicord , screenwriter
Jonny Weston , actor
Lee Thompson Young , actor
Education
Activism
Sarah Mae Flemming , civil rights activist
Kevin Alexander Gray , activist
Taylor Richardson , advocate, activist, speaker, student and philanthropist
Tom Turnipseed , activist, formerly of
State Senate
Modjeska Monteith Simkins , civil rights activist, Secretary of the South Carolina NAACP
Music
Atlas Road Crew , alternative rock, Southern rock band
Bored Suburban Youth ,
hardcore punk band
Ben Bridwell , lead singer of
Band of Horses , alternative rock band
Phillip Bush , pianist
Crossfade , alternative metal/hard rock band
Danny! , musician
From Safety To Where , rock band
Hootie & the Blowfish , band
Danielle Howle , musician and songwriter
Iron & Wine (
Samuel Beam ), indie rock musician
Alexis Jordan , singer
Lil Ru , singer
The Movement ,
reggae band
Chris Potter , musician
The Sequence , early hip-hop female trio
Zachary Stevens , heavy metal singer
Angie Stone , singer
Stretch Arm Strong ,
hardcore punk band
Toro y Moi , musician and songwriter
Ron Westray , trombonist
Young Jeezy , rapper, born in Columbia
Pi'erre Bourne , producer and rapper
JetsonMade , producer
Art
Science and medicine
Military
Literature and publishing
Annie Maria Barnes , journalist, editor, and author
James Dickey , poet, author of
Deliverance in 1970, #42 on Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th-Century novels.
William Price Fox , novelist
Terrance Hayes , poet
Ed Madden , poet, professor, and editor
Ryan Magee , editor
John Henry McCray , African American newspaper journalist and publisher, politician, and civil rights activist
Ray McManus , poet
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Tom Poland , author
Julian Selby , printer, journalist and writer
W. D. Workman, Jr. , newspaper editor
Sports People
Ike Anderson , Olympic
Greco-Roman wrestler
Zinn Beck ,
MLB player, manager
Ryan Bethea , professional
football wide receiver
Michael Boulware ,
NFL safety
Peter Boulware , NFL linebacker, 4-time Pro Bowl, Super Bowl champion
Bob Bowman , swim coach, best known as coach of
Michael Phelps
Zack Bowman , NFL
cornerback
Bruce Chen ,
Major League Baseball pitcher
Tyrone Corbin ,
NBA player and coach
Dennis Daley , NFL offensive tackle
Brad Edwards , NFL defensive back
Alex English , NBA forward, member of
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Fabulous Moolah ,
WWE/WWF wrestler
Samkon Gado , NFL
running back
Grayson Greiner , MLB
catcher
Kirby Higbe , MLB pitcher
LaMarr Hoyt , MLB pitcher,
AL Cy Young Award winner
Hal Jeffcoat , MLB player
Dustin Johnson ,
professional golfer
Erik Kimrey ,
college football coach
Savannah McCaskill , soccer player, member of
USWNT
Xavier McDaniel , NBA player
BJ McKie , professional
basketball player
Jermaine O'Neal ,
NBA player, 6-time All-Star
Zach Prince ,
USL Championship
soccer player
Brian Quick , NFL player
Andre Roberts , NFL
wide receiver ,
All-Pro
kick returner
Darell Scott , NFL defensive tackle
Richard Seymour ,
NFL defensive tackle, 7-time
Pro Bowl , 3-time
Super Bowl champion
Duce Staley , NFL player and coach
Freddie Summers , NFL defensive back
Channing Tindall , NFL linebacker
Del Wilkes ,
pro wrestler
Other
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"Athlete turned dancer to compete" . The Columbia Star . Columbia, South Carolina. June 2, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2016 .
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"Maj. Gen. Lloyd E. Jones, 68, Artillery Expert, Dies" . Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, MD. Associated Press. January 4, 1958. p. 8.
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Spartanburg Herald ", Spartanburg, October 5, 2014. Retrieved 2015.