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Charleston, South Carolina ranks 365th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leicester, Würzburg, and Perth. Memorable people born in Charleston, South Carolina include Robert F. Furchgott, Robert Jordan, and Joe Wilson. Memorable people who died in Charleston, South Carolina include William Westmoreland, Robert Jordan, and John Rutledge. Charleston, South Carolina has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Charleston, South Carolina is located in United States.

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,227 at the 2020 census, while the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, has an estimated 870,000 residents. It ranks as the third-most populous metropolitan area in the state and the 71st-most populous in the U.S. It is the county seat of Charleston County. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1739 and 2003, Charleston, South Carolina was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Robert F. Furchgott, Robert Jordan, and Joe Wilson. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Charleston, South Carolina including William Westmoreland, Robert Jordan, and John Rutledge.

People Born in Charleston, South Carolina

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People Deceased in Charleston, South Carolina

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Charleston, South Carolina were politicians (10), actors (10), writers (4), basketball players (3), and astronauts (2),  while most who died were politicians (6), writers (3), military personnels (2), journalists (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Charleston, South Carolina, including Lauren Hutton, Will Patton, and Thomas Gibson. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Charleston, South Carolina, including Joe Wilson, James F. Byrnes, and Fritz Hollings.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Charleston, South Carolina since 1700.