South Carolina
South Carolina ranks 10,849th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Marino, Seychelles, and Sierra Leone. Memorable people born in South Carolina include Gayle Rubin, and Quanera Hayes. South Carolina has been the birth place of many anthropologists, and athletes. South Carolina is located in United States.
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 11th-smallest and 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,118,425 according to the 2020 census. In 2019, its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 136,632 in 2020; while its most populous city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,227. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous combined metropolitan area in the state, with an estimated 2023 population of 1,590,636. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1949 and 1992, South Carolina was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Gayle Rubin, and Quanera Hayes.
People Born in South Carolina
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Gayle Rubin
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2
Quanera Hayes
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.34
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day South Carolina were anthropologists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, anthropologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in South Carolina, including Gayle Rubin. Whereas, throughout history, anthropologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day South Carolina, including Gayle Rubin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in South Carolina since 1700.
