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Notable people buried in South Carolina

Wikidata records 391 notable people as buried in South Carolina, spread over 78 of the cemeteries we list, the 35th highest count of any state. Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston holds the most, with 92 (24% of the state total).

391
notable burials
78
cemeteries with one or more
92
at Magnolia Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in South Carolina

Government
Governors22Supreme Court justices1United States representatives46United States senators18Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans19Korean War veterans4Medal of Honor recipients3Mexican-American War veterans3American Revolutionary War veterans1Spanish-American War veterans3Vietnam War veterans6World War I veterans5World War II veterans11
Arts and entertainment
Actors4Architects3Painters, sculptors and photographers15Journalists12Musicians and singers3Writers and poets30
Sports
American football players7Baseball players3Basketball players2
Science and work
Business leaders8Nobel Prize laureates2Physicians12Scientists3

From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.

People

Best-documented burials in South Carolina

Showing 150 of 391. Each cemetery page lists everyone recorded there.

Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

All cemeteries in South Carolina

Method

About this list

Names, years and descriptions come from Wikidata, where each person’s entry gives the cemetery as their place of burial. It covers people with an encyclopedia entry, not every grave. How we build it.

Other states

Notable burials in other states