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*[[Bill Anderson]] -- born James William Anderson III on November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina -- is an American country music singer and songwriter, nicknamed "Whisperin' Bill." Arguably his biggest hit was the 1963 single "Still."
*[[Ben Bernanke]] ((1953—), Graduated from high school (with 1590 out of 1600 on his SAT) in Dillon, South Carolina in 1971. On October 24, 2005, [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]] nominated Bernanke to succeed [[Alan Greenspan]] as Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]]. Greenspan retired on January 31, 2006 after 18 years as chairman.
*[[James Brown]] (born May 3, 1933 in [[Barnwell]]) Singer
* [[Shelton Benjamin]] (1976—), born and raised in Orangeburg, Shelton Benjamin is an American [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and former [[amateur wrestling|amateur wrestler]] now working for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE)'s ''[[WWE RAW|RAW]]'' brand.
* [[John C. Calhoun]] (1782–1850), born near Abbeville, John Caldwell Calhoun was an American statesman and political philosopher. From 1811 until his death, Calhoun served in the federal government successively as congressman, secretary of war, vice president, senator, secretary of state and again as senator. He has been declared one of the five greatest senators of all time.
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