Editing Aiken, South Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
In the late 19th century and the first part of the 20th century, Aiken served as a winter residence for many of the country's wealthiest families, such as the [[Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilts]], [[Bostwick family|Bostwicks]], and the [[Whitney family|Whitneys]].

* [[Lee Atwater]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] strategist, advisor to [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[George H. W. Bush]]; raised in Aiken
* [[Eric Barnes (soccer)|Eric Barnes]], college soccer player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Barnes |url=https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/eric-barnes/197 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=[[Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer|Pittsburgh Panthers]]}}</ref>
* [[Charles E. Bohlen]], [[Foreign Service officer|U.S. diplomat]]; raised in Aiken
* [[George H. Bostwick]], [[real tennis|court tennis]] player, [[steeplechase (horse racing)|steeplechase]] [[jockey]] and [[horse trainer]], eight-goal [[polo]] player; "Pete" was grandson of [[Jabez A. Bostwick]], wealthy [[Standard Oil]] partner
* [[Wesley Bryan]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer
* [[Anna Camp]], actress, played Sarah Newlin in the HBO series ''[[True Blood]]'' and Aubrey in the film ''[[Pitch Perfect]]''
* [[Jimmy Carter (boxer)|Jimmy Carter]], boxer, member of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]
* [[Barney Chavous]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player for the [[Denver Broncos]]
* [[Corey Chavous]], NFL player
* [[F. Ambrose Clark]], equestrian, heir to the [[Singer Sewing Machine Company]] fortune
* [[Robert C. De Large]], born in Aiken, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[South Carolina's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Pam Durban]], novelist and short-story writer
* [[Matilda Evans]], first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina
* [[Leon Everette]], country musician known for writing "[[Hurricane (Leon Everette song)|Hurricane]]"
* [[George Frazier Miller]], Episcopal rector
* [[Helen Lee Franklin]], teacher and social justice advocate
* [[Julie Noegel Hardaway]], President General of the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]]
* [[Thomas Hitchcock Sr.|Thomas Hitchcock]] and wife Louise owned a {{convert|3000|acre|adj=on}} estate near Aiken where in 1892 he founded the Palmetto Golf Club; in 1916, Louise founded [[Aiken Preparatory School]]. They built a [[steeplechase (horse racing)|steeplechase]] training center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aikensteeplechase.com/history.shtml |title=Aiken Steeplechase |access-date=2012-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205221637/http://www.aikensteeplechase.com/history.shtml |archive-date=2012-02-05 }}</ref> and in 1939 founded Hitchcock Woods with {{convert|1191|acre}} of their estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.hitchcockwoods.org/learn/history |access-date=2018-07-03 |website=www.hitchcockwoods.org|date=May 14, 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Etta Jones]], jazz singer
* [[Tommy Hitchcock, Jr.]], son of Thomas and Louise Hitchcock, born in Aiken; [[polo]] player; veteran of the [[Lafayette Escadrille]] in World War I, killed in World War II
* [[Hope Goddard Iselin]], wife of Charles Oliver Iselin and original owner of Hopeland Gardens in Aiken
* [[Kevin Kisner]], PGA Tour golfer
* [[DeMarcus Lawrence]], [[American football]] [[linebacker]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]
* [[Leon Lott]], commander of the [[South Carolina State Guard]] and Sheriff of [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland County]]
* [[Devereux Milburn]], grandson of Charles Steele, a senior partner at J.P. Morgan & Company, a 10-goal polo player, and one of what was known as the [[Big Four (polo)|Big Four]] in international polo
* [[Janie L. Mines#Early life|Janie L. Mines]], first African-American woman to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy (1980)
* [[Marion Naifeh]], author and educator
* [[Steven Naifeh]], Pulitzer Prize-winning author, abstract artist
* [[Eugene Odum]], author of ''Fundamentals of Ecology'', founded Savannah River Ecology Laboratory south of Aiken to study the ecological impacts of the nuclear facility
* [[Michael Dean Perry]], former NFL defensive lineman, six-time Pro Bowl selection (1989–91, 93–94, 96), NCAA first-team All-American (1987)
* [[William Perry (American football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]], former NFL defensive lineman with [[Super Bowl XX]] champion [[Chicago Bears]] and 3-time NCAA All-American (1982–1984)
* [[Frederick H. Prince]], financier who purchased [[William Kissam Vanderbilt]]'s cottage [[Marble House]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]
* [[William S. Reyburn]], U.S. representative for [[Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district]]
* [[Camden Riviere]], world champion [[real tennis]] player
* [[Pat Sawilowsky]], past president of the National Ladies Auxiliary of [[Jewish War Veterans]]; her father, Herbert B. Ram,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ram |first=Herbert B. |title=Movie Theater Builder |url=http://www.scmovietheatres.com/aiken.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125752/http://www.scmovietheatres.com/aiken.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=www.scmovietheatres.com}}</ref> owned and named Patricia Theater in downtown Aiken after her;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patricia Theatre & Little Patricia Theatre |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/20886 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> the companion Rosemary Theater<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema 1-2-3 |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/30475 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> was named for her sister<ref>''Riddick, A. (2011). [https://search.worldcat.org/title/memories-of-growing-up-and-living-in-aiken-south-carolina/oclc/767519324 Memories of Growing Up and Living in Aiken, South Carolina], Rocket Publishing: Aiken, SC, pp. 305–307''</ref>
* [[Charlie Simpkins]], silver medalist, triple jump, [[1992 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Gregory White Smith]], Pulitzer Prize-winning author
* [[Marion Hartzog Smoak]], lawyer, United States diplomat, and South Carolina state senator 
* [[Grace Taylor (gymnast)|Grace Taylor]], gymnast
* [[Dekoda Watson]], athlete, linebacker with [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[William C. Whitney]], helped establish "Winter Colony," a 69-room winter residence
* [[Paul Wight]] (Big Show), professional wrestler and actor, seven-time world champion in [[Professional wrestling|wrestling]]
* [[Troy Williamson]], professional football player
* [[Gamel Woolsey]], writer, coined the phrase "pornography of violence" in her [[Spanish Civil War]] memoir ''Death's Other Kingdom'' (also published as ''Malaga Burning'')
* [[Priscilla A. Wooten]], politician who served in the New York City Council from 1983 to 2001
* [[Marly Youmans]], novelist and poet
* [[James "Bubber" Miley]] trumpeter