Editing Orangeburg, South Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Donnie Abraham]], football player for [[East Tennessee State University]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[New York Jets]]
* [[Thomas G. Andrews (judge)|Thomas G. Andrews]], attorney and Associate Justice of the [[Oklahoma Supreme Court]] was born in Orangeburg in 1882
* [[Alex Barron (football player)|Alex Barron]], [[Florida State]] tackle, drafted by the [[St. Louis Rams]] 19th overall in the [[2005 NFL draft]]
* [[Shelton Benjamin]], professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]], born in Orangeburg on July 9, 1975
* [[Gloria Blackwell]], educator and civil rights activist
* [[Jim Clyburn]], [[congressman]], [[South Carolina State University]] alumnus, class of 1961
* [[Choo-Choo Coleman]], former baseball catcher for the [[New York Mets]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]].
* [[Monique Coleman]], actress and singer, most notably from ''[[High School Musical]]'', [[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]] and ''[[High School Musical 2]]''.
* [[Angell Conwell]], actress, born in Orangeburg, SC on August 2, 1983.
* [[Bob Corker]], U.S. senator from [[Tennessee]], born in Orangeburg on August 24, 1952.
* [[Don Covay]], musician, born in Orangeburg on March 24, 1938.
* [[Xzavion Curry]], [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Woodrow Dantzler]], [[Clemson University]] quarterback and [[Arena Football League|AFL]] player; first player in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] history to pass for more than {{convert|2000|yd}} and rush for more than {{convert|1000|yd}} in a single season.
* [[Manish Dayal]] (born June 17, 1983), actor, born in Orangeburg 
* [[Ralph B. Everett]], President and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based [[Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies]], born in Orangeburg, SC on June 23, 1951.
* [[Abby Fisher]] (c. 1831–1915), one of the first African-American cookbook authors, born as a slave in Orangeburg
* [[Terry Guess]], NFL wide receiver
* [[Michael Hackett (basketball)|Michael Hackett]] (born 1960), basketball player, [[Liga Profesional de Baloncesto MVP]] in 1984, and [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|Israeli League Top Scorer]] in 1991
* [[Jaime Harrison]], Chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] and [[South Carolina Democratic Party]], born in Orangeburg on February 5, 1976.
* [[Deveron Harper]], [[National Football League]] player
* [[Dwayne Harper]], professional football cornerback who played 12 seasons in the National Football League.
* [[Nikki Haley]], former Governor of South Carolina, [[Orangeburg Preparatory Schools]] alumnus, class of 1989.
* [[Israel Hicks]] (1943–2010), stage director who presented [[August Wilson]]'s entire 10-play [[The Pittsburgh Cycle|Pittsburgh Cycle]].<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/theater/08hicks.html "Israel Hicks, Director of August Wilson’s Cycle, Dies at 66"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 7, 2010. Accessed July 8, 2010.</ref>
* [[Corinne Stocker Horton]] (1871–1947), elocutionist and journalist
* [[Brad Hutto]], minority leader of the [[South Carolina Senate]]
* [[Tim Jennings]], [[University of Georgia]] cornerback, drafted by the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in the 2nd round of the [[2006 NFL draft]].
* [[Brice Johnson]], basketball star at [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]]. First-Team All-American at UNC and led the Tar Heels to the National Championship game. 1st Round NBA draft pick of the Los Angeles Clippers. 
* [[Xavier Johnson (wrestler)|Xavier Johnson]], American [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman wrestler]], represented the United States at the [[2023 World Wrestling Championships|2023 World Championships]] at 63 kg<ref>[https://www.armywcap.com/soldier-athletes/olympic-sports/wrestling/sgt-xavier-johnson Xavier Johnson - Wrestling]. ''Army WCAP''. Retrieved May 6, 2025.</ref>
* [[Maurice Kelly (American football)|Maurice Kelly]], NFL and CFL player
* [[Mikki Moore]], professional basketball player who has played for 9 teams.
* [[Mike O'Cain]], college football coach<ref>https://thetandd.com/o-w-title-team-helped-unite-orangeburg-in-71/article_70f1db86-7dfb-57c7-a3da-e5b2ceae21a8.html</ref>
* [[Benjamin F. Payton]] (1932–2016), president of [[Tuskegee University]] from 1981 to 2010<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |title=Benjamin Payton, Transformative Leader of Tuskegee University, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/us/benjamin-payton-dead.html |access-date=June 18, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=October 11, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Walter Riggs|Walter Merritt Riggs]] (1873– ), engineering professor, first football coach at [[Clemson University]], President of [[Clemson University]], 1910–1924, born in Orangeburg 
* [[Curtis C. Robinson]] (1919–2009), former [[U.S. Army Air Force]] officer, pharmacist, and combat fighter pilot/jet pilot with the prodigious [[Tuskegee Airmen]]<ref name="CAF2">{{cite web |title=Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster |url=https://cafriseabove.org/the-tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-roster/ |website=CAF Rise Above |access-date=August 11, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=www.legacy.com|title= The Washington Post {{!}} CURTIS ROBINSON Memoriam {{!}} CURTIS C. "CC" ROBINSON|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/curtis-robinson-obituary?pid=172778397}}</ref>
* [[Eugene Robinson (journalist)|Eugene Robinson]] (born 1955), op-ed columnist, ''[[The Washington Post]],'' born in Orangeburg
* [[Rusty Russell (tackle)|Rusty Russell]]: football player for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[Orlando Predators]], [[Charlotte Rage]] and [[Florida Bobcats]].
* [[John Jarvis Seabrook]] (1899–1975), theologian, Methodist pastor, and academic administrator<ref name="Burckel-1950">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-gJAAAAMAAJ |title=Who's Who in Colored America |date=1950 |publisher=C.E. Burckel |pages=616 |language=en |chapter=Seabrook, John Jarvis |via=[[Google Books]] }}</ref>
* [[Bakari Sellers]], politician and CNN commentator, [[Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School]] alumnus<ref>{{cite book|title=Bakari Sellers : The Biography|url=https://www.amazon.sg/Bakari-Sellers-Biography-BS-Press/dp/B0D3661ZM4|author=BS Press|date=2024-04-30|via=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|isbn=979-8324474478|asin=B0D3661ZM4|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713140744/https://www.amazon.sg/Bakari-Sellers-Biography-BS-Press/dp/B0D3661ZM4|archivedate=2024-07-13}}</ref>
* [[Mike Sharperson]] (1961–1996), [[Major League Baseball]] player for [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[Atlanta Braves]], member of [[1988 World Series]] championship team; born in Orangeburg on October 4, 1961.
* [[Dick Sheridan]], Hall of Fame college football coach<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Furman Names Sheridan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7930434/the_gaffney_ledger/ |newspaper=The Gaffney Ledger |location=[[Gaffney, South Carolina]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=February 20, 1978 |page=9 |access-date=December 20, 2016 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
* [[Shawnee Smith]], actress and musician, well known for her roles as [[Amanda Young]] in ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw I-VI]]'' and Linda in the TV series ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''; also half of the country-rock band [[Smith & Pyle]] alongside actress [[Missi Pyle]]; born in Orangeburg, SC on July 3, 1970.
* [[Steve Sonic]], musician, founder of seminal punk band Red Menace and member of punk band [[Bored Suburban Youth]]
* [[Bill Spiers]], [[Major League Baseball]] player for [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[New York Mets]], and [[Houston Astros]]
* [[Archie Spigner]], New York City Council member; born in Orangeburg
* [[Cecil J. Williams|Cecil Williams]] (born 1937), photographer, civil rights activist, author and inventor; born in Orangeburg 
* [[Johnny Williams (saxophonist)|Johnny Williams]], jazz musician with the [[Count Basie Orchestra]] for 40 years
* [[Karen J. Williams]] (born 1951), [[Chief judge (United States)|chief judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]], born in Orangeburg
* [[Herm Winningham]], [[Major League Baseball]] player and [[World Series]] champion (1990)
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