Spartanburg, South Carolina

==Notable people==
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* [[Ted Alexander]] (1912–1999), [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in [[Negro league baseball|Negro leagues]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/nlb/player.cgi?id=alexan000ted|title= Ted Alexander|website= Baseball-Reference.com|access-date= November 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Pink Anderson]] (1900–1974), blues musician; inspiration for the "Pink" in [[Pink Floyd]]
* [[Norman C. Armitage]] (1907, as Norman Cudworth Cohn–1972), Olympic medalist saber fencer who lived in Spartanburg, S. C., and in honor of whom the Milliken company plant in Spartanburg County was named.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/15/archives/norman-armitage-fencing-star-and-textile-executive-dies-at-65.html|title=Norman Armiitage, Fencing Star And Textile Executive, Dies at 65|date=March 15, 1972|access-date=March 30, 2023|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* [[David Ball (country musician)|David Ball]] (born 1953), country musician
* [[Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones|Joe Bennett]], lead singer and guitarist from the 1950s rock 'n roll band "Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones"
* [[Ted Bogan]] (1909–1990), country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eugene Chadbourne |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ted-bogan-mn0000028752/biography |title=Ted Bogan &#124; Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Red Borom]] (1915–2011), Major League Baseball infielder for [[Detroit Tigers]]
* [[Emma L. Bowen]], healthcare and media activist
* [[Earl Bramblett]] (1942−2003), mass murderer
* [[Mike Bullman]], bandleader, lead singer and guitarist with Jesters III<ref>{{cite news|work=Spartanburg Herald Journal|date=August 2, 2012|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120802/ent/208021005?tc=ar|title=Music Q&A: Mike Bullman's heart hasn't left stage|author=Dan Armonaitis}}</ref>
* [[James Francis Byrnes]] (1882–1972), lawyer, congressman, senator, Supreme Court Justice, advisor to FDR, Secretary of State to Truman, Governor of South Carolina
* [[Wilson Casey]] (born 1954), syndicated newspaper columnist, speaking entertainer, and Guinness World Record holder
* [[Mark Cerney]] (born 1967), founder of the Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
* [[Marshall Chapman]] (born 1949), singer-songwriter
* [[Jeremy Clements]] (born 1985), racing driver
* [[Landon Cohen]] (born 1986), football player, community-builder
* [[Fieldin Culbreth]] (born 1963), Major League Baseball umpire, Olympian
* [[David Daniels (countertenor)|David Daniels]] (born 1966), counter-tenor
* [[Stephen Davis (American football)|Stephen Davis]] (born 1974), [[American football|football]] [[running back]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviSt00.htm|title= Stephen Lamont Davis
|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com |access-date= November 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Steven Duggar]] (born 1993), baseball player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[M. K. Fort, Jr.|Marion Kirkland Fort]] (1921–1964), mathematician
* [[Art Fowler]] (1922–2007), pitcher and pitching coach in [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=fowlear01|title= Art Fowler Stats
|publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Grace Beacham Freeman]] (1916–2002), poet, [[columnist]], short story writer; [[South Carolina Poet Laureate]] 1985–86
* [[Hank Garland]] (1930–2004), legendary Nashville guitarist who accompanied Patsy Cline and Elvis, among others
* [[One Man Gang|George Gray]] (aka One Man Gang) (born 1960), Pro wrestler
* [[Fred Griffith (actor)|Fred Griffith]] (born 1964), American actor and film producer
* [[Mark Hammond (American politician)|Mark Hammond]] (born 1963), South Carolina Secretary of State
* [[Lee Haney]] (born 1951), eight-time Mr. Olympia record holder
* [[Dennis Hayes (businessman)|Dennis Hayes]] (born 1950), inventor of the Hayes modem
* [[Heath Hembree]] (born 1989), baseball player
* [[Adam Humphries]] (born 1993), NFL wide receiver
* [[Walter Hyatt]] (1950–1996), country musician and songwriter
* [[Joseph T. Johnson]] (1858–1919), [[United States Representative]] from South Carolina
* [[Todd Kohlhepp]] (born 1971), serial killer
* [[Marcus Lattimore]], football player
* [[Donald Lawrence]] (born 1961), Gospel artist
* [[Leigh Magar]], milliner and business owner
* [[The Marshall Tucker Band]], Southern rock band featuring [[George McCorkle]], [[Doug Gray]], [[Jerry Eubanks]], [[Toy Caldwell]], [[Tommy Caldwell (musician)|Tommy Caldwell]], and Paul Riddle
* [[Marcus McBeth]] (born 1980), baseball player
* [[Roger Milliken]] (1915–2010), billionaire owner of the largest privately held textile manufacturing firm in the world ([[Milliken & Company]])
* [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] (1925–2017), NASCAR team owner/crew chief
* [[D. J. Moore (cornerback)|D. J. Moore]] (born 1987), football player
* [[Kris Neely]] (born 1978), artist and educator
* [[Samuel J. Nicholls]] (1885–1937), United States Representative from South Carolina
* [[Angela Nikodinov]] (born 1980), U.S. figure skater
* [[Cotton Owens]] (1924–2012), NASCAR team owner/crew chief
* [[David Pearson (NASCAR driver)|David Pearson]] (1934–2018), NASCAR champion
* [[Kitty Black Perkins]] (born 1948), Chief Designer of Fashions for [[Barbie]], designer of the "First Black Barbie"
* [[Arthur Prysock]] (1929–1997), jazz singer
* [[Betsy Rawls]] (born 1928), pro golfer, member of [[World Golf Hall of Fame]], born in Spartanburg
* [[Mike Reid (defensive back)|Mike Reid]] (born 1970), NFL player
* [[Gianna Rolandi]] (1952–2021), operatic soprano
* [[Al Rosen|Al "Flip" Rosen]] (1924–2015), MLB 4-time All-Star third baseman and first baseman, MVP, 2-time home run champion, 2-time RBI leader
* [[Donald S. Russell]] (1906–1998), former South Carolina governor, president of the University of South Carolina, US Senator, and member of the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
* [[Archibald Rutledge]] (1883–1973), South Carolina poet laureate, resided in Spartanburg for about 20 years
* [[Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)|Jack Smith]] (1924–2001), NASCAR driver
* [[Carey Wentworth Styles]], founder of the [[Atlanta Journal Constitution|Atlanta Constitution]] 
* [[Gina Tolleson]], Miss South Carolina USA 1990, First runner-up [[Miss USA 1990]], [[Miss World 1990]] 
* [[Wayne Tolleson]] (born 1955), baseball player
* [[Sandra L. Townes]] (1944–2018), United States District Court judge
* [[Buck Trent]] (born 1938), country music instrumentalist who accompanied Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, among others
* [[Ira Tucker]] (1925–2008), lead singer of the influential gospel group the [[Dixie Hummingbirds]]
* [[William Walker (composer)|William "Singing Billy" Walker]] (1809–1875), compiler of shape note tunebooks, including ''[[Southern Harmony|The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion]]''.
* [[Celia Weston]] (born 1951), actress
* [[Zion Williamson]] (born 2000), men's basketball player currently playing for [[New Orleans Pelicans]], and formerly for [[Duke men's basketball|Duke]]
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