The following people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Charleston, South Carolina, United States (categorized by area in which each person is best known): Academia Rick Brewer (born 1956), former administrator at Charleston Southern University; current president of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana Robert Furchgott (1916–2009), biochemist and Nobel Laureate Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941), biologist Elias Marks (1790–1886), founder of South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute William Ephraim Mikell (1868–1944), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a summer home in Charleston William Charles Wells (1757–1817), physician Athletes Jarrell Brantley (born 1996), basketball player Luther Broughton (born 1974), NFL player Nehemiah Broughton (born 1982), NFL player Kwame Brown (born 1982), basketball player Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 1996), Olympic gold medalist/ hurdler Garrett Chisolm (born 1988), NFL player Beth Daniel (born 1956), professional golfer Zola Davis (born 1975), NFL and XFL player Carlos Dunlap (born 1989), NFL player Oronde Gadsden (born 1971), NFL player A. J. Green (born 1988), NFL player Harold Green (born 1968), NFL player Anthony Johnson (born 1974), NBA player Javon Kinlaw (born 1997), NFL player Katrina McClain Johnson (born 1965), Olympic gold medalist; retired WNBA player Byron Maxwell (born 1988), NFL player Tre McLean (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League David Meggett (born 1966), NFL player Khris Middleton (born 1991), NBA player Bud Moore (born 1941), NASCAR driver Langston Moore (born 1981), former NFL player Ovie Mughelli (born 1980), NFL player Josh Powell (born 1983), NBA player Laron Profit (born 1977), NBA player Robert Quinn (born 1990), NFL player Vicente Reyes (born 2003), USL player Edmond Robinson (born 1992), NFL player Art Shell (born 1946), NFL player and coach Brandon Shell (born 1992), NFL player Gorman Thomas (born 1950), MLB player Roddy White (born 1981), NFL player Dennis Williams (born 1965), basketball player Entertainers Angry Grandpa (1950–2017), internet personality Ckay1 (born 1982), music composer, arranger, and producer Stephen Colbert (born 1964), comedian Jonathan Mangum (born 1976), actor Joel Derfner (born 1973), musical theater composer Andy Dick (born 1965), comedian Thomas Gibson (born 1962), actor Shanola Hampton (born 1977), actress Bertha Hill (1905–1950), blues and vaudeville singer Lauren Hutton (born 1943), actress Mabel King (1932–1999), actress Logan Marshall-Green (born 1976), actor Micah McLaurin (born 1994), pianist Will Patton (born 1954), actor Grace Peixotto (born 1817), madam Mackenzie Rosman (born 1989), actress Darius Rucker (born 1966), lead singer of Hootie & the