The following people were born in, residents of, or closely associated with Columbia, South Carolina. == Government and law == == Film and acting == == Education == Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen, writer and educator Mary Haskell, educator Elias Marks, founder of Barhamville Institute Steve Pettit, fifth president of Bob Jones University Sophie Sosnowski, founder of young women's schools == Activism == Sarah Mae Flemming, civil rights activist Kevin Alexander Gray, activist Taylor Richar…