List of people from Compton, California
This article lists notable people who are natives of Compton, California, or have been residents of the city.
Civic leaders
- Aja Brown – current mayor of Compton and youngest mayor in history of Compton[1][2]
- Omar Bradley – former mayor of Compton[3]
- Former President George H. W. Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush and former President George W. Bush lived in Compton in 1949.[4][5]
- Lionel Cade – former mayor of Compton[6]
- Del M. Clawson – US Congressman and former mayor of Compton [7]
- Doris A. Davis – first African-American female mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton[8]
- Douglas Dollarhide – California's first African-American mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton[9]
- Roger Hedgecock – 30th mayor of San Diego, radio talk show host
- Eric J. Perrodin – mayor of Compton[10]
- Paul H. Richards II – former Compton City Manager and former mayor of Lynwood, California[11]
- Walter R. Tucker, Jr. – former mayor of Compton
- Walter R. Tucker III – former U.S. Congressman, mayor of Compton; son of Walter R. Tucker Jr.[12]
Athletes
- Aaron Afflalo - NBA Player
- Larry Allen – NFL Hall of Fame player
- Brad Anae – American football player
- Bob Beamon – Olympic track & field gold medalist
- Jeanette Bolden – UCLA track coach[13]
- Earlene Brown – Olympic medalist
- Kenny Brunner – streetball player
- Cedric Ceballos – NBA player[14]
- Tyson Chandler – NBA player
- Josh Childress – NBA player
- Robin Cole – NFL player
- Baron Davis – NBA player
- Demar DeRozan – NBA player
- Charles Dumas – Olympic gold medalist
- Henry Ellard – NFL player
- Deon Figures – NFL player
- Mike Garrett – NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner
- Nesby Glasgow – NFL player
- James Harden – NBA player
- Danny Harris – Olympic medalist
- Floyd Heard – NFL player
- Brandon Jennings – NBA player
- Dennis Johnson – NBA player and coach
- Marques Johnson – UCLA and NBA player
- Stafon Johnson – NFL player
- Don Klosterman – Los Angeles Rams general manager
- Lionel Larry – World Championship medalist, track and field
- Tiny Lister – actor, professional wrestler
- James Lofton – NFL Hall of Fame player
- Mike McKenzie – NFL player
- Eddie Murray – MLB Hall of Fame player
- Syd O'Brien – Major League Baseball player
- Troy O'Leary – Major League Baseball player
- Violet Palmer – first female professional sports official in the United States, NBA, and WNBA
- Tayshaun Prince – NBA player
- Mike C. Richardson – NFL player, member of 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears
- Jerry Robinson – NFL player
- Pete Rozelle – NFL commissioner
- Woody Sauldsberry - NBA Player, Harlem Globtrotter
- Richard Sherman – NFL cornerback
- Dennis Smith – NFL player
- Lonnie Smith – Major League Baseball player
- Reggie Smith – Major League Baseball player
- Rico Smith Jr. – NFL player
- Duke Snider – Major League Baseball outfielder
- Dennis Thurman – NFL player
- Greg Townsend – NFL player
- Clinton Washington – NFL player
- Quincy Watts – Olympic track & field gold medalist
- Bryant Westbrook – NFL player
- Frank K. Wheaton – sports agent, personal manager and former official spokesperson of Compton
- Marcellus Wiley – NFL player, ESPN football analyst and radio personality
- Ulis Williams – Olympic gold medal in track and field and former Compton College president/superintendent
- Richard Williams – tennis coach
- Serena Williams – world No. 1 ranked female tennis player with 21 Grand Slam singles titles and 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister, Venus[15][2]
- Venus Williams – former world No. 1 tennis player with seven Grand Slam titles and four Olympic golds [15][2]
- Don Wilson – Major League Baseball player
- Roy White – Major League Baseball player
Arts and entertainment
- Anthony Anderson – actor, comedian
- Kayla Carter - Model, Reality Television Personality
- James Coburn – actor[16]
- Kevin Costner – actor
- Ava DuVernay – film director, writer, and producer
- Travon Free – comedian and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Robin Coste Lewis – poet
- Tiny Lister – actor
- Jacob Lusk – top five finalist on 2011 American Idol
- Lynn Manning – award-winning playwright and co-founder of Watts Village Theater Company
- Michel'le – R&B singer-songwriter
- Niecy Nash – actress, comedian, dancer, host of Clean House TV show on Style Network
- Krist Novoselic – bassist of Nirvana
- Paul Rodriguez - comedian
- Mort Sahl – satirist, comedian
- Leslie Sykes – television news anchor
- Jackie Lynn Taylor – actress, TV personality
- TQ – singer
- James Wheaton – actor, writer, and educator
Rappers
- 2nd II None – rap group
- Arabian Prince – producer and original member of N.W.A
- B.G. Knocc Out – rapper[17]
- Boom Bam – Compton's Most Wanted
- Tha Chill – rapper, member of Compton's Most Wanted
- Coolio – rapper and actor[18]
- Compton Menace – rapper
- Compton's Most Wanted – rap group
- Crips – rap group, from the Bloods & Crips Bangin' On Wax projects
- Dresta – rapper
- Eazy-E – rapper, executive producer, founder of Ruthless Records, member of N.W.A, often referred to as the "King of Compton"[17][19]
- MC Eiht – rapper, member of Compton's Most Wanted[17]
- The Game – rapper, actor [17]
- Greydon Square – rapper
- Guerilla Black – rapper
- Hi-C – rapper
- Kendrick Lamar – rapper
- King Tee – rapper[17]
- Lil Eazy-E – rapper, son of rapper Eazy-E
- Lil Nation aka CPO/Boss Hogg – rapper
- Menajahtwa – rap group
- DJ Mike T – Compton's Most Wanted
- DJ Mustard – producer
- Nationwide Rip Ridaz – rap group consisting of Compton Crip gang members
- N.W.A – rap group
- Problem – rapper
- DJ Quik – rapper and producer [17]
- MC Ren – rapper, member of N.W.A
- DJ Slip – Compton's Most Wanted
- Suge Knight – CEO of Death Row Records
- Tweedy Bird Loc – rapper
- Tyga – rapper
- DJ Yella – World Class Wreckin' Cru, N.W.A
- YG – rapper
References
- ↑ Brown, Aja (February 16, 2014). "City of Compton, Mayor". City of Compton Website. Compton. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Fitzpatrick, Kyle (August 7, 2015). "15 Other Things Straight Outta Compton". Los Angeles Magazine.
- ↑ Gumbel, Andrew (February 16, 2002). "Guns, death threats and fraud in the battle for Compton". The Independent. London. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ↑ Bush, George W. (2014). 41: A Portrait of My Father. London: Ebury Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9780553447781. OCLC 883645289.
In Compton, we lived in an apartment in the Santa Fe Gardens complex.
- ↑ Adams, Emily (August 3, 1992). "Bush's Compton Roots Raise Thorny Issue : Tribute: Some criticize landmark quest for apartment where President lived in 1949. Complex is now plagued by drugs.". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Compton : Former Councilman and Mayor Lionel Cade Dies". Los Angeles Times. April 12, 1990.
- ↑ "Del M. Clawson". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ↑ "This Week In Black History". Jet. June 11, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ↑ Bermudez, Esmeralda (July 9, 2008). "Douglas Dollarhide, 85; community leader was first black mayor of Compton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ↑ De Gruy, Leiloni (April 22, 2009). "Voters Return Perrodin to City Hall". Los Angeles Wave. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/lynwood-ca. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Ex-Rep. Tucker Draws Prison For Extortion". The New York Times. April 19, 1996. p. A18. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ↑ Barnes, Evan (July 24, 2008). "For Bolden, success is more than a journey". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ↑ Hoffer, Richard (January 23, 1995). "Lake Show". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- 1 2 Bock, Hal (August 9, 2001). "Serena Williams disappointed, but not much". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ Worth, Robert F. (November 20, 2002). "James Coburn, 74, Is Dead; A Sly Presence in 80 Films". The New York Times. p. B8. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rapmusic.com". Board.rapmusic.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (December 29, 1995). "1995: The Entertainers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
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