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Notable Alumni from Compton High
and Notable Figures from the City of Compton
Notable Alumni from Compton High
Robin Cole '73
Two-Time Super Bowl Champion
James Coburn ’47
Actor
Jayceon “The Game” Taylor ’97
Rapper
Ted Williams, former Compton High Football Coach (1968 - 1979)
NFL Assistant Coach
Antoine “DJ Yella” Carraby ‘80
Music Producer, DJ and Author
Inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Kevin “Keb’ Mo’” Moore ‘69
Multiple Grammy Award Winner Musician/Singer
Edwin “Duke” Snider ‘44
Baseball Hall of Famer
DeMar DeRozan ‘08
NBA Player, Olympian
William Hanna ‘28
Animator (Hanna-Barbera Productions)
Hazel Payne ‘72
Grammy Award Winner, Musician, Singer
Alvin “Pete” Rozelle ‘44
NFL Commissioner
Don Klosterman ’47
Pro Football Executive
Reynaldo Brown ‘69
Olympian (High Jump), Author
Ulis Williams ‘61
Olympic Gold Medalist (4 x 400 Relay)
Iva Toguri ’38
World War II “Tokyo Rose”, Japanese-American DJ
Datone Jones ‘08
NFL Football Player
John William Finn '27
US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient
Walter R. Tucker III '74
Former Mayor of Compton & US Congressman, Minister and Author
Violet Palmer '82
First Female NBA Referee
Edward Hervey '91
General Manager, Canadian Football League
Marv Fleming '59
Five-Time Super Bowl Champion
Roy Jefferson '61
NFL Super Bowl Champion
Robert Lee Johnson ‘74
Author, City of Compton Historian
Mike Richardson ‘79
NFL Super Bowl Champion
Solomon Miller ‘82
NFL Super Bowl Champion, Author
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush lived in Compton for six months in 1949/50 at the now-demolished apartment complex at 649 S. Santa Fe Avenue.
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George H.W. Bush
41st U.S. President
George W. Bush
Age 3
George W. Bush
43rd U.S. President
Notable Figures from the City of Compton
Eric “Easy-E” Wright
Music Producer, Rapper (NWA)
Andre “Dr. Dre” Young
Music Producer, Rapper (NWA)
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson, Sr.
Actor, Music Producer, Rapper (NWA)
Kenny Landreaux
Professional Baseball Player
Anthony Anderson
Actor & Game Show Host
Serena Williams & Venus Williams
Tennis Superstars
Kendrick Lamar
Music Producer & Rapper
Ava DuVernay
Filmmaker, Television Producer
Doris Davis
First African-American Woman Mayor of a Metropolitan City in the U.S. (Compton)
Steve Lacy
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer
Krist Novoselic
Musician, songwriter, author; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (as part of Nirvana)
Tayshaun Prince
Pro Basketball Player
Artis “Coolio” Ivey, Jr.
Rapper
Tommy “Tiny” Lister
Actor
Paul Rodriguez
Comedian
John Hope Bryant
Author, Businessman, Philanthropist
Tyson Chandler
Pro Basketball Player
James Harden
Pro Basketball Player, NBA MVP (2018)
Lisa Leslie
WNBA Superstar, Basketball Hall of Famer
DJ Quik
MC, Producer
Danielle Harrington
Model
Richard Sherman
Pro Football Player, Super Bowl Champion
Douglas Dollarhide
First Black Mayor of a major municipality west of the Mississippi in 1969
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