This article lists famous and notable people who are natives of Compton, California or have been residents of the city.
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Civic leaders
- Omar Bradley - Compton mayor[1]
- George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush -- U.S. Presidents, lived in Compton circa 1949-1950[2] [3] [4] [5]
- Lionel Cade - Compton mayor
- Del M. Clawson - U.S. Congressman and mayor of Compton
- Doris A. Davis - the first African-American female mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton[6]
- Douglas Dollarhide - California's first African-American mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton[7]
- Kelvin Filer - Los Angeles County Municipal Court Judge and Commissioner[8]
- Dr. Willie O. Jones - educator and elected official
- Xenophon F. Lang, Sr. - Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge[9]
- Eric J. Perrodin - Mayor of Compton[10]
- Paul H. Richards II - Compton City Manager and Lynwood mayor
- Walter R. Tucker, Jr. - Compton mayor
- Walter R. Tucker III - U. S. Congressman and Compton mayor, son of Walter R. Tucker Jr.[11]
Sports
- Arron Afflalo- former UCLA basketball player, current Denver Nuggets player
- Bob Beamon - Olympic gold medalist
- Jeanette Bolden - UCLA track coach[12]
- Earlene Brown - Olympic medalist
- Kenny Brunner, a streetball player for the AND1 Mixtape Tour
- Cedric Ceballos - NBA player[13]
- Tyson Chandler - NBA player
- Robin Cole - National Football League (NFL) player
- Mickey Cureton - UCLA football star
- Baron Davis - NBA current Los Angeles Clippers player
- Richard Davis - Major League Baseball (MLB) player
- Demar DeRozan - NBAcurrent Toronto Raptors player
- Charles Dumas - Olympic gold medalist
- Henry Ellard - former NFL player
- Michael Fletcher - CFL football player
- Mike Garrett - former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner
- Nesby Glasgow - NFL player
- Danny Harris - Olympic medalist
- Floyd Heard - NFL player
- Larry Holifield - UCLA basketball star
- Brandon Jennings - NBAcurrent Milwakee Bucks player
- Dennis Johnson - NBA player and coach (deceased)
- Marques Johnson - former NBA player
- Don Klosterman - Los Angeles Rams general manager
- Kenny Landreaux - MLB player
- Tiny Lister - actor, professional wrestler
- James Lofton - NFL Hall of Fame player
- Mike McKenzie - NFL player
- Anthony Munoz - NFL player
- Eddie Murray - MLB Hall of Fame player
- Syd O'Brien - MLB player for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, and the Milwaukee Brewers
- Troy O'Leary - MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and the Chicago Cubs
- Violet Palmer - first female professional sports official in the United States, NBA, and WNBA
- Tayshaun Prince - NBAcurrent Detriot Pistons player
- Mike C. Richardson - NFL player, member of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears
- Jerry Robinson - NFL player
- Pete Rozelle - NFL commissioner
- Dennis Smith - NFL player
- Reggie Smith - Major League Baseball player
- Duke Snider - outfielder for the MLB Brooklyn Dodgers
- Dennis Thurman - NFL player
- Greg Townsend - NFL player
- Mo Vaughn - MLB player
- Clinton Washington - NFL player
- Quincy Watts - Olympic 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
- Richard Williams - Tennis coach
- Serena Williams[1] - Former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player with nine Grand Slam singles titles and two Olympic golds
- Venus Williams[2] - Former World No. 1 American tennis player and the reigning Wimbledon champion
- Tim Clark - Oregon State University football player
Arts and entertainment
- 2nd II None - rap group
- AMG - rapper
- Anthony Anderson - comedian and actor
- B.G. Knocc Out - rapper
- James Coburn - actor (deceased)[14]
- Coolio - rapper and actor[15]
- Kevin Costner - actor[16]
- DJ Quik - rapper, producer
- DJ Yella - D.J. for the World Class Wreckin' Cru and N.W.A
- Dr. Dre - record producer, rapper, actor and record executive, member of N.W.A, CEO of Aftermath Entertainment
- Double K - rapper and member of People Under the Stairs
- Dresta - rapper
- Eazy-E - rapper, record producer, often called the "King Of Compton" and founder of Ruthless Records, member of N.W.A (deceased)
- The Game - rapper, member of Cedar Block Piru
- G-Bone, Troll Loc, Sin Loc, Crip Inch, Big Bun, B.G. Scarface, and AWOL from the Nationwide Rip Ridaz
- Guerilla Black - rapper
- William Hanna - co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios (deceased)
- King Tee - rapper
- Suge Knight - CEO of Death Row Records
- Lil' Eazy-E - rapper, son of rapper Eazy-E
- Lynn Manning - award-winning playwright and co-founder of Watts Village Theatre Company
- MC Eiht- rapper, member of group Compton's Most Wanted
- MC Ren - rapper, member of N.W.A
- Vince Neil - Mötley Crüe lead singer
- Krist Novoselic - bassist of the grunge band Nirvana, who lived in Compton for one year before moving to Gardena, California where he lived for most of childhood[17]
- Mort Sahl - satirist and comedian
- Greydon Square- rapper
- Leslie Sykes - television news anchor
- TQ - singer
- Tyrese - R&B singer, actor
- James Wheaton - actor, writer and educator
- Jeffery Griffin - Former NFL Player for the Arizona Cardinals
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References
- ^ Gumbel, Andrew (2002-02-16). "Guns, death threats and fraud in the battle for Compton". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/guns-death-threats-and-fraud-in-the-battle-for-compton-660941.html. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ Parmet, Herbert S. George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction. ISBN 0765807300. http://books.google.com/books?id=M7CqPV_wHKgC&pg=PA73&dq=george+bush+compton&lr=#PPA73,M1. Retrieved 2009-04-25. "They were living in Compton in 1949 ...."
- ^ "George H.W. Bush Collection". George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. 2009. http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/finding_aids/donated_materials/bush_personal_papers.php#zapata_oil. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ "George W. Bush and Robin Bush, Compton, California.". George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. December 1949. http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/image.php?id=2176.
- ^ "George W. Bush, Compton, CA". George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Spring 1950. http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/image.php?id=2174.
- ^ "This Week In Black History". Jet. 2001-06-11. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10633946_ITM. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ Bermudez, Esmeralda (2008-07-09). "Douglas Dollarhide, 85; community leader was first black mayor of Compton". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/09/local/me-dollarhide9. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ McNulty, Jennifer (2005-07-11). "Compton judge dispenses justice with compassion". Currents Online (UC Santa Cruz Public Information Office). http://currents.ucsc.edu/printer_friendly.asp?url=/05-06/07-11/filer.asp. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ Chiu, Tony (1991-10-24). "L.A. Law Gains a New Practitioner". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20063452,00.html. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ De Gruy, Leiloni (2009-04-22). "Voters Return Perrodin to City Hall". Los Angeles Wave. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/43498982.html. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Rep. Tucker Draws Prison For Extortion". The New York Times: p. A18. 1996-04-19. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/19/us/ex-rep-tucker-draws-prison-for-extortion.html. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ Barnes, Evan (2008-07-24). "For Bolden, success is more than a journey". Los Angeles Sentinel. http://www.lasentinel.net/For-Bolden-success-is-more-than-a-journey.html. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Hoffer, Richard (1995-01-23). "Lake Show". Sports Illustrated. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006194/index.htm. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Worth, Robert F. (2002-11-20). "James Coburn, 74, Is Dead; A Sly Presence in 80 Films". The New York Times: p. B8. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/20/arts/james-coburn-74-is-dead-a-sly-presence-in-80-films.html. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Willman, Chris (1995-12-29). "1995: The Entertainers". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,300110,00.html. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Lancaster, Marc (2007-11-07). "A Conversation with Kevin Costner". TBO.com. http://www.tbo.com/sports/MGBC4DH8P8F.html. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ True, Everett (2006). Nirvana: The Biography. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780306815546. http://books.google.com/books?id=byoPYMdJ150C&pg=PA19&dq=novoselic+compton#PPA19,M1. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
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