List of people from Compton, California
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This article lists notable people who are natives of Compton, California, or have been residents of the city.
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Anthony Anderson – actor, comedian
- Daysha Broadway – director, editor[1]
- James Coburn – actor[2]
- Kevin Costner – actor
- Guy Crowder – photographer
- Ava DuVernay – film director, writer, and producer[3]
- Travon Free – comedian, actor and TV writer
- Siedah Garrett – singer
- Danielle Herrington – model
- Steve Lacy – musician
- Mark Christopher Lawrence – actor, comedian
- Robin Coste Lewis – poet
- Jacob Lusk – top five finalist on 2011 American Idol
- Lynn Manning – playwright; co-founder of Watts Village Theater Company
- Michel'le – R&B singer-songwriter
- Keb Mo – blues singer, guitarist
- 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
- Lillian Yarbo – actress, dancer and singer[4][5]
- Elaine Devry – actress
Rappers
[edit]- 2nd II None – rap group
- Arabian Prince – producer and original member of N.W.A
- B.G. Knocc Out – rapper
- Big Fase 100 - rapper,(real)Cedar Block Piru,The Game’s superior older brother.
- Boom Bam – Compton's Most Wanted
- Tha Chill – rapper, member of Compton's Most Wanted
- Compton's Most Wanted – rap group
- Coolio – rapper and actor[6]
- CPO/Boss Hogg – rapper
- DJ Mike T – Compton's Most Wanted
- DJ Mustard – producer
- DJ Quik – rapper and producer[7]
- DJ Slip – Compton's Most Wanted
- DJ Yella – World Class Wreckin' Cru, N.W.A
- Dr. Dre – rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, founder of Aftermath Entertainment and member of N.W.A and also a studio gangster.
- Dresta – rapper
- Eazy-E – rapper, executive producer, founder of Ruthless Records, member of N.W.A, often referred to as the "King of Compton"[7][8]
- The Game – rapper, actor[7] “Cedar Block Piru” a studio gangster.
- Greydon Square – rapper
- Guerilla Black – rapper
- Hi-C – rapper
- Hitta J3 – rapper
- Kendrick Lamar – rapper, songwriter and producer
- King Tee – rapper[7]
- Steve Lacy – singer-songwriter
- Lil Eazy-E – rapper, son of rapper Eazy-E
- MC Eiht – rapper, member of Compton's Most Wanted[7]
- MC Ren – rapper, member of N.W.A
- Menajahtwa – rap group
- N.W.A – rap group
- Nationwide Rip Ridaz – rap group consisting of Compton Crip gang members
- Problem – rapper
- RJ – rapper
- Roddy Ricch – rapper
- Tweedy Bird Loc – rapper
- Tyga – rapper
- Westside Boogie – rapper
- YG – rapper
Athletes
[edit]- Jeff Trepagnier – NBA player
- Arron Afflalo – NBA player
- Larry Allen – Pro Football Hall of Fame player
- Alex Acker – American professional basketball player
- Jeanette Bolden – UCLA track coach[9]
- Earlene Brown – Olympic medalist
- Kenny Brunner – streetball player
- Cedric Ceballos – NBA player[10]
- Tyson Chandler – NBA player
- Josh Childress – NBA player
- Robin Cole – NFL player
- Joey Davis – MMA fighter and folkstyle wrestler
- Baron Davis – NBA player
- DeMar DeRozan – NBA player, Olympic gold medalist
- Jim Derrington – MLB pitcher
- 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
- Danny Harris – Olympic medalist
- Floyd Heard – NFL player
- Brandon Jennings – NBA player
- Dennis Johnson – NBA player and coach
- Stafon Johnson – NFL player
- Bobby Jones – NBA player; writer/director
- Don Klosterman – Los Angeles Rams general manager
- Lionel Larry – World Championship medalist, track and field
- Lisa Leslie – WNBA player
- Tiny Lister – actor, professional wrestler
- James Lofton – Pro Football 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
- Oracene Price – tennis coach/mother of Venus and Serena Williams
- 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 Globetrotter
- 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
- Quincy Watts – Olympic track & field gold medalist
- Bryant Westbrook – NFL player
- Frank K. Wheaton – sports agent, personal manager and former official spokesperson of Compton
- Leon Allen White – NFL player and professional wrestler[11]
- Roy White – Major League Baseball player
- 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 – tennis player
- Venus Williams – tennis player
- Don Wilson – Major League Baseball player
- Datone Jones – NFL Player
- Keisean Nixon — NFL Player
Entrepreneurs
[edit]- John Hope Bryant – founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc. and the Promise Homes Company
- Suge Knight – founder and former CEO of Death Row Records
Civic leaders
[edit]- Isadore Hall III – former state senator, state Assemblymember, City Council member and School Board member
- Aja Brown – former mayor of Compton and youngest mayor in history of Compton[12][13]
- Omar Bradley – former mayor of Compton[14]
- Former President George H. W. Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush and former President George W. Bush lived in Compton in 1949.[15] George and Barbara's second child Robin was born there.[16][17]
- Lionel Cade – former mayor of Compton[18]
- Del M. Clawson – US Congressman and former mayor of Compton[19]
- Doris A. Davis – first African-American female mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton[20]
- Douglas Dollarhide – California's first African-American mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton[21]
- Roger Hedgecock – 30th mayor of San Diego, radio talk show host
- Rizza Islam (born 1990), member of the Nation of Islam and social media influencer[22]
- Eric J. Perrodin – mayor of Compton[23]
- 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.[24]
Other
[edit]- Kimberly Anyadike – youngest African-American woman to pilot a plane solo across the United States[25]
- Roger Hedgecock – conservative radio talk show host and former mayor of San Diego
- Pauline Robinson Bush – George H. W. Bush’s daughter
References
[edit]- ^ "Daysha Broadway". IMDb.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Faughnder, Ryan (October 1, 2019). "Ava DuVernay's Array is a place for women and filmmakers of color in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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- Kendrick Lamar – singer-songwriter
- ^ 5535 South Central Ave at Google Map.
- ^ Willman, Chris (December 29, 1995). "1995: The Entertainers". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Rapmusic.com". Board.rapmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ And Also Kelly Park Compton Crip. [1] Archived March 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Nicholson, Devon (January 12, 2017). "Interview: Big Van Vader". Great North Wrestling.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Brown, Aja (February 16, 2014). "City of Compton, Mayor". City of Compton Website. Compton. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jimmy Kimmel's FULL INTERVIEW with President George W. Bush. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rizza Islam". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ De Gruy, Leiloni (April 22, 2009). "Voters Return Perrodin to City Hall". Los Angeles Wave. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Rep. Tucker Draws Prison For Extortion". The New York Times. April 19, 1996. p. A18. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ "15-yr.-old becomes youngest black pilot to fly cross-country". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2017.