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

Anthony Anderson – actor, comedian
Daysha Broadway – director, editor
James Coburn – actor
Kevin Costner – actor
Guy Crowder – photographer
Ava DuVernay – film director, writer, and producer
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
Elaine Devry – actress

Rappers

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
CPO/Boss Hogg – rapper
DJ Mike T – Compton's Most Wanted
DJ Mustard – producer
DJ Quik – rapper and producer
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.
Dresta – rapper
Eazy-E – rapper, executive producer, founder of Ruthless Records, member of N.W.A, often referred to as the "King of Compton"
The Game – rapper, actor.
Greydon Square – rapper
Guerilla Black – rapper
Hi-C – rapper
Hitta J3 – rapper
Kendrick Lamar – rapper, songwriter and producer
King Tee – rapper
Lil Eazy-E – rapper, son of rapper Eazy-E
MC Eiht – rapper, member of Compton's Most Wanted
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

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
Earlene Brown – Olympic medalist
Kenny Brunner – streetball player
Cedric Ceballos – NBA player
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 – Major League Baseball 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 – Baseball 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 and 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
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

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

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
Omar Bradley – former mayor of Compton
Former President George H. W. Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush and former President George W. Bush lived in Compton in 1949. George and Barbara's second child Robin was born there.
Lionel Cade – former mayor of Compton
Del M. Clawson – US Congressman and former mayor of Compton
Doris A. Davis – first African-American female mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton
Douglas Dollarhide – California's first African-American mayor of a metropolitan city, Compton
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
Eric J. Perrodin – mayor of Compton
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.

Other

Kimberly Anyadike – youngest African-American woman to pilot a plane solo across the United States
Roger Hedgecock – conservative radio talk show host and former mayor of San Diego
Pauline Robinson Bush – George H. W. Bush’s daughter

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