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List of People from Compton, California
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search) This article lists famous and notable people who are natives of Compton, California or have been residents of the City.

Contents
1 Civic Leaders
2 Sports
3 Arts and Entertainment
4 References


CIVIC LEADERS
Omar Bradley - Compton Mayor
Lionel Cade - Compton Mayor
Del M. Clawson - US Congressman & Mayor of Compton
Doris A. Davis - The first African-American female Mayor of a Metropolitan City, Compton
Douglas Dollarhide - California's first African-American Mayor of a Metropolitan city, Compton
Kelvin Filer - Los Angeles County Municipal Court Judge & Commissioner
Dr. Willie O. Jones - Educator & elected official
Xenophon F. Lang, Sr. - Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge
Eric J. Perrodin - Mayor of Compton
Paul H. Richards II - Compton City Manager & Lynwood Mayor
Walter R. Tucker, Jr. - Compton Mayor
Walter R. Tucker III - US Congressman & Compton Mayor, son of Walter R. Tucker Jr.

SPORTS
Lonnie Smith - Former Major League Baseball Player
Floyd Hodge - Former NFL Football Player
Don Wilson - Former Major League Baseball Player
Roy White - Former Major League Baseball Player
Arron Afflalo - former UCLA basketball player, current Denver Nuggets player
Bob Beamon - Olympic gold medalist
Jeanette Bolden - UCLA track coach
Earlene Brown - Olympic medalist
Kenny Brunner, a streetball player for the AND1 Mixtape Tour
Cedric Ceballos - NBA player
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 Milwaukee Bucks player
Dennis Johnson - NBA player and coach (deceased)
Marques Johnson - former NBA player
Stafon Johnson - NFL 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 Detroit 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
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 - Former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player with nine Grand Slam singles titles and two Olympic golds
Venus Williams - Former World No. 1 American tennis player and the reigning Wimbledon champion
Tim Clark - Oregon State University football player

ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT
Neicy Nash- Actress, Comedienne, Dancer, Style Network Host of Clean House TV Show
Eric "Lonzo" Williams - Known across the world as Lonzo “The World Class Grand Master” Founder of the World Class Wreckin Cru
Louil Silas Jr. - Founder of Silas Records, Louil was the A & R Director at MCA Records & was very instrumental to the success of SOLAR (Sound Of Los Angeles Records) and their artists, including Babyface, The Whispers, Shalamar, Dynasty, etc.)
Kalaan Fitzhue- 3rd Bass foo
2nd II None - Rap Group
AMG - Rapper
Anthony Anderson - Actor & Comedian
B.G. Knocc Out - Rapper
James Coburn - Actor (Deceased)
Coolio - Rapper and Actor
DJ Quik - Rapper, Producer
DJ Yella - World Class Wreckin' Cru & N.W.A
Double K - Rapper & Member of People Under the Stairs
Dr. Dre - Rapper, Record Producer, founder and co-owner of Death Row Records (until 1996), founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment, founder and member of N.W.A. and highly influential launcher of the careers of such artists as Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Eminem and 50 Cent.
Dresta - Rapper
Eazy-E - Rapper, Record Producer, often called the "King Of Compton", founder and CEO of Ruthless Records, Founder and member of N.W.A and called the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap" (Deceased)
Game - Rapper, Actor
Nationwide Rip Ridaz - Rap group consisting of members G-Bone, Troll Loc, Sin Loc, Crip Inch, Big Bun, B.G. Scarface and AWOL
Guerilla Black - Rapper
William Hanna - Co-Founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios (Deceased)
Ice Cube - Rapper, Actor, Record producer, Director, Member of N.W.A.
King Tee - Rapper
Suge Knight - CEO of Death Row Records
Lil' Eazy-E - Rapper, Son of legendary rapper Eazy-E
Lynn Manning - Award-Winning Playwright & Co-Founder of Watts Village Theatre Company
MC Chill - Rapper, Member of Compton's Most Wanted
MC Eiht - Rapper, Member of Compton's Most Wanted
MC Ren - Rapper, Member of N.W.A
Krist Novoselic - Bassist of Nirvana
Mort Sahl - Satirist & Comedian
Greydon Square - Rapper
Leslie Sykes - Television News Anchor
TQ - Singer
Tweedy Bird Loc - Rapper
Tyga - Rapper, Signed with Young Money Entertainment
James Wheaton - Actor, Writer & Educator
Jeffery Griffin - Former NFL Player for the Arizona Cardinals
Problem-rapper, producer & writer


References
1.^ 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.... Retrieved April 25, 2009.
2.^ "This Week In Black History". Jet. 2001-06-11. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10633946_ITM. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
3.^ 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.
4.^ 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/file.... Retrieved April 25, 2009.
5.^ 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.
6.^ 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.
7.^ "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.... Retrieved April 25, 2009.
8.^ 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.... Retrieved April 26, 2009.
9.^ Hoffer, Richard (1995-01-23). "Lake Show". Sports Illustrated. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG10.... Retrieved April 26, 2009.
10.^ 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-sl.... Retrieved April 26, 2009.
11.^ Willman, Chris (1995-12-29). "1995: The Entertainers". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,300110,00.html. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
Problem-Rapper, producer, writer

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The South Los Angeles Report

Compton City Manager Charles Evans Fired After City Council Meeting

When Compton City Council Members returned from closed session last night (Tuesday, September 7, 2010) at 1:38 am, they announced the decision to fire City Manager Charles Evans and replace him with City Controller Willie Norfleet.


Agenda items 15 and 16 were listed as the "discipline/dismissal/release" of a public employee and the appointment of a new city manager.


The sudden re-organization, however, is not unfamiliar territory for the Compton City Council. (In June 2007, Evans' predecessor former City Manager Barbara Kilroy was also unanimously voted out of a job).


(Evans — a Compton native —was officially appointed as City Manager in July 2008 after a year serving as Interim City Manager. His career at City Hall spanned 28 years, beginning in the Risk Management office until he was promoted to Assistant City Manager in September 2004).


(Compton residents attending Council Meetings have complained of Evans' lack of action with regard to tasks appointed by the Council or requests made by members of the public).


**Compton resident Robert Ray says the decision to fire Evans may have been due to a personal vendetta on Mayor Eric Perrodin's part.
"It is a habit with Perrodin that if he doesn't like the City Manager, [he will] fire him/her," wrote Ray on HubCityLivin,com.


"In this case, it is going to cost the City a ton of money as they have to buy out his contract and also give him his full retirement. If he gets fired he will probably get more money than he would have while employed. As to whether this move would help the City, I have my doubts."

More information on this story will be published here on The South Los Angeles Report as it becomes available.

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Maxcy Filer: Mr. Compton and Ambassador of Compton His Legacy Will Live On !!!!!

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The body of well-known former Compton City Councilman Maxcy Filer lies in state inside the City of Compton Council Chambers, as his wife Blondell Filer,left, and his daughter Tracy Filer,right, pay their respects Thursday January 13, 2011. (Stephen Carr / Press-Telegram) Dressed in an impeccable black suit, with a Thurgood Marshall pin on his lapel and a tie displaying the scales of justice, the body of Maxcy Filer lay in regal stillness Thursday in the Compton City Council Chambers. Filer, the popular former city councilman who died Monday, will lie in state today as well as before his funeral Saturday. While Maxcy's wife, Blondell, 81, sat quietly in the back row of the room, well-wishers came to pay respects to the late lawyer nicknamed "Mr. Compton" for his unabashed support of all things Compton. Filer, 80, died in his sleep Monday in his Compton, Ca. home, leaving a legacy of leadership in his city and taking with him a significant piece of the area's history. Filer is the third person to lie in state at City. Maxcy Filer, 65, a Compton attorney in his office in front of a painting of the most respected man in his life. (Matthew J. Lee)Hall, following former mayors Walter Tucker in 1990 and Douglas Dollarhide in 2008. "He was a kingmaker," said Doris Davis, the former mayor of Compton who was among those who came Thursday to view her old friend. She will deliver the eulogy Saturday. Davis said Filer not only helped her and Dollarhide become mayors, but he also was a central figure in her first foray into politics when she ran for city clerk. Although Filer was undoubtedly a major player in Compton politics, Davis said his interests were in all people. "As the president of the Compton NAACP, he made it his goal that we have fair, equitable representation of African-American citizens in this community," Davis said. "He believed in the community of Compton and in the people of Compton," said JoAnn Glasper, who first met Filer when he was a councilman between 1975 and 1990 and attended First United Methodist Church with the Filers. "He worked hard to improve Compton." Soloman Martin, another church member, remembers Filer's inexhaustible energy. "He was one of the nicest guys and one of the most active guys in the city," Martin said. "He was just involved in everything." Snippets of that involvement could be seen arrayed around the anteroom. Maxcy Filer ,center, as he protested outside a Woolworth's in the City of Compton in the early 1960's. the council chambers on six poster boards. There were photographs of Filer through the years. There were newspaper articles, including several that detailed how he took the State Bar of California exam 48 times over 25 years to finally gain his license to practice law. There were invitations to presidential inaugurations, including one from President Lyndon Johnson. There were photos of Filer picketing for civil rights in the 1960s. Missing on Thursday, but expected to be at his funeral on Saturday, is the California state flag that Filer carried in 1963 during the march on Washington, D.C., when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Kelvin Filer, who shared his father's love of the law to become a lawyer himself and now a judge at Compton Superior Court, said his father was a source of inspiration to many and shared his visions with all who would listen. "He believed if you have a dream, pursue it and don't let anything stop you," Kelvin Filer said. Living most of his adult life in the old Henrietta Square neighborhood of Compton, Filer was a part of the fabric not only of Compton but of the national civil rights movement. Those who came by Thursday agreed that it was only proper that he be honored by the city. "It's a thrill to me to be able to come out and pay my respects," Martin said. "I think he deserves every moment (of respect) that's given to him," Glasper said. Kelvin Filer said his father "would be embarrassed and humbled" by the outpouring. But inwardly he probably would have smiled. Besides his wife and son Kelvin, Filer is survived by sons Duane, Anthony and Dennis; daughters Maxine McFarland, Stephanie Hoxey and Tracy Filer; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three sisters. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2011 at the Love and Unity Christian Fellowship, 1840 S. Wilmington Ave., Compton, Ca. Filer was buried in the City of Compton' Angeles Abbey Memorial Park. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Congresswoman Laura Richardson’s statement on the death of civil rights champion Maxcy Filer WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Laura Richardson (D-CA 37) issued the following statement on the death of Civil Rights Champion Maxcy Filer also recognized as ‘Mr. Compton’ who died in his sleep on Monday January 12, 2011. He was 80 years old. “Today, the City of Compton, the Civil Rights community and the nation as a whole lost a friend, activist and a true champion for justice who fought with dignity to make the City of Compton a better place to live and work, but he also taught us the value of perseverance when he passed the California Bar exam on his 48th attempt at the age of 60. His iconic legacy inspired a television sitcom “Sparks” that honored the passion that he had for the legal profession which ultimately became the career paths for both his sons Kelvin, who is a Compton Superior Court Judge, and Anthony, who is a supervising attorney for the Norwalk office of the Legal Aid Society. I have had the privilege of knowing Kelvin for quite some time and my immediate thoughts and prayers are with him, his sibling and other family members. This is a tremendous loss for all of us, but Maxcy Filer left us with a vivid legacy to cherish and carry on.” __________________________________________________________________________________________________ R.I.P. Maxcy Filer we love you and we will never forget all you have done for the City of Compton!

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