Notable Alumni
- Tom Bradley (1937): 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (1973-1993)
- D. J. Gay (2007): basketball player
- Helen Gurley Brown (1941): author, publisher, and businesswoman who founded Cosmopolitan magazine
- Marcellite Garner (1928): voice actress of Minnie Mouse
- Gail Goodrich (1961): basketball player in the NBA, attended UCLA
- William Hung (2001): singer
- George A. Kasem (1938): Democratic US Representative for California's 25th congressional district (1959-1961)
- Greg Palast (dropped out, 1969): investigative journalist
- Sloppy Thurston, starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Danny Trejo (dropped out): actor
- Latrice Royale: Drag performer, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race
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