Notable Alumni
- Jon Arnett, football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, class of 1952
- Gus Arriola, cartoonist and creator of Gordo, class of 1935
- Verna Arvey, musician and writer
- Roy L. Ash (1918–2012), president of Litton Industries, budget director
- Paul Blair (baseball), professional baseball player, Yankees, Orioles, Reds
- Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, class of 1968
- Nacio Herb Brown, songwriter, class of 1915
- Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, L.A. County Supervisor
- Frank Capra, film director
- Leland Curtis, artist, environmentalist, and Antarctic explorer
- Jimmy Doolittle, World War II aviator, class of 1914
- Tom Fears, professional football player, class of 1941
- Earl C. Gay (1902–75), Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45
- Kathryn Grayson, actress
- Philip Guston, artist, class of 1930
- Robin Harris, comedian and actor, class of 1971
- Ed Heinemann, self-taught aerospace engineer and aircraft designer for the Douglas Aircraft Company.
- Bernard Jefferson, Justice, California Supreme Court
- Reuben Kadish, artist, class of 1930
- Goodwin Knight, 31st governor of California, class of 1914
- Gerson Mayen, midfielder for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, class of 2005
- Ernie Orsatti, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Victor Orsatti, Hollywood agent, film and television producer
- Jerry D. Page, United States Air Force General, class of 1932
- Dwayne Polee, professional basketball player, class of 1981
- Jackson Pollock, artist, class of 1930 (left before graduation)
- Marie Prevost, actress
- Irving Stone, author
- Mark Ridley-Thomas, California State Senator, class of 1972
- Eugene Selznick, American Hall of Fame volleyball player
- Lawrence Tibbett, baritone, Metropolitan Opera
- Paul Winfield, actor
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