Notable Alumni
- Abasi Salimu - Starting Left Tackle for the Nicholls State University Colonels football team.
- Steve Jackson Musician - Member of singing group, The Determinations - 1969 - 1973 - Radio personality - Toured UCLA Opera Troupe - Songwriter and Performance Poetry Artist
- Johnny Gray - American Record Holder in the 800 Meter, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist; 4-time Olympian; 1987, 1999 Pan Am Games champion; 7-time U.S. Outdoor national champion; 3-time Olympic Trials champion.
- Darryl Strawberry - Former All-Star and Rookie of the Year. Hit 335 major league home runs. Played for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees.
- D-Roc the Executioner - guitarist
- Ernie C - guitarist
- Chris Brown - late All-Star Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants.
- Ice-T - musician and actor
- Marques Johnson, basketball player, University of California, Los Angeles, LA Clippers, broadcaster, actor White Men Can't Jump
- Kris Johnson, professional basketball player, son of Marques
- Kevin Ollie - former University of Connecticut and former NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Current head coach of the University of Connecticut.
- Donald Vega, Nicaraguan-born jazz pianist.
- John Williams, former Louisiana State University and NBA basketball player
- Darwin Cook, Basketball, NBA
- Ellis Valentine, Baseball, MLB
- Wendell Tyler, Football, UCLA, Los Angeles Rams, and San Francisco 49ers
- Larry Elder - Radio personality
- Marcus Williams - NBA
- Lee Webb - NFL
- Brian Price - UCLA football player, Pac-10 Pat Tillman defensive player of the year, 2009
- Brandon Mebane - NFL, Seattle Seahawks
- Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila - Former Green Bay Packers football player and the Packers record holder for all-time sacks.
- Akbar Gbaja-Biamila- Former Oakland Raiders football player and now broadcaster for CBS College Sports Network
- Left Brain - (Vyron Turner) Rap artist and producer, Odd Future
- Victor Ray Wilson - drummer
- De'Anthony Thomas - running back for the Oregon Ducks football team.
- Robin Russell - drummer, member of New Birth/Nite-Liters (band)
- Schoolboy Q - rap artist, member of Top Dawg Entertainment
- Trayvon Robinson - Major League Baseball Player, Seattle Mariners Organization, Currently with Tacoma Rainiers
- Snoop Dogg - AKA Snoop Lion, Rap/Reggae artist.
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