Per capita, is there another town that has produced as many famous ppl as:

[ReturnOfJudah]

Feel like it might be NOLA.

Topped out at 620k in 1960 but has been on a steady decline since then.

Obviously bigger than Compton but proportionally, it might have more star power.

Peyton/Eli
The Marsalis Brothers
Ellen DeGeneres
Tyler Perry
Reese Witherspoon
Gumbel Brothers
Cash Money/No Limit
Anthony Mackie
DJ Khaled
Neville Brothers
Marshall Faulk
Warrick Dunn

Warrick Dunn from Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge got a huge list too, but NO got more

 

[IIVI]

Yeah Compton is crazy talented for the amount of people. People don’t realize how small the area is.

Even the direct neighbors like Lynwood made elite talent.

 

[Ryda52]

College Park maybe?

 

[Buddy]

Maybe one of those towns in the 757

 

[ROFL_GUY]

I grew up literally across the 710 fwy from Compton in Downey

Compton is one of the oldest cities in Los Angeles

There are literally 100 neighborhoods/districts that are not their own "city' but part of Los Angeles


LA county has 10mil + people

Orange county has 3.5mil.

Riverside county has 2.5mi

16mil + in a space the size of Vermont