William Howard Taft Charter High School

Named after former U.S. president William Howard Taft, the school first opened in 1960.[2]

It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[3]

• Jeshua Anderson – track and field sprinter[4]
• Rick Auerbach – MLB shortstop 1971-81[5]
• Steve Bartek – musician, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo[6]
• Matteo Barzini – Italian filmmaker
• Justine Bateman – actress, TV series Family Ties[6]
• Mike Bercovici – college and pro football quarterback
• Scott Bloch – Office of Special Counsel[7]
• Mike Borzello – bullpen catcher Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees[8]
• Craig Buck – Olympic volleyball player[6]
• Phil Buckman – musician, actor, and voiceover artist, bass player for Filter
• Bryce Dejean-Jones – basketball shooting guard[9]
• Larry Dierker – MLB pitcher, manager, broadcaster[10]
• Spencer Dinwiddie – NBA point guard for the Brooklyn Nets[11]
• Larry Drew II – basketball point guard[12]
• Eazy-E – rapper, West Coast hip hop[13]
• Everlast – rapper/singer House of Pain
• Jordan Farmar – basketball point guard, 2-time NBA champion[14]
• William Finnegan – Pulitzer Prize winning writer surfing essayist
• Jeff Fisher – Los Angeles Rams head coach from 2012 to 2016
• Char Fontane – actress and singer[6]
• Barry Green – U.S. orchestral and solo double bass player and teacher[6]
• Guy Hansen – professional baseball pitcher and coach[15]
• Steve Hartman - sportscaster[16]
• Ice Cube – rapper, actor, director, producer, Friday, Are We There Yet?, Straight Outta Compton[6]
• Airabin Justin – NFL and CFL defensive back[17]
• Gabe Kapler – MLB outfielder, San Francisco Giants manager[18]
• Brad Kearns – professional triathlete, Guinness World Record Speedgolfer, New York Times bestselling author[19]
• Kevin Kennedy – MLB manager and radio-TV baseball commentator[6]
• Dave Koz – smooth jazz saxophonist, radio personality[6]
• Lisa Kudrow – actress, TV series Friends[6]
• Pete LaCock – MLB first baseman and coach[20]
• Dale Launer - comedy screenwriter[21]
• Epic Mazur - vocalist, rapper, and record producer
• Maureen McCormick – actress, TV series The Brady Bunch[6]
• Danny Boy O’Connor – rapper, House of Pain[22]
• Susan Olsen – actress, TV series The Brady Bunch[6]
• Kelly Paris – MLB third baseman[23]
• Dana Plato – actress, TV series Diff'rent Strokes
• DaShon Polk – NFL linebacker[24]
• Paul Pratt – NFL defensive back for Detroit Lions[25]
• Malcolm Smith – Super Bowl XLVIII champion and MVP[26][27]
• Steve Smith – NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl XLII champion[28]
• Jan Smithers – actress, TV series WKRP in Cincinnati[6]
• Jeff Stork – volleyball Hall of Famer, member of 1988 Summer Olympics gold-medal U.S. men's team[6]
• Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan – NASA space shuttle astronaut[6]
• Michael Thomas – NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver, New Orleans Saints[29]
• Justin Tryon – NFL cornerback[30]
• Mark Tulin – musician, founding member of The Electric Prunes[31]
• Wilmer Valderrama – actor, TV series That '70s Show[32]
• Duffy Waldorf – professional golfer, member of UCLA Sports Hall of Fame[33]
• Quincy Watts – athlete, winner of two gold medals at 1992 Summer Olympics[6]
• Jane Wiedlin – musician, singer and original member of band The Go-Go's
• Brad Wilk – drummer for Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave[34]
• Darrion Weems – NFL offensive tackle[35]
• Robin Wright – actress, The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, House of Cards, Wonder Woman (2017 film) [36]
• Larry Yount – MLB pitcher[37]
• Robin Yount – Baseball Hall of Fame player, 19 seasons with Milwaukee Brewers of MLB[38]
• Antwaun Woods - Nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, college Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2016[39]

• Official William Howard Taft Charter High School website
• Great Schools Inc.org: "Taft Senior High School"
• U.S.News.com: "Taft High School"
• LAschoolboard.org: Taft High School 2013-2018 Charter Term — (Archive).