Editing Hawthorne, California (section)

==Notable people==
* All of the original members of [[the Beach Boys]] grew up in Hawthorne—[[Brian Wilson|Brian]], [[Dennis Wilson|Dennis]] and [[Carl Wilson]], [[Mike Love]], and [[Al Jardine]]—as did early member [[David Marks]]. The Wilsons' childhood home is commemorated by the [[Beach Boys Historic Landmark]].<ref name="broowaha.com">{{Cite web |title=The History of Hawthorne |url=http://www.broowaha.com/article.php?id=2465 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Broowaha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2000 |title=City of Hawthorne, CA – Beach Boys |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/beach_boys.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708160325/http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/beach_boys.asp |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Cityofhawthorne.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Selvin |first=Joel |date=May 31, 2005 |title=For the Beach Boys, fun, fun, fun began in humble Hawthorne |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/For-the-Beach-Boys-fun-fun-fun-began-in-humble-2630805.php |access-date=October 17, 2016 |work=[[SF Gate]] |archive-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806180223/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/For-the-Beach-Boys-fun-fun-fun-began-in-humble-2630805.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Carl Boenish]], base jumper<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parachutists Flock To Bridge For Day Of Legal Jumping |url=https://apnews.com/article/da079a68d13b9046093bf98c026dc51a |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419165300/https://apnews.com/article/da079a68d13b9046093bf98c026dc51a |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[NFL]] players [[Curtis Conway]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Statistics |title=Curtis Conway – No.&nbsp;81 – WR – Southern California – Profile |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/165-curtis-conway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203222545/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/165-curtis-conway |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Newyorkjets.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube – Hawthorne vs. Leuzinger (11/4/1988) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_ZQR8IItQ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219040721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_ZQR8IItQ&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Ca.youtube.com}}</ref> [[Jason Simmons]],<ref>[https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2755/jason-simmons#stories_tab Jason Simmons News, Stats, Photos | Houston Texans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505021952/http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2755/jason-simmons#stories_tab |date=May 5, 2017 }}. Sbnation.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.</ref> and [[Dennis Northcutt]] have all resided in Hawthorne.
* [[Fred Dryer]], defensive end in the [[NFL]], actor and producer, was born in Hawthorne in 1946<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fred Dryer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004885/ |website=IMDb |access-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921082233/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004885/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Domo Genesis]] of [[OFWGKTA]] was born in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domo Genesis – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/domo-genesis/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411160626/https://thevogue.com/artists/domo-genesis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Singer-songwriter [[Cuco (musician)|Cuco]] grew up and currently resides in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=November 10, 2017 |title=Cuco rising: How a teen romantic from Hawthorne is becoming the buzz of the biz |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-cuco-20171108-htmlstory.html |access-date=September 6, 2019 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* NEA chairman [[Dana Gioia]] was born and reared in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2019 |title=Dana Gioia inducted to Hawthorne Hall of Fame |url=https://music.usc.edu/dana-gioia-inducted-to-hawthorne-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=USC Thornton School of Music |language=en-US |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125130618/https://music.usc.edu/dana-gioia-inducted-to-hawthorne-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Jazz critic and music historian [[Ted Gioia]] was born and raised in Hawthorne and graduated from Hawthorne High.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ted Gioia bio |url=http://www.tedgioia.com/TedGioiaBio.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429165128/http://www.tedgioia.com/TedGioiaBio.html |archive-date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |website=www.tedgioia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Classmate Information |url=http://cougartown.com/student-list.php |access-date=May 1, 2016 |website=cougartown.com |archive-date=May 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504214141/http://cougartown.com/student-list.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Tracy Jones]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player and [[700 WLW]] radio host, was born in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tracy Jones Minor Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001tra |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425172217/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001tra |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Rapper [[Kurupt]] lived in Hawthorne after moving from Philadelphia.<ref name="Kurupt">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121212062010/http://www.mtv.com/artists/kurupt/ MTV], Kurupt.</ref>
* [[Scott Laidlaw]], running back for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and the [[New York Giants]] of the NFL, was born in Hawthorne, grew up in Hawthorne, and went to Hawthorne High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Laidlaw Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaidSc00.htm |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Michael Marsh (athlete)|Michael Marsh]], Olympic gold medalist, attended Hawthorne High<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Marsh |url=https://www.legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/1997/marsh.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223064501/http://legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/1997/marsh.asp |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=www.usatf.org}}</ref>
* [[Mike McDermott (politician)|Mike McDermott]], former member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], was born in Hawthorne.<ref name="msa">{{Cite web |title=MICHAEL A. McDERMOTT |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa15459.html |access-date=January 20, 2015 |website=HOUSE OF DELEGATES FORMER DELEGATES |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302200715/http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa15459.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Keyla Monterroso Mejia]], actress and comedian
* Actress [[Marilyn Monroe]] lived in the city from infancy until she was 6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Location: 459 E Rhode Island Street, Hawthorne, California |url=http://www.movielanddirectory.com/tour-location.cfm?location=18748 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621033704/http://www.movielanddirectory.com/tour-location.cfm?location=18748 |archive-date=June 21, 2009 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=The Movieland Directory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia II – Marilyn Monroe – Early life |url=http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Marilyn_Monroe_-_Early_life/id/1203502 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710211955/http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Marilyn_Monroe_-_Early_life/id/1203502 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Experiencefestival.com}}</ref>
* Singer [[Chris Montez]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Official Chris Montez website |url=http://www.chrismontez.com/pages/home_frames.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205063046/http://www.chrismontez.com/pages/home_frames.html |archive-date=February 5, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Chrismontez.com}}</ref>
* [[Jack Northrop]] founded and managed Northrop Corporation, which was headquartered in Hawthorne (see Economy section above).<ref>Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' p. 93, Cypress, CA, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.</ref>
* Actor [[Butch Patrick]] of TV's ''[[The Munsters]]'' lived in Hawthorne for a short time.<ref name="broowaha.com" />
* [[Red Cloud (rapper)|Red Cloud]], American rapper of indigenous Mexican descent, was born in Hawthorne.
* Musician [[Emitt Rhodes]] lived in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Emitt Rhodes, a one-man 1970s cult band from Hawthorne, dies at 70 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-21/emmit-rhodes-power-pop-dies-obituary |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425171658/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-21/emmit-rhodes-power-pop-dies-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] ([[New York Mets]] and [[Houston Astros]]) and [[Cy Young Award]] winner [[Mike Scott (baseball)|Mike Scott]] grew up in Hawthorne and graduated from [[Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California)|Hawthorne High School]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 12, 1987 |title=Video |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126859/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620084028/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126859/index.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2010 |publisher=CNN}}</ref>
* Film and stage actress [[Betta St. John]] was born in Hawthorne.
* Rapper [[Big Syke]] lived in Hawthorne<ref name="tmz">{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Rapper Big Syke Dead at 48 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/06/tupac-rapper-big-syke-dead |website=TMZ.com |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326053505/https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/06/tupac-rapper-big-syke-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Sports figure [[Jim Thorpe]] resided in Hawthorne during part of his life, and there is a park named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2000 |title=City of Hawthorne, CA – Thorpe |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/thorpe.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228110555/http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/thorpe.asp |archive-date=December 28, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Cityofhawthorne.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Hawthorne, CA – Jim Thorpe |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/depts/publicworks/commservices/park_locations/jim_thorpe.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502084400/http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/depts/publicworks/commservices/park_locations/jim_thorpe.asp |archive-date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Cityofhawthorne.com}}</ref>
* Rapper [[Tyler, the Creator]] grew up in Hawthorne. The name of the city is seen on the cover of his album ''[[Call Me If You Get Lost]]''.
* [[Russell Westbrook]] of the [[Denver Nuggets]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/player/russell-westbrook/1362427 Fox Sports]. Msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.</ref><ref name="Player Bio: Russell Westbrook">{{Cite web |title=Russell Westbrook - 2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster - UCLA |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185204 |website=www.uclabruins.com |access-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063942/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185204 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Dorell Wright]] of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2017 |title="I Believe that Khelcey's Energy Is Inside Russell": The Legacy of Khelcey Barrs |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/russell-westbrook-the-legacy-of-khelcey-barrs/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Vice.com |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425172021/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xzq49/russell-westbrook-the-legacy-of-khelcey-barrs |url-status=live |author-first1=Mike|author-last1=Piellucci}}</ref>
* [[Gyasi Zardes]] of the [[Columbus Crew SC]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite news |title=American Gyasi Zardes acquired by Colorado from Columbus |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/american-gyasi-zardes-acquired-by-colorado-from-columbus/2022/04/22/dc40e49a-c294-11ec-b5df-1fba61a66c75_story.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}{{dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref>