William Howard Taft Charter High School
William Howard Taft Charter High School is a public school located on the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school gained affiliated charter status beginning with the 2013–2014 school year.History
Named after former U.S. president William Howard Taft, the school first opened in 1960.Notable alumni
- Jeshua Anderson – USA track and field sprinter
- Rick Auerbach – MLB shortstop 1971-81
- Steve Bartek – musician, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
- Matteo Barzini – Italian filmmaker
- Justine Bateman – actress, TV series Family Ties
- Mike Bercovici – college and pro football quarterback
- Scott Bloch – Office of Special Counsel
- Mike Borzello – bullpen catcher Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees
- Craig Buck – Olympic volleyball player
- Phil Buckman – musician, actor, and voiceover artist, bass player for Filter
- Bryce Dejean-Jones – basketball shooting guard
- Larry Dierker – MLB pitcher, manager, broadcaster
- Spencer Dinwiddie – NBA point guard for the Brooklyn Nets
- Larry Drew II – basketball point guard
- Eazy-E – rapper, West Coast hip hop
- Everlast – Rapper/Singer House of Pain
- Jordan Farmar – basketball point guard, 2-time NBA champion
- William Finnegan – Pulitzer Prize winning writer renowned surfing essayist
- Jeff Fisher – Los Angeles Rams head coach from 2012 to 2016
- Char Fontane – actress and singer
- Barry Green – U.S. orchestral and solo double bass player and teacher
- Guy Hansen – professional baseball pitcher and coach
- Ice Cube – rapper, actor, director, producer, Friday, Are We There Yet?, Straight Outta Compton
- Airabin Justin – NFL and CFL defensive back
- Gabe Kapler – MLB outfielder, San Francisco Giants manager
- Brad Kearns – professional triathlete
- Kevin Kennedy – MLB manager and radio-TV baseball commentator
- Dave Koz – smooth jazz saxophonist, radio personality
- Lisa Kudrow – actress, TV series Friends
- Pete LaCock – MLB first baseman and coach
- Maureen McCormick – actress, TV series The Brady Bunch
- Danny Boy O’Connor – rapper, House of Pain
- Susan Olsen – actress, TV series The Brady Bunch
- Kelly Paris – MLB third baseman
- DaShon Polk – NFL linebacker
- Paul Pratt – NFL defensive back for Detroit Lions
- Elliot Rodger – murderer
- Malcolm Smith – Super Bowl XLVIII champion and MVP
- Steve Smith – NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl XLII champion
- Jan Smithers – actress, TV series WKRP in Cincinnati
- Bill Spooner – NBA Referee
- Jeff Stork – volleyball Hall of Famer, member of 1988 Summer Olympics gold-medal U.S. men's team
- Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan – NASA space shuttle astronaut
- Michael Thomas – NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver, New Orleans Saints
- Justin Tryon – NFL cornerback
- Mark Tulin – musician, founding member of The Electric Prunes
- Wilmer Valderrama – actor, TV series That '70s Show
- Duffy Waldorf – professional golfer, member of UCLA Sports Hall of Fame
- Quincy Watts – athlete, winner of two gold medals at 1992 Summer Olympics
- Jane Wiedlin – musician, singer and original member of band The Go-Go's
- Brad Wilk – drummer for Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave
- Darrion Weems – NFL offensive tackle
- Robin Wright – actress, The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, House of Cards, Wonder Woman
- Larry Yount – MLB pitcher
- Robin Yount – Baseball Hall of Fame player, 19 seasons with Milwaukee Brewers of MLB
- Antwaun Woods - Nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, college Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2016
