Compton
Compton is the name of the following places:
in Great Britain:
in the United States:
- Compton, Arkansas
- Compton (Illinois)
- Compton (California)
- Compton, Maryland
- Compton, Oklahoma
- Compton, Pennsylvania
- Compton, Tennessee
- Compton, Virginia
- Compton Park (Ohio)
- Compton Woods (Ohio)
in Canada:
such as:
- West Compton , a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California
- East Compton , a civil parish and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California
People:
- Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962), American physicist
- Barnes Compton (1830–1898), American politician
- Caitlin Compton (* 1980), American cross-country skier and biathlete, see Caitlin Gregg
- Cliff Compton (born 1979), American wrestler
- David G. Compton (born 1930), British writer
- Edward Harrison Compton (1881–1960), German-English painter
- Edward Theodore Compton (1849–1921), English painter and mountaineer
- Fay Compton (1894–1978), British actress
- Forrest Compton (1925-2020), American actor
- Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (1544–1589), English nobleman and politician
- Henry Compton (politician) (around 1584– ??), English politician
- Henry Compton (Bishop) (1632–1713), English clergyman, Bishop of London
- Henry Compton (actor) ( Charles Mackenzie ; 1805–1877), British actor
- Henry Combe Compton (1789–1866), British politician
- Henry Francis Compton (1872–1973), British politician
- Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884–1969), English writer
- John Compton (soccer player) (born 1937), English soccer player
- John Compton (1925–2007), St. Lucia politician
- Joseph Compton-Rickett (1847-1919), British writer and Liberal Party politician
- Joyce Compton (1907-1997), American actress
- Karl Taylor Compton (1887–1954), American physicist
- Katherine Compton (* 1978), American cyclist
- Lynn Compton (1921–2012), American lawyer and officer
- Ranulf Compton (1878–1974), American politician
- Richard Compton (* 1955), British chemist
- Robert Harold Compton (1886–1979), South African botanist
- Scout Taylor-Compton (* 1989), American actress
- Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (1601–1643), British general, politician and peer
- Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton (* 1946), British peer and politician
- Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (~ 1673–1743), British politician (Whig Party)
- William Compton (around 1482–1528), English courtier and favorite of Henry VIII.
- William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton (around 1568–1630), English peer
- William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton (1818-1897), British peer
- William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton (1851–1913), British peer
- William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton (1885–1978), British peer
Objects listed
in the NRHP :
- Compton (Trappe) , in Trappe, Maryland, ID No. 74000970
- Compton and Bloomfield , in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ID No. 78002445
- Compton Bassett , in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, ID No. 83002959
- Compton Building , in Boston, Massachusetts, ID No. 08001284
- Compton Gap Site , in Luray, Virginia, ID No. 85003176
- Compton Hill Water Tower , in St. Louis, Missouri, ID No. 72001555
- Compton-Short House , in Enterprise, Mississippi, ID No. 80002212
- Compton-Wood House , in Little Rock, Arkansas, ID No. 80000781
Others:
- Compton (album) , music album by Dr. Dre
- Compton effect , enlargement of the wavelength of a photon
- Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , a space telescope for gamma astronomy
- Compton Glacier on Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean
- Compton Valley , Valley in Ellsworthland, Antarctica
