Compton may refer to:

Places

Canada

* Compton (electoral district), a former Quebec federal electoral district * Compton (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of Mégantic-Compton * Compton, Quebec * Compton County, Quebec * Compton Creek, a tributary of the Adam River on Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Compton Island, in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of British Columbia * Compton Névé, a névé (icefield) in the Pacific Ranges, British Columbia ** Compton Glacier, a glacier in the Compton Névé, Pacific Ranges, British Columbia ** Compton Mountain, a mountain in the Compton Névé, Pacific Ranges, British Columbia

England

* Compton, Berkshire * Compton, Derbyshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Com-Cor#Co (continued), location * Compton, Plymouth, Devon * Compton, South Hams, a List of United Kingdom locations: Com-Cor#Co (continued), location * Compton, Test Valley, a List of United Kingdom locations: Com-Cor#Co (continued), location * Compton, Hampshire, in Winchester district * Compton, Staffordshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Com-Cor#Co (continued), location * Compton, Guildford, Surrey * Compton, Waverley, Surrey (near Farnham) * Compton, West Sussex * Compton, West Yorkshire, a former village * Compton, Wiltshire * Compton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

United States

* Compton, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Compton, California, a city south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles * Compton, Illinois, a village * Compton, Maryland, an unincorporated community *Compton, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Compton Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Music

* Compton (album), ''Compton'' (album), a 2015 album by Dr. Dre * "Compton", a song by Kendrick Lamar from ''Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'' * "Compton", a song by The Game from ''Doctor's Advocate''

Science and technology

* Compton (crater), a lunar crater * Compton (software), an X composite manager; third-degree fork of Xcompmgr * Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, a space observatory operational in Earth orbit from 1991 to 2000 * Compton Limestone, a geologic unit in Missouri * Compton scattering, an effect observed when photons interact with electrons * Compton wavelength, a quantum mechanical property of a particle

Other uses

* Compton (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Compton (Trappe, Maryland), a home * Compton Petroleum, a petroleum exploration company based in Canada