Compton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ann Compton, journalistArthur Compton, physicist and Nobel Prize winner, of the Compton effect, brother of Karl Taylor Compton and Wilson Martindale Compton, belowBarnes Compton, Maryland congressman and state officeholderCharles H. Compton (1880–1966), American librarian and educatorChristian Compton, Justice of the Supreme Court of VirginiaCliff Compton (born 1979), American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, DominoD.G. Compton, science fiction authorDenis Compton, England cricketer and footballerErik Compton, Norwegian-American professional golferF. E. Compton, publisherFay Compton, (1894–1974), English actressFrancis Compton (Conservative politician) (1824–1915), English lawyer and Conservative MPSir Francis Compton (c. 1629–1716), English soldier and MP for WarwickFrances Snow Compton, a pseudonym used by Henry AdamsHenry Compton, Bishop of LondonHenry Compton (actor), English actorIvy Compton-Burnett, English novelistJohn Compton, leader of Saint Lucia United Workers PartyJohn Compton, London pipe & electronic organ makerKarl Taylor Compton, physicist, one-time president of MIT, brother of Arthur Compton, above, Wilson Martindale Compton, belowKatie Compton, American bicycle racerLeslie Compton, English footballer and cricketerLynn Compton, lead prosecutor in the Sirhan Sirhan trial and 101st Airborne World War II-veteranNick Compton, English cricketerO'Neal Compton, American film and television actorPatrick Compton, South African cricketerPaul Compton, English footballer and football managerRichard Compton, American actorRichard G. Compton, chemistRichard Compton (cricketer), South African cricketerRobert Harold Compton, botanistSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of WilmingtonWayde Compton, Canadian writerWilliam Compton (courtier), lover of Henry VIII's notorious mistress, Anne Stafford; the two were prosecuted for adulteryWilson Martindale Compton, fifth president of Washington State University, brother of Arthur Compton and Karl Taylor Compton, above