Around the globe, Compton (Compton 
, Комптон 
, קומפטון 
) is a rare masculine first name. The forename Compton is habitual in the United States, where it is a very rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom female name, Canada, where it is a very rare boy's name, and the United Kingdom. Predominantly, Compton is the last name as well as the forename.
Compton is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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spencer compton, 2nd earl of northampton English politician (1601-1643) (b. 1601) |
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spencer compton, 1st earl of wilmington Prime Minister of Great Britain, GB (b. 1673) |
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| spencer compton, 8th earl of northampton English noble and politician (1738-1796) (b. 1738) |
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spencer compton, 2nd marquess of northampton British politician (1790-1851) (b. 1790) |
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lord alwyne compton British bishop (1825-1906), GB (b. 1825) |
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barnes compton American politician (1830-1898), US (b. 1830) |
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| berdmore compton (1820-1908) (b. 1820) |
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| lord spencer scott compton (1821-1855) (b. 1821) |
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| paulett mildmay compton (1823-1906) (b. 1823) |
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| freeman walker compton American jurist; served on Arkasnsas Supreme Court, US (b. 1824) |
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| berkley drummond compton (1826-1849) (b. 1826) |
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| digby compton (1830-1866) (b. 1830) |
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wilson martindale compton American academic administrator, US (b. 1890) |
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| burnett j. compton born 1840; died 1901 (James Compton) (b. 1840) |
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| lord douglas james cecil compton (1865-1944) (b. 1865) |
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