Compton, CA

Compton is located in southern California, in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area, southeast of downtown. The city has a largely black and hispanic population of lower socio-economic status, with attendant social problems. It was notorious during the 1980s crack epidemic for its youth gangs and association with gangster rap, although there have been improvements in recent years. Major League Baseball's original Urban Youth Academy is located here, on the campus of El Camino College's Compton Center.

People who were born here

• Johnny Davis, outfielder
• Jim Derrington, pitcher
• Tyrelle Harris, minor league pitcher
• Matt Hattabaugh, scout
• Calvin Jones, pitcher
• Malachi Moore, umpire
• Syd O'Brien, infielder
• Troy O'Leary, outfielder
• Jeff Sellers, pitcher
• Mike Sodders, minor league infielder
• Andrew Toussaint, minor league outfielder
• Glenn Vaughan, infielder

People who died here

• Spec Harkness, pitcher
• Walter Jones, pitcher
• Rob Lemle, minor league outfielder
• George Scales, infielder, manager
• Theolic Smith, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Centennial High School
• Compton High School
• Compton Junior College
• Dominguez High School