Newton (surname)
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The surname Newton is derived from a place name. It has a Surname DNA project at Newton DNA project
- A. Richard NewtonA. Richard NewtonArthur Richard Newton was the dean of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering....
(1951-2007), dean of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering. - Alan NewtonAlan NewtonAlan Newton is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4.000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Ronald Stretton.-References:*...
(born 1931), British track cyclist - Alfred NewtonAlfred NewtonAlfred Newton FRS was an English zoologist and ornithologist.Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907...
(1829-1907), British zoologist and ornithologist - Becki NewtonBecki NewtonRebecca Sara "Becki" Newton is an American actress known for her role as Amanda Tanen on the television series Ugly Betty.-Early life:...
, an American actress - Benjamin Wills NewtonBenjamin Wills NewtonBenjamin Wills Newton, was an evangelist and author of Christian books. He was influential in the Plymouth Brethren...
(1807-1899), 19th century theologian and early leader of the Plymouth BrethrenPlymouth BrethrenThe Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is... - Bert NewtonBert NewtonAlbert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
(born 1938), Australian television personality - Cameron NewtonCameron NewtonCameron Jerrell "Cam" Newton is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League...
(born 1989), American college football player - Charles Newton (disambiguation)Charles Newton (disambiguation)Charles Newton may refer to:* Charles Newton , American silent films actor* Charles Newton , American firearm designer and inventor* C. M. Newton , American basketball coach...
- Edward NewtonEdward NewtonSir Edward Newton KCMG was a British colonial administrator and ornithologist.He was born at Elveden Hall, Suffolk the sixth and youngest son of William Newton, MP. He was the brother of ornithologist Alfred Newton....
(1832-1897), British colonial administrator and ornithologist - A. Edward NewtonA. Edward NewtonAlfred Edward Newton was an American author, publisher, and avid book collector. He is best known for his book Amenities of Book Collecting which sold over 25,000 copies...
(1863-1940), an American author and bibliophile - Frances NewtonFrances NewtonFrances Elaine Newton was executed by lethal injection in the state of Texas for the April 7, 1987 murder of her husband, Adrian, 23, her son, Alton, 7, and daughter, Farrah, 21 months....
(1965-2005), American convicted murderer from Texas - Frances E. NewtonFrances E. NewtonFrances Emily Newton was an English missionary who lived and worked in Palestine from 1889 until 1938, the last 18 years of which saw the country under British rule...
(1871–1955), British missionary in Palestine - Helmut NewtonHelmut NewtonHelmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."-Early life:Newton was born in Berlin, the son of Klara...
(1920-2004), German photographer - Hubert Anson NewtonHubert Anson NewtonHubert Anson Newton was an American astronomer and mathematician, noted for his research on meteors.He was born at Sherburne, New York, and graduated from Yale in 1850. The Mathematics Genealogy Project lists his advisor as Michel Chasles. In 1855, he was appointed professor of mathematics at Yale...
(1830-1896), English astronomer - Huey P. NewtonHuey P. NewtonHuey Percy Newton was an American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.-Early life:...
(1942-1989), founder of Black Panther Party - Isaac NewtonIsaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
(1643-1727), English physicist. - John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
(1725-1807), British slave trader-turned-hymnwriter and anti-slavery campaigner - John Newton (engineer) (1822-1895), American Civil War general and Chief Engineer of US Army
- Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
(born 1952), American singer - Keith NewtonKeith NewtonKeith Robert Newton was an English international footballer who played as a defender in The Football League in the 1960s and 1970s.Newton was born 1941 in Manchester...
(1941-1998), English footballer - Lauren Newton (entertainer), Bert Newton's daughter
- Lauren Newton (singer)Lauren Newton (singer)Lauren Amber Newton is an avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical singer, composer and teacher, best known as a founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra....
, European musician - Matthew NewtonMatthew NewtonMatthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. Born in Melbourne, he is the son of television personalities, Bert and Patti Newton, brother of Lauren Newton, brother-in-law of Matt Welsh and uncle to Sam Albert and Eva Eunice Newton Welsh.-Acting:Newton has performed in Australia and...
(born 1977), Bert Newton's son - Michael Newton (disambiguation)
- Milt NewtonMilt NewtonMilton M. Newton is a retired American basketball player and the current Vice President of player personnel for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association....
, NBA executive - Nate NewtonNate NewtonNathaniel Newton is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers . He also played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, in 1984 and 1985...
(born 1961), former NFL offensive lineman - Neill Newton (born 1947), Chairman & Founder Global Flying HospitalsGlobal Flying HospitalsGlobal Flying Hospitals is the humanitarian medical charity that is the Logistics Resource to the world's humanitarian medical charities. It was founded in 2001 by Neill Newton, to provide medical care in the Developing World...
- Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
(born 1948), pop-icon and singer-actress - Patti NewtonPatti NewtonPatti Newton is a Melbourne-born Australian entertainer and radio and television presenter.-Career:...
(born 1945), Bert Newton's wife - Paula NewtonPaula NewtonPaula Newton is an international correspondent with CNN and based in London covering stories in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Newton is a former reporter for Canadian network CTV from 1993 to 2005...
, Canadian anchor and correspondent for CNN - Robert NewtonRobert NewtonRobert Newton was an English stage and film actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys...
, British actor - Robert Russell NewtonRobert Russell NewtonRobert Russell Newton, also R. R. Newton was an American physicist, astronomer, and historian of science.Newton was Supervisor of the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. Newton was known for his book The Crime of Claudius Ptolemy . In Newton's view, Ptolemy was "the most...
, also R. R. Newton (July 7, 1918 - June 2, 1991), American physicist, astronomer, and historian of science. - Syvelle NewtonSyvelle NewtonSyvelle R. Newton is an American football wide receiver/defensive back currently is on the roster for the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Football League...
(born 1985), American college football player - Thandie NewtonThandie NewtonThandiwe Nashita "Thandie" Newton is a British actress. She has appeared in a number of British and American films, including The Pursuit of Happyness, Mission: Impossible II, Crash, Run, Fatboy, Run and W....
(born 1972), English actress - Tyler NewtonTyler NewtonTyler Isaac Newton is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Rera Kamuy Hokkaido of the Japan Basketball League...
(born 1982), American basketball player - Virgil Miller NewtonVirgil Miller NewtonVirgil Miller Newton is a priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Church and former Director of several rehabilitation centers for youth with drug problems, "behavior" problems, eating disorders and other compulsive behavior...
, Antiochian Orthodox priest and former head of controversial teen drug-rehabilitation facilities - Wayne NewtonWayne NewtonWayne Newton is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment...
a.k.a. "Mr. Las Vegas" (born 1942), American singer and entertainer - Wes NewtonWes NewtonWesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...
(born 1977), English darts player - William Ellis NewtonWilliam Ellis NewtonWilliam Ellis Newton VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to a member of the British and Commonwealth armed forces...
(born 1919), Australian Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
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