Newell () is a surname of English origin, and may refer to:

Academics

* Alan C. Newell, Irish-American applied mathematician *

Eric Newell Eric Patrick Newell, OC, AOE, (born December 16, 1944) was the 17th Chancellor of the University of Alberta, having previously served as Chair of its Board of Governors. He is a former Chairman and CEO of the oil company Syncrude. In 1999, he ...

, Canadian businessman and university chancellor *

Frederick Haynes Newell Frederick Haynes Newell (March 5, 1862 – July 5, 1932), served as the first Director of the United States Reclamation Service, was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1885 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and afte ...

(1862–1932), first director of the United States Reclamation Service *

Linda King Newell Linda King Newell (born January 16, 1941) is an American historian and author. Newell co-authored the 1984 book '' Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith'' with Valeen Tippetts Avery. During this time (1982–86) she was also editor of the scholarly Mo ...

, Latter-Day Saint historian *

Norman D. Newell Norman Dennis Newell (January 27, 1909 – April 18, 2005) was professor of geology at Columbia University, and chairman and curator of invertebrate paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Personal life Newell was ...

(1909 –2005), American naturalist * William E. Newell, author and scientist

Literature

Mindy Newell Mindy Newell (born October 24, 1953) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for her work with DC Comics. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Newell graduated from high school in 1971. She then attended the Beth Israel Deacon ...

, American comics writer *

William Wells Newell William Wells Newell (1839–1907) was an American folklorist, school teacher, minister and philosophy professor. Biography Newell was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School. After tryi ...

, American folklorist

Music

* Laura Newell (1854 – 1916), American songwriter *

Martin Newell (musician) Martin Newell (born 4 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter, poet, columnist and author who leads the Cleaners from Venus, a guitar pop band with Jangle pop, jangly, upbeat arrangements. He is also regarded as a significant figure in the ...

(1953—) *

Norman Newell Norman Newell (25 January 1919 – 1 December 2004) was an English record producer, who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also the songwriter, co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI, he worked with musicians su ...

, British record producer *

Richard Newell Richard Newell may refer to: *King Biscuit Boy (Richard A. Newell), Canadian blues musician *Dick Newell Richard G. Newell is a British businessman and technologist in the software industry in Computer aided design (CAD) and Geographic Informati ...

, blues musician * James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

Politics

John Newell (Queensland politician) John Newell may refer to: * John Newell (baseball) (1868–1919), Major League Baseball infielder * John Newell (Canadian politician) (born 1935), member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly * John Newell (North Carolina politician), state legislat ...

, Australia *

Robert Newell (politician) Robert "Doc" Newell (March 30, 1807 – November 24, 1869), was an American politician and fur trapper in the Oregon Country. He was a frontier doctor in what would become the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he served in the Provision ...

(1807–1869), fur trader and politician in Oregon, United States *

William A. Newell William Augustus Newell (September 5, 1817August 8, 1901), was an American physician and politician, who was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives, served as a Republican as the 18th governor of New Jersey, and as the ...

, American politician *

Emily Newell Blair Emily Newell Blair (January 9, 1877 – August 3, 1951) was an American writer, suffragist, feminist, national Democratic Party political leader, and a founder of the League of Women Voters. Biography Early life and ancestors Emily Jane Newel ...

(1877–1951), American writer,

suffragette A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...

, and founder of

League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters (LWV or the League) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization in the United States. Founded in 1920, its ongoing major activities include registering voters, providing voter information, and advocating for vot ...

Sports

Isaac Newell Isaac Newell (24 April 1853 – 16 October 1907) was an English teacher who pioneered football in Argentina. He was the founder of both the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the football club Newell's Old Boys, which is named in his honou ...

(1853–1907), English-born Argentine educator and pioneer of Argentine football *

Mike Newell (footballer) Michael Colin Newell (born 27 January 1965) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. Newell represented 13 different clubs in his career, playing a total of 530 league games and scoring 120 goals. He was a member of ...

(born 1965), football player and manager *

Pete Newell Peter Francis Newell (August 31, 1915 – November 17, 2008) was an American college basketball, college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the San Francisco Dons men's basketball, University of ...

(1915–2008), Canadian-born American basketball coach and NBA general manager * William E. "Pinky" Newell, athletic trainer

Technology

Allen Newell Allen Newell (March 19, 1927 – July 19, 1992) was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department ...

(1927–1992), artificial intelligence pioneer * Alton Newell, inventor of the Newell Shredder *

Dick Newell Richard G. Newell is a British businessman and technologist in the software industry in Computer aided design (CAD) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Career Newell holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Numerical Analysis and a PhD in Chem ...

, computer scientist *

Gabe Newell Gabe Logan Newell (born November 3, 1962), nicknamed Gaben, is an American businessman and the president of the video game company Valve. Newell was born in Colorado and grew up in Davis, California. He attended Harvard University in the early ...

, American computer entrepreneur *

Martin Newell (computer scientist) Martin Edward Newell is a British-born computer scientist specializing in computer graphics who is perhaps best known as the creator of the Utah teapot computer model. Career Before emigrating to the US, he worked at what was then the Compute ...

Television, theater and film

Colin Newell Colin Newell (13 July 1973 – 25 November 2020), known as Heavy D or The Boominator, was a British TV personality. Life He was best known for his roles in '' Storage Hunters'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Newell was a supporter of Arsenal Foot ...

David Newell David Alexander Newell (born November 24, 1938) is an American television actor known primarily for his portrayal of Mr. McFeely, the delivery man on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. He also worked in the public relations department of Fred R ...

, Mr. McFeely from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' * Lloyd D. Newell, American broadcaster *

Mike Newell (director) Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942) is an English film and television director and producer. He won the BAFTA for Best Direction for ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and directed the ...

(1942—), English film director. *

Patrice Newell Patrice Lesley Newell (born 2 September 1956) is an Australian former model, television presenter turned author, and biodynamic farmer. Career In 1986 Newell gave up a high-profile career with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and the ...

, Australian broadcaster *

Patrick Newell Patrick David Newell (27 March 1932 – 22 July 1988) was a British actor, known for his large size. Early life and education The second son of Eric Llewellyn Newell, of High Lodge, Hadleigh, Suffolk, an Oxford-educated physician who served ...

, British actor

Other

Edward Theodore Newell Edward Theodore Newell (1886–1941) was a U.S. numismatist. He served as the president of the American Numismatic Society between 1916 and 1941. He was awarded the medal of the Royal Numismatic Society The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society ...

(1886–1941), numismatist * Lawrence Newell, Papua New Guinean lawyer *

Lucy Newell Lucy Colgate Newell (29 September 1906 – 22 May 1987) was an Australian artist noted for painting and textile printing. Biography Newell was born in 1906 in Castlemaine, Victoria to artist Alice Newell and her husband Lt. Colonel Francis Sa ...

(1906–1987), Australian artist * Robert Newell, British soldier *

Samuel Newell Samuel Newell (1784–1821) was an American missionary and one of the pioneers of American foreign missions. He served with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in India and Ceylon, where he founded the first American ''Ceylon M ...

(1784–1821), American missionary to India * Susan Newell (1893–1923), last woman to be hanged in Scotland