William or Bill Newton may refer to:
Entertainment
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William Newton (poet)
William Newton (1750–1830), a labouring class poet often referred to as "the Peak Minstrel", was born near Abney, in the parish of Eyam, Derbyshire, England, on 28 November 1750. He was well regarded by other, more notable writers and made hi ...
(1750–1830), English poet, the Peak Minstrel from Derbyshire
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William John Newton
Sir William John Newton (1785–1869) was an English miniature-painter, in fashion in the early part of the 19th century.
Life
Born in London, he was the son of James Newton the engraver, and nephew of Willam Newton (1735–1790) the architect. ...
(1785–1869), English miniature-painter
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Frankie Newton
Frankie Newton (William Frank Newton, January 4, 1906 – March 11, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter from Emory, Virginia, United States. He played in several New York City bands in the 1920s and 1930s, including those led by Sam Wooding, Chic ...
(William Frank Newton, 1906–1954), American jazz trumpeter
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William Newton (novelist)
William Kenneth Newton (6 November 1927 – 6 March 2010) was an English doctor who treated British and foreign royalty as well as many celebrities, and after retirement wrote the acclaimed novel ''The Two Pound Tram'' (under the name William New ...
, pseudonym of Kenneth Newton (1927–2010), English doctor
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William Arnold Newton (1965–1990), actor and producer of gay erotic films
Military
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Bill Newton (William Ellis Newton, 1919–1943), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
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William Newton (British Army officer) (died 1730), brigadier-general
Politics
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William Newton (MP for Dorchester) (died 1453), English MP for Dorchester
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William Newton (MP for Ipswich)
William Newton (c. 1783 – 4 November 1862) was an English politician.
He was the son of Samuel (or James) Newton, a well-to-do St Kitts slave owner from Stowey, Somerset. He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He settled in Su ...
(1783–1862), English MP for Ipswich
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William Newton (Mauritian politician) (1842–1915), Mauritian barrister, politician and MP
Sports
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William Newton (footballer) (1900–1965), English soccer player
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William Newton (sport shooter), British Olympic shooter
Other
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William Newton (architect, 1730–1798), English architect
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William Newton (architect, 1735–1790), English architect
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William Newton (priest) (1843–1914), American Episcopalian priest and author
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William Newton (trade unionist) (1822–1876), English trade unionist, journalist, and Chartist
See also
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(1831–1903), American founding figure of Omaha, Nebraska
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William Newton-Smith (born 1943), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science
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Billy Newton-Davis
Billy Newton-Davis (born April 26, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American-Canadian Contemporary R&B, R&B, jazz and gospel music, gospel singer and songwriter.
Biography
Newton-Davis grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of C ...
(born 1951), Canadian singer-songwriter
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Bill Newton Dunn
William Francis Newton Dunn (born 3 October 1941) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979 to 1994, 1999 to 2014 and again from 2019 until the UK's withdrawal from the EU in 2020. He resigned fro ...
(born 1941), British politician in the European Parliament
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Williams Newton
Solomon Williams "Doc" Newton (September 25, 1893 – June 20, 1970) was a minor league baseball player as well as an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1932–1935), North Carolina Sta ...
(1893–1970), American football and baseball coach
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