Newman is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Germanic

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

origins. Newman is the

modern English Modern English, sometimes called New English (NE) or present-day English (PDE) as opposed to Middle and Old English, is the form of the English language that has been spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England England is a Count ...

form of the name used in

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...

and among people of British ancestry around the world (as is 'Numan'), while

Neumann Neumann () is a German language, German surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century (Old English) word ''wikt:neowe, neowe'' meaning "new", with ''wikt:mann, mann'', meaning man. The English form of the name is Newman. Von Neumann is a varian ...

(with variant spellings) is used in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, and

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

, and to some degree in

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

and

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

. Both have their its origins in the pre-7th-century (

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

) word '' neowe'' meaning "new", with ''

mann Mann may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Mann'' (film), a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama * Mann (chess), a variant chess piece * ''Mann'' (magazine), a Norwegian magazine * Mann (rapper), Dijon Shariff Thames (born 19 ...

'', meaning

man A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ...

. Its first recorded uses were Godwin Nieweman in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

, England, in 1169, and in Germany, Herman Nyeman of Barth in 1325. It was mostly likely originally used as a

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

for a recent arrival or settler. Related surnames include

Neuman Neuman is a surname. People with the surname include: * Abraham A. Neuman (1890—1970), American rabbi, historian, and president of Dropsie College * Alberto Neuman (1933–2021), Argentine classical pianist *Andrés Neuman (born 1977), Argentine ...

, Naumann(s), Numan,

Nauman Naumann is a Central German variation of the surname Neumann. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Naumann (1875–1952), German Olympic fencer * Alexander Naumann (1837–1922), German chemist * Christian August Naumann (1705–176 ...

, and

Neiman Neiman is a surname. It may refer to: * Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875–1970) * Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953) * David Neiman (1921–2004), Russian-American rabbi, archaeologist, and historian * Fred Neiman (1860–1910), English ventriloquist ...

. The surname Newman is widespread in the core

Anglosphere The Anglosphere, also known as the Anglo-American world, is a Western-led sphere of influence among the Anglophone countries. The core group of this sphere of influence comprises five developed countries that maintain close social, cultura ...

. A list follows of notable people with the surname.

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Abram Newman Abram (or Abraham) Newman (1736–1799) was one of the wealthiest men in 18th century London. He spent his life as a partner in one of the leading grocers, importing a wide range of produce including tea, coffee, sugar and spices. Life Abram wa ...

(1736–1799), British grocer *

Adrian Newman (disambiguation) Adrian Newman may refer to: * Adrian Newman (producer), Australian songwriter and record producer * Adrian Newman (bishop) (born 1958), British Anglican bishop {{hndis, Newman, Adrian ...

, multiple people *

Al Newman Albert Dwayne Newman (born June 30, 1960) is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1985–1986), Minnesota Twins (1987–1991) and Texas Rangers (1992). Newman was a switch-hitter and threw r ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Alan Newman (baseball) Alan Spencer Newman (born October 2, 1969) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, in 1999 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 2000 for the Cleveland Indians. He then went on to play thre ...

(born 1969), American baseball player *

Alec Newman Mark Alexander Newman (born 27 November 1974) is a Scottish actor best known for portraying Paul Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's ''Dune''. He played Adam Smasher in '' Cyberpunk 2077'' and '' Cyb ...

(born 1974), British actor *

Alfred Newman (disambiguation) Alfred Newman (1900–1970) was an American composer. Alfred Newman may also refer to: * Alfred Newman (judge) (1834–1898), American judge * Alfred Newman (politician) (1849–1924), New Zealand politician * Alfred Alvarez Newman (1851–188 ...

, multiple people * Ali Newman (born 1977), better known as

Brother Ali Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective. He has released nine albums, ...

, American rapper * Alison Newman (born 1968), British actress *

Allen George Newman Allen George Newman III (August 28, 1875 – February 2, 1940) was an American sculptor, best known for his statue '' "The Hiker"''. Early life He was born in New York City, the son of hardware manufacturer Allen G. Newman, Jr. and his wife Ada ...

(1875–1940), American sculptor *

Alysha Newman Alysha Eveline Newman (born June 29, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She is 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, and holds both the Canadian national and Common ...

(born 1994), Canadian pole vaulter * Amanda Dudamel Newman (born 1999), Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder * Amy Hauck Newman, American medicinal chemist * Angie F. Newman (1837–1910), American lecturer, temperance leader, writer, and editor *

Andrea Newman Andrea Newman (7 February 1938 – 9 November 2019) was an English writer of fiction. Biography Andrea Newman was born in Dover, Kent. An only child, her father, a reporter on the ''Kentish Mercury'', was born in India. Her mother, who worked in ...

(1938–2019), British author *

Andrew Newman (disambiguation) Andrew Newman may refer to: * Andrew Newman (TV producer) (born 1969), British TV producer * Andrew J. Newman, Islamic studies scholar * Andrew Newman House, Massachusetts * Andy Newman (born 1978), Welsh rugby union player * Andy Newman (basketball ...

, multiple people * Angelia Thurston Newman (1837–1910), American poet and writer *

Anne B. Newman Anne B. Newman (born 1955) is an American scientist who researches epidemiology and gerontology. She received her Bachelor's, Master's and M.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. Newman's primary focus of study is on atherosclerosis, long ...

(born 1955), American gerontologist *

Arnold Newman Arnold Abner Newman (March 3, 1918 – June 6, 2006) was an American photographer, noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed abstract still life images. In 2006, he was induc ...

(1918–2006), American photographer * Aubrey Newman (1903–1994), American army general * Aubrey Newman (born 1927), British historian * Augustus Charles Newman (1904–1972), British lieutenant colonel *

Avis Newman Avis Newman (born 1946, London) is an English painter and sculptor. Newman's drawings and large un-stretched canvases document her contemplative and intuitive investigation of the subconscious. Since the early 1980s she has been primarily associ ...

(born 1946), British artist

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Barnett Newman Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American painter. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters. His paintings explore the sense ...

(1905–1970), American artist *

Barry Newman Barry Foster Newman (November 7, 1930 – May 11, 2023) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television known for his portrayal of Kowalski in ''Vanishing Point'', and for his title role in the 1970s television series '' Petrocelli''. He ...

(1930–2023), American actor *

Bernard Newman (disambiguation) Bernard Newman may refer to: * Bernard Newman (politician) (1914–1995), Canadian politician * Bernard Newman (author) (1897–1968), British author * Bernard Newman (judge) (1907/08–1999), Judge on the United States Court of International Tr ...

, multiple people * Beryl Newman (1911–1998), American soldier * Byron Newman, British photographer

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Campbell Newman Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is an Australian former politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Que ...

(born 1963), Australian politician *

A. C. Newman Allan Carl Newman (born April 14, 1968) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. He was a member of the indie rock bands Superconductor and Zumpano in the 1990s. Following the breakup of those bands, he reemerged as the leader of the New Po ...

, Canadian musician and composer *

Cecil Newman Cecil Newman (July 25, 1903 – February 8, 1976) was an American civic leader and prominent businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a union that made major strides against segregation i ...

(1903–1976), American civic leader and publisher *

Charlie Newman Charlie Henry Newman (28 February 1857 – 28 September 1922) was a Welsh international three-quarter who played club rugby for Newport. He was awarded ten caps for Wales and captained the team on six occasions. An original member of the Newp ...

(1857–1922), British rugby player *

Charles Newman (disambiguation) Charles Newman may refer to: * Charles Newman (judge), British judge * Charles Newman (author) (1938–2006), American novelist and critic * Charles Newman (music producer) (born 1967), American music producer * Charles Edward Newman (1900–1989), ...

, multiple people *

Chris Newman (disambiguation) Chris Newman may refer to: * Chris Newman (sound engineer) (1940–2025), Academy Award-winning American sound mixer and director * Chris Newman (footballer) (born 1982), Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Football Club (AFL) * Chris Newma ...

, multiple people *

Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire (band), Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury ...

(born 1954), British musician * Connie Newman, American endocrinologist and physician-scientist *

Constance Berry Newman Constance Ernestine Berry Newman (born July 8, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, United States assistant secretary of state for Afric ...

(born 1935), American attorney and diplomat

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* Daisy Newman (1904–1994), American author * Dan Newman (born 1963), Canadian politician * David Newman, multiple people *

Don Newman (disambiguation) Don Newman may refer to: * Don Newman (broadcaster) Donald Kenneth Newman, Order of Canada, OC (born 28 October 1940) is a retired senior parliamentary editor for CBC Television who also hosted CBC Newsworld's daily politics program CBC News: P ...

, multiple people *

Donald J. Newman Donald Joseph (D. J.) Newman (July 27, 1930 – March 28, 2007) was an American mathematician. He gave simple proofs of the prime number theorem and the Hardy–Ramanujan partition formula. He excelled on multiple occasions at the annual William ...

(1930–2007, American mathematician

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Ed Newman Edward Kenneth Newman (born June 4, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1984. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he played 1 ...

(born 1951), American football player *

Edward Newman (disambiguation) Edward Newman may refer to: * Edward A. Newman (1853–1909), American businessman *Edward Newman (entomologist) Edward Newman (13 May 1801 – 12 June 1876) was an England, English entomologist, botanist and writer. Newman was born in Ha ...

, multiple people *

Edwin Newman Edwin Harold Newman (January 25, 1919 – August 13, 2010) was an American newscaster, journalist, and author. After beginning his career with the wire services and serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Newman worked in radio for CBS New ...

(1919–2010), American journalist *

Emil Newman Emil Newman (January 20, 1911 – August 30, 1984) was an American music director and conductor who worked on more than 200 films and TV series. He was nominated for an Oscar for his musical direction on the classic ''Sun Valley Serenade'' (1941), ...

(1911–1984), American music director and conductor *

Eric Newman (disambiguation) Eric Newman may refer to: * Eric P. Newman (1911–2017), American numismatist * Eric Newman, stage name Stagga Lee (born 1977), American rapper * Eric Clinton Kirk Newman, birth name of Luka Magnotta (born 1982), Canadian pornographic actor and ...

, multiple people *

Ernest Newman Ernest Newman (30 November 1868 – 7 July 1959) was an English music critic and musicologist. ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' describes him as "the most celebrated British music critic in the first half of the 20th century." His ...

(1868–1959), British music critic and musicologist * Ezra T. Newman (1929–2021), American physicist

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* Felice Newman, American author * Frances Newman (1883–1928), American writer *

Francis Newman Francis Newman ( 1605 – 18 November 1660) was an English colonist in America. He served as Governor of the New Haven Colony from 1658 to 1659. Early life and career Newman was born in England in 1605 and married Mary Newman Street Leete in 1 ...

(died 1660), English colonist *

Francis William Newman Francis William Newman (27 June 1805 – 4 October 1897) was an English classical scholar and moral philosopher, prolific miscellaneous writer and activist for vegetarianism and other causes. He was the younger brother of John Henry Newman. Th ...

(1805–1897), English scholar and philosopher *

Frank Newman (disambiguation) Frank Newman may refer to: *Frank Newman (footballer) (1898–1977), English footballer who played for Port Vale *Frank C. Newman (1917–1996), American law school dean, state supreme court judge, and scholar and reformer in international human rig ...

, multiple people *

Fred Newman (disambiguation) Fred or Frederick Newman may refer to: * Fred Newman (actor) (born 1952), American actor * Fred Newman (baseball) (1942–1987), American baseball player * Fred Newman (businessman) (1916–2012), British shipbroking and aviation entrepreneur * ...

, multiple people

G

G. F. Newman Gordon Frank Newman (born 22 May 1944) is an English writer and television producer. In addition to his two earlier series ''Law & Order'' and ''The Nation's Health'', each based on his books, he is known for more recent TV series including ''Jud ...

(born 1947), English television producer and writer. *

George Newman (disambiguation) George Newman may refer to: *George Newman (MP) (c. 1562–1627), Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Dover * George Newman (cricketer) (1904–1982), English cricketer * George Newman (physician) (1870–1948), English public health physician * ...

, multiple people * Geraldine Newman (born 1934), British actress * Greatrex Newman (1892–1984), British author, songwriter and screenwriter

H

* Harry Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Henry Newman (disambiguation) Henry Newman may refer to: * Henry Newman (cricketer) (1907–1988), Australian cricketer * Henry Newman (football coach) (born 1989), English association football coach * Henry Newman (Medal of Honor) (1845–1915), German-born soldier in the U.S. ...

, multiple people *

Hugh George de Willmott Newman Hugh George de Willmott Newman (17 January 1905 – 28 February 1979) was an Independent Catholic or independent Old Catholic bishop. He was known religiously as Mar Georgius I and bore the titles, among others, of Patriarch of Glastonbury, ...

(1905–1979), British

Independent Catholic Independent Catholicism is an independent sacramental movement of clergy and laity who Independent Catholicism#Appeal of Independent Catholicism to Catholic and Christian tradition, self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Ind ...

and

Neo-Gnostic Gnosticism in modern times (or Neo-Gnosticism) includes a variety of contemporary religious movements, stemming from Gnostic ideas and systems from ancient Roman society. Gnosticism is an ancient name for a variety of religious ideas and systems ...

bishop

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Jack Newman (disambiguation) Jack Newman may refer to: * E. Jack Neuman (1921–1998), American writer and producer * Jack Newman (runner) (1903–1976), Australian Olympic athlete * Jack Newman (high jumper) (1916–1974), British Olympic athlete * Jack Newman (New Zealand cr ...

, multiple people *

Jaime Ray Newman Jaime Ray Newman (born ) is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera ''General Hospital'', Mindy O'Dell in the drama series ''Veronica Mars'', Kat Gardener in the fantasy series ...

(born 1978), American actress and singer *

James Newman (disambiguation) James, Jim, or Jimmy Newman may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Jimmy C. Newman (1927–2014), American country music and cajun singer-songwriter * Jim Newman (film and television producer) (born 1933), American film and television producer * Ja ...

, multiple people * Jamie Newman (born 1997), American football player * Jay Newman (1948–2007), Canadian philosopher *

Jeff Newman (disambiguation) Jeff Newman may refer to: * Jeff Newman (baseball), American baseball player * Jeff Newman (musician), pedal steel guitar player and Nashville session musician *Jeff Newman (TV personality) Jeffrey William Newman Order of Australia, OAM (born 4 ...

, multiple people *

Jocelyn Newman Jocelyn Margaret Newman (née Mullett; 8 July 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Australian politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania for 15 years, and a minister in the Howard government. Early life and career Jocelyn Margaret Mullett was born ...

(1937–2018), Australian politician *

Joey Newman Joey Newman (born September 9, 1976) is an American film composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor working in the fields of film and television. Early life, family and education Newman is a third generation film composer, born into a musi ...

(born 1976), American composer *

John Newman (disambiguation) John Newman may refer to: Religion *John Henry Newman (1801–1890), Anglican and Roman Catholic theologian, cardinal and saint *John Philip Newman (1826–1899), Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Politics and law *John Newman (mayor) ( � ...

, multiple people *

Johnny Newman John Sylvester Newman Jr. (born November 28, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7" and shooting guard/small forward, Newman starred at the University of Richmond, before going on to play in the National Basketball ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Jon O. Newman (born 1932), American judge *

Joseph Newman (disambiguation) Joe, Joey or Joseph Newman may refer to: Musicians *Joe Newman (trumpeter) (1922–1992), American jazz musician * Joey Newman (born 1976), American film composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor *Joe Newman (born 1991), English lead singer wi ...

, multiple people *

Judith Newman Judith B. Newman (born 1961) is an American journalist and author. She writes about entertainment, relationships, parenthood, business, beauty, books, science, and popular culture. Her work has appeared in more than fifty periodicals, including ...

(born 1961), American journalist and author

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Kenneth Newman Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman (15 August 1926 – 4 February 2017) was a senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) from 1976 to 1980, and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 1987 ...

(1926–2017), British police officer *

Kevin Newman (disambiguation) Kevin Newman may refer to: * Kevin Newman (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player *Kevin Newman (journalist) (born 1959), Canadian journalist and news anchor *Kevin Newman (politician) Kevin Eugene Newman (10 October 193317 July 1999) ...

, multiple people *

Kim Newman Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction – both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula'' at the age of eleven & ...

(born 1959), British journalist and novelist

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Laraine Newman Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Newman was part of the original cast of NBC's sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980. Newman took an ...

(born 1952), American comedian *

Lesléa Newman Lesléa Newman (born November 5, 1955, in Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the ...

(born 1955), American author and editor *

Leslie Newman Leslie Newman (1938 – c. 2021) was a screenwriter who co-wrote the first three ''Superman (film series), Superman'' films with husband David Newman (screenwriter), David Newman, who died in 2003. She was born in 1939, in the United States. Th ...

, American screenwriter *

Lionel Newman Lionel Newman (January 4, 1916 – February 3, 1989) was an American conductor, pianist, and film and television composer. He won the Academy Award for Best Score of a Musical Picture for '' Hello Dolly!'' with Lennie Hayton in 1969. He ...

(1916–1989), American film score composer * Luke Newman (born 2002), American football player

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Malik Newman Malik Tidderious Newman (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Mississippi Stat ...

(born 1997), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

Marie Newman Marie Newman (née Klassen; born April 13, 1964) is an American politician and marketing consultant who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. The d ...

(born 1964), American politician and former representative of Illinois's 3rd congressional district *

Mark Newman Mark Newman is a British physicist and Anatol Rapoport Distinguished University Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, as well as an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute. He is known for his fundamental contributions to ...

, British physicist *

(1949–2020), American baseball coach and executive *Mark Newman, American sculptor and illustrator * Marvin E. Newman (1927–2023), American artist and photographer *

Max Newman Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman, FRS (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984), generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus, the world's first operatio ...

(1897–1984), British mathematician *

Melvin Spencer Newman Melvin Spencer Newman (March 10, 1908 – May 30, 1993) was an American chemist, Ohio State University professor, best known for inventing the Newman projection. Newman was born in New York City in a Jewish family, the youngest of Mae (née P ...

(1908–1993), American chemist *

Michael Newman (disambiguation) Michael Newman may refer to: * Michael J. Newman (born 1960), American federal magistrate judge * Michael Newman (actor) Michael Newman (April 26, 1957 – October 20, 2024) was an American lifeguard, retired firefighter and actor known for his ...

, multiple people *

Muriel Newman Muriel Newman (born 6 April 1950) is a former New Zealand politician for the ACT New Zealand party. She was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1996 until 2005, when she was not re-elected. Early years Newman was born in northern Englan ...

(born 1950), New Zealand politician

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Nanette Newman Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author. She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' (1964), ''The Whisperers'' (1967), '' Deadfall'' (1968), ''The Stepfor ...

(born 1934), English actress and author *

Nick Newman Nick Newman (born 17 July 1958) is a satirical British cartoonist and comedy scriptwriter. Early life The son of an RAF officer, Newman was born in Kuala Lumpur and schooled at Ardingly College where his satirical career began, working on r ...

(born 1958), British cartoonist *

, (born 1935), American professor

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Oliver Michael Griffiths Newman Oliver Michael Griffiths Newman (born 1941) is an Australian metallurgist, administrator and amateur ornithologist who has worked for many years with Pasminco EZ Ltd in Tasmania and Newcastle, New South Wales. In Tasmania he was involved with stu ...

(born 1941), Australian metallurgist and ornithologist

P

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and activist. He was the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman, numerous awards ...

(1925–2008), American actor and racing driver *

Paul S. Newman Paul S. Newman (April 29, 1924 – May 30, 1999) was an American writer of comic books, comic strips, and books, whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s. Credited in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the most prolific comic-book writ ...

(1924–1999), American comic-book writer *

Pauline Newman Pauline Newman (born June 20, 1927) is an American lawyer and jurist formally serving as a U.S. Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She has been suspended from her duties since September 2023. She has be ...

(born 1927), American judge *

Peter Newman (disambiguation) Peter Newman may refer to: * Peter C. Newman (1929–2023), Canadian journalist who emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia * Peter Kenneth Newman (1928–2001), English economist, historian of economic thought * Peter R. Newman (1926–1975), ...

, multiple people *

Phyllis Newman Phyllis Newman (March 19, 1933 – September 15, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She won the 1962 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Martha Vail in the musical '' Subways Are for Sleeping'' on Broadway ...

(1933–2019), American actress and singer

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Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early America ...

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter and composer * Rebecca Newman (born 1981), English soprano singer and songwriter *

Richard Newman (disambiguation) Richard Newman may refer to: *Colonel Richard Newman (c. 1620–1695), English barrister and Royalist officer during the English Civil War *Sir Richard Newman, 1st Baronet (c. 1675–1721), English MP for Milborne Port in 1701 *Richard Newman (En ...

, multiple people *

Ricky Newman Richard Adrian Newman (born 5 August 1970) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a utility player. He notably played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace for several seasons and in the Football Leagu ...

(born 1970), English footballer *

Riley Newman This list of professional pickleball players includes players who currently, or have in the past, played in professional pickleball tournaments. Professional pickleball tours and leagues: * Those associated with the Pickleball World Rankings ** ...

(born 1993), American professional pickleball player *

Robert Newman (disambiguation) Robert Newman may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Loftin Newman (1827–1912), American painter and stained-glass designer * Robert Newman (impresario) (1858–1926), manager of the Queen's Hall and founder of the Promenade Concerts * Robert New ...

, multiple people *

Ron Newman Ronald Vernon Newman (19 January 1934 – 27 August 2018) was an English professional association football player and coach. He is a member of the American National Soccer Hall of Fame. Life Born in Fareham, Newman, after non-league football w ...

(1934–2018), English footballer *

Royce Newman Royce Dalton Newman (born August 17, 1997) is an American professional football guard for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. Professional career Green Bay Packers New ...

(born 1997), American footballer * Romilly Newman (born 1998), American chef *

Ryan Newman (disambiguation) Ryan Newman may refer to: * Ryan Newman (racing driver) (born 1977), American stock car racing driver * Ryan Newman (actress) Ryan Whitney ( Newman; born April 24, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ginger Falcone in Di ...

, multiple people

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Sam Newman John Noel William "Sam" Newman (born 22 December 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A talented and athletic player who served his apprenticeship unde ...

(born 1945), Australian media executive and TV personality *

Samuel Newman Samuel Newman (May 10, 1602 – July 5, 1663) was a clergyman in colonial Massachusetts whose concordance of the Bible, published first in London in 1643, far surpassed any previous work of its kind. Newman was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Englan ...

(1602–1663), British clergyman *

Saul Newman Saul Newman (born 22 March 1972) is a British political theorist who writes on post-anarchism. He is professor of political theory at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Newman took up the term "post-anarchism" as a general term for pol ...

(born 1972), British political theorist *

Scott Newman (disambiguation) Scott Newman may refer to: * Scott Newman (actor) (1950–1978), American actor, son of Paul Newman * Scott Newman (cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketer * Scott Newman (politician) (born 1947), Republican politician and member of th ...

, multiple people * Selig Newman (1788–1871), Polish-American

Hebraist A Hebraist is a specialist in Jewish, Hebrew and Hebraic studies. Specifically, British and German scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries who were involved in the study of Hebrew language and literature were commonly known by this designation, a ...

and editor * Stanley Newman (born 1952), American editor and crossword puzzle writer *

Steve Newman (disambiguation) Steve, Steven or Stephen Newman may refer to: * Steven M. Newman (born 1954), listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the first man to walk solo around the world * Steve Newman (meteorologist), American broadcast meteorologist and edito ...

, multiple people *

Stuart Newman Stuart Alan Newman (born April 4, 1945 in New York City) is a professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, United States. His research centers around three program areas: cellular and molecular mechanisms o ...

(born 1945), American professor *

Sue Newman Sue Newman (married name Sue King) is an Australian former professional squash player. She won the British Open in 1978, beating her compatriot Vicki Hoffman in the final 9–4, 9–7, 9–2.Sydney Newman Sydney Cecil Newman (; April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian producer and screenwriter who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, he was app ...

(1917–1997), Canadian-British film and television producer

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Terence Newman Terence Newman (born September 4, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, and Minnesota Vik ...

(born 1978), American football player *

Thomas Newman Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is best known for his film scores, earning accolades of six Grammy Award, Grammy Awards, an Emmy Awards, Emmy Award, two British Academy F ...

(born 1955), singer-songwriter and composer *

Tom Newman (disambiguation) Tom or Thomas Newman may refer to: * Tom Newman (billiards player) (1894–1943), British player of English billiards and snooker * Tom Newman (musician) (Thomas Dennis Newman, born 1943), musician and producer * Tom Newman (scientist) (fl. 1985) ...

, multiple people *

Tony Newman (disambiguation) Tony Newman may refer to: * Tony Newman (drummer) (born 1943), English rock drummer * Tony Newman (singer), British pop singer and guitarist *Tony Newman, 2004 election candidate for the Australian Progressive Alliance *Tony Newman, a DJ and talk r ...

, multiple people *

Troy Newman (disambiguation) Troy Newman may refer to: * Troy Newman (activist), American anti-abortion activist * Troy Newman (singer), Australian singer-songwriter and musician {{Hndis, Newman, Troy ...

, multiple people

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Victor Newman (disambiguation) Victor Newman may refer to: * Victor Newman (politician), Ghanaian politician and research analyst * Victor Newman (fictional character) Victor Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. H ...

, multiple people

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Walter Newman (disambiguation) Walter Newman may refer to * Walter Newman (screenwriter), American radio writer and screenwriter * Walter Stephenson Newman, president of Virginia Tech * Walter Newman (civic figure) (died 2012), central figure in the cultural development of ...

, multiple people * William Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Willie Betty Newman Willie Betty Newman (1863-1935) was an American painter. Born on a plantation during the Civil War, she studied painting in Cincinnati, Ohio and Paris, France. She exhibited her paintings in Parisian salons in the 1890s. She established a studio i ...

(1863–1935), American painter * William Clifford Newman (1928–2017), American Roman Catholic bishop * William S. Newman (1912–2000), American musicologist

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*Christopher Newman, the protagonist of

Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...

's novel ''The American'' *Members of the Newman family, including Cassie, Victor, Nikki,

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

and

Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...

, long-time characters in the U.S. soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' *

Newman Newman is a surname of Germanic Anglo-Saxon origins. Newman is the modern English form of the name used in Great Britain and among people of British ancestry around the world (as is 'Numan'), while Neumann (with variant spellings) is used in Ger ...

(first name not disclosed), a character from the U.S. sitcom ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...

'', portrayed by

Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996� ...

* D. Wire Newman, from "The Stormy Present", episode 98 of ''The West Wing''

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