Newell (surname)

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

Academics

 * Alan C. Newell, Irish-American applied mathematician
 * Eric Newell, Canadian businessman and university chancellor
 * Frederick Haynes Newell (1862–1932), first director of the United States Reclamation Service
 * Linda King Newell, Latter-Day Saint historian
 * Norman D. Newell (1909 –2005), American naturalist
 * William E. Newell, author and scientist

Literature

 * Mindy Newell, American comics writer
 * William Wells Newell, American folklorist

Music

 * Laura Newell (1854 – 1916), American songwriter
 * Martin Newell (musician) (1953&mdash;)
 * Norman Newell, British record producer
 * Richard Newell, blues musician
 * James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop

Politics

 * John Newell (Queensland politician), Australia
 * Robert Newell (politician) (1807–1869), fur trader and politician in Oregon, United States
 * William A. Newell, American politician
 * Emily Newell Blair (1877–1951), American writer, suffragette, and founder of League of Women Voters

Sports

 * Isaac Newell (1853–1907), English-born Argentine educator and pioneer of Argentine football
 * Mike Newell (footballer) (born 1965), football player and manager
 * Pete Newell (1915–2008), Canadian-born American basketball coach and NBA general manager
 * William E. "Pinky" Newell, athletic trainer

Technology

 * Allen Newell (1927–1992), artificial intelligence pioneer
 * Alton Newell, inventor of the Newell Shredder
 * Dick Newell, computer scientist
 * Gabe Newell, American computer entrepreneur
 * Martin Newell (computer scientist)

Television, theater and film

 * Alex Newell (1992–), American actor and singer
 * Colin Newell (1973–2020), British TV personality
 * David Newell, Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
 * Lloyd D. Newell, American broadcaster
 * Mike Newell (director) (1942&mdash;), English film director
 * Patrice Newell, Australian broadcaster
 * Patrick Newell, British actor

Other

 * Edward Theodore Newell (1886–1941), numismatist
 * Lawrence Newell, Papua New Guinean lawyer
 * Lucy Newell (1906–1987), Australian artist
 * Robert Newell, British soldier
 * Samuel Newell (1784–1821), American missionary to India
 * Susan Newell (1893–1923), last woman to be hanged in Scotland