William Newton

William or Bill Newton may refer to:

Entertainment

 * William Newton (poet) (1750–1830), English poet, the Peak Minstrel from Derbyshire
 * William John Newton (1785–1869), English miniature-painter
 * Frankie Newton (William Frank Newton, 1906–1954), American jazz trumpeter
 * William Newton (novelist), pseudonym of Kenneth Newton (1927–2010), English doctor
 * William Arnold Newton (1965–1990), actor and producer of gay erotic films

Military

 * Bill Newton (William Ellis Newton, 1919–1943), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * William Newton (British Army officer) (died 1730), brigadier-general

Politics

 * William Newton (MP for Dorchester) (died 1453), English MP for Dorchester
 * William Newton (MP for Ipswich) (1783–1862), English MP for Ipswich
 * William Newton (Mauritian politician) (1842–1915), Mauritian barrister, politician and MP

Sports

 * William Newton (footballer) (1900–1965), English soccer player
 * William Newton (sport shooter), British Olympic shooter

Other

 * William Newton (architect, 1730–1798), English architect
 * William Newton (architect, 1735–1790), English architect
 * William Newton (priest) (1843–1914), American Episcopalian priest and author
 * William Newton (trade unionist) (1822–1876), English trade unionist, journalist, and Chartist