Newell (surname)

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

Academics

• 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

Music

• Martin Newell (musician) (1953—)
• Norman Newell, British record producer
• Richard Newell, blues musician
• Ryan Newell, guitarist
• James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop

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
• Dick Newell, computer scientist
• Gabe Newell, American computer entrepreneur
• Martin Newell (computer scientist)

Television, theater and film

• David Newell, Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Lloyd D. Newell, American broadcaster
• Mike Newell (director) (1942—), director of motion pictures
• Patrice Newell, Australian broadcaster
• Patrick Newell, British actor

Literature

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

Other

• Edward Theodore Newell (1886–1941), numismatist
• Lawrence Newell, Papua New Guinean lawyer
• Robert Newell, British soldier
• Robert Newell (politician) (1807–1869), fur trader and politician in Oregon, United States
• William A. Newell, American politician

See also

• Newall (disambiguation)
• Newel (disambiguation)