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The surname Newton is derived from a place name. It has a Surname DNA project at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ Newton DNA project] * A. Richard Newton (1951-2007), dean of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering. * Alan Newton (born 1931), British track cyclist * Alfred Newton (1829-1907), British zoologist and ornithologist * Benjamin Wills Newton (1807-1899), 19th century theologian and early leader of the Plymouth Brethren * Bert Newton (born 1938), Australian television personality * Charles Newton (disambiguation) * Edward Newton (1832-1897), British colonial administrator and ornithologist * A. Edward Newton (1863 – 1940), an American author and bibliophile * Frances Newton (1965-2005), American convicted murderer from Texas * Frances E. Newton (1871–1955), British missionary in Palestine * Helmut Newton (1920-2004), German photographer * Hubert Anson Newton (1830-1896), English astronomer * Huey P. Newton (1942-1989), founder of Black Panther Party * Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English physicist. * John Newton (1725-1807), British slave trader-turned-hymnwriter and anti-slavery campaigner * John Newton (engineer) (1822-1895), American Civil War general and Chief Engineer of US Army * Juice Newton (born 1952), American singer * Keith Newton (1941-1998), English footballer * Lauren Newton (entertainer), Bert Newton's daughter * Lauren Newton (singer), European musician * Matthew Newton (born 1977), Bert Newton's son * Michael Newton Hypnotherapist, author of books on past life regression. * Nate Newton (born 1961), former NFL offensive lineman * Neill Newton (born 1947), Chairman & Founder Global Flying Hospitals * Olivia Newton-John (born 1948), pop-icon and singer-actress * Patti Newton (born 1945), Bert Newton's wife * Paula Newton, Canadian anchor and correspondent for CNN * Robert Newton, British actor * Robert Russell Newton, also R. R. Newton (July 7, 1918 - June 2, 1991), American physicist, astronomer, and historian of science. * Syvelle Newton (born 1985), American college football player * Thandie Newton (born 1972), English actress * Tyler Newton (born 1982), American basketball player * Virgil Miller Newton, Antiochian Orthodox priest and former head of controversial teen drug-rehabilitation facilities * Wayne Newton  a.k.a. "Mr. Las Vegas" (born 1942), American singer and entertainer * Wes Newton (born 1977), English darts player * William Ellis Newton (born 1919), Australian Victoria Cross recipient * Jessica Emily Newton (born 1992) Jam Maker and Triangle player