Famous People with Name Newton

Newton Leroy Gingrich            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Newton Leroy Gingrich: is an American politician and author, who served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, Time magazine selected him as the Person of the Year for his role in leading the Republican Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of Democratic Party majorities in that body. During his tenure as Speaker he represented the public face of the Republican opposition to Bill Clinton.

Newton Horace Winchell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Newton Horace Winchell: was the extremely prolific Minnesota geologist responsible for the six-volume The Geology of Minnesota: Final Report of the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, which is the work of Winchell and his assistants. A bibliography of his publications by Warren Upham in the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America (volume 26, pp. 27-46) contains almost 300 titles.Winchell attended public school in Connecticut and then taught school in Connecticut and Michigan. While teaching in Michigan he graduated from the University of Michigan and received a Master of Arts degree in 1867. He then did geological studies in Michigan, Ohio, and New Mexico.

Newton Tattrie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Newton Tattrie: is a retired professional wrestler who started his career in the 1960s working for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. During his career, Tattrie wrestled all over the globe, wrestling for promotions across the US and

Newton A. Perry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Newton A. Perry: founded a swim school in the 1950s. In 1922, the 14-year-old Perry and his family moved to the Ocala, Florida area. "Newt", as he was known, was delighted to find that he could continue his swimming career in the clean, clear water at Silver Springs. He w

Newton Crain Blanchard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Newton Crain Blanchard: was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 33rd Governor of Louisiana. Born in Rapides Parish, he completed academic studies, studied law in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1868, and graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 1870 (then named t

Juice Newton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Juice Newton: an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist. To date, Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories (winning a Country Grammy in 1983), as well as a CMA Award for Best New F

Lauren Amber Newton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lauren Amber Newton: an avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical singer, composer and teacher, best known as a founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra.Lauren Newton earned a degree in music at the University of Oregon. In 1974 Newton moved to Europe and continued her m

Michael Douglas Newton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Douglas Newton: was an American field hockey player, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. His brother Gary Newton was one of his Olympic teammates.

Gary Basil Newton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gary Basil Newton: was an American field hockey player. He competed for the Americans at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His brother Michael was one of his teammates at the Olympics.

Clarence "Chris" Newton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clarence "Chris" Newton: was a Canadian lightweight boxer, who competed in the 1920s.