Newman is a surname of English origin and may refer to many people: The surname Newman is widespread in the core

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* Abram Newman (1736–1799), British grocer * Adrian Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Al Newman Albert Dwayne Newman (born June 30, 1960) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1985–1986), Minnesota Twins (1987–1991) and Texas Rangers (1992). Newman was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Alan Newman (baseball) Alan Spencer Newman (born October 2, 1969) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, in 1999 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 2000 for the Cleveland Indians. He then went on to play three ...

(born 1969), American baseball player * Alec Newman (born 1974), Scottish actor * Alfred Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Ali Newman (born 1977), better known as

Brother Ali Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective. He has released seven albums, ...

, American rapper * Alison Newman (born 1968), British actress * Allen George Newman (1875–1940), American sculptor * Alysha Newman (born 1994), Canadian pole vaulter * Amy Hauck Newman, American medicinal chemist * Andrea Newman (1938–2019), British author *

Andrew Newman (disambiguation) Andrew Newman may refer to: * Andrew Newman (TV producer) (born 1969), British TV producer * Andrew J. Newman, Islamic studies scholar * Andrew Newman House, Massachusetts *Andy Newman Andrew Newman (born 7 January 1978 in Leicester, England) ...

, multiple people * Angelia Thurston Newman (1837–1910), American poet and writer *

Anne B. Newman Anne B. Newman M.D., M.P.H, (born 1955) is a scientist who researches Epidemiology and Gerontology. She received her Bachelor's, Master's and M.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Newman's primary focus of study is on atheroscleros ...

(born 1955), American gerontologist *

Arnold Newman Arnold Abner Newman (March 3, 1918 – June 6, 2006) was an American photographer, noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed abstract still life images. Early life and caree ...

(1918–2006), American photographer * Aubrey Newman (1903–1994), American army general * Aubrey Newman (born 1927), British historian * Augustus Charles Newman (1904–1972), English lieutenant colonel *

Avis Newman Avis Newman (born 1946, London) is an English painter and sculptor. Newman's drawings and large un-stretched canvases document her contemplative and intuitive investigation of the subconscious. Since the early 1980s she has been primarily associa ...

(born 1946), English artist

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Barnett Newman Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American artist. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters. His paintings explore the sense of ...

(1905–1970), American artist *

Barry Newman Barry Foster Newman (born November 7, 1938) is an American actor of stage, screen and television known for his portrayal of Kowalski in ''Vanishing Point'', and for his title role in the 1970s television series ''Petrocelli''. He has been nominat ...

(born 1938), American actor * Bernard Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Beryl Newman (1911–1998), American soldier * Byron Newman, British photographer

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Campbell Newman Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is a former Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Que ...

(born 1963), Australian politician *

A. C. Newman Allan Carl Newman (born April 14, 1968) is a Canadian musician and singer–songwriter. He was a member of the indie rock bands Superconductor and Zumpano in the 1990s. Following the breakup of those bands, he reemerged as the leader of the Ne ...

, Canadian musician and composer * Cecil Newman (1903–1976), American civic leader and publisher *

Charlie Newman Charlie Newman (28 February 1857 – 28 September 1922) was a Welsh international three-quarter who played club rugby for Newport. He was awarded ten caps for Wales and captained the team on six occasions. An original member of the Newport squad ...

(1857–1922), Welsh rugby player * Charles Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Chris Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire ...

(born 1954), English musician *

Constance Berry Newman Constance Ernestine Berry Newman (born July 8, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from July 2004 to April 2005. Early life and educat ...

(born 1935), American attorney and diplomat

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Daisy Newman Daisy Newman (1904–1994) was a writer born in Britain to American parents. Biography Newman was educated at Radcliffe College, Barnard College, and Oxford University. She wrote novels and non-fiction about Quakers (the Society of Friends) in A ...

(1904–1994), American author *

Dan Newman Dan Newman (born January 16, 1963) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and ...

(born 1963), Canadian politician * David Newman, multiple people * Don Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Donald J. Newman (1930–2007, American mathematician

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Ed Newman Edward Kenneth Newman (born June 4, 1951) is a former All-Pro offensive guard who, from 1973 to 1984, played 167 games over 12 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He is now a judge in Florida. Early life Newman was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew ...

(born 1951), American football player *

Edward Newman (disambiguation) Edward Newman may refer to: * Edward A. Newman (1853–1909), American businessman * Edward Newman (entomologist) (1801–1876), English entomologist, botanist and writer * Edward Newman (New Zealand politician) (1858–1946), Reform Party Member o ...

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Edwin Newman Edwin Harold Newman (January 25, 1919 – August 13, 2010) was an American newscaster, journalist, and author. After beginning his career with the wire services and serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Newman worked in radio for CBS News ...

(1919–2010), American journalist * Emil Newman (1911–1984), American music director and conductor *

Eric Newman (disambiguation) Eric Newman may refer to: * Eric P. Newman (1911–2017), American numismatist * Eric Newman, stage name Stagga Lee (born 1977), American rapper * Eric Clinton Kirk Newman, birth name of Luka Magnotta (born 1982), Canadian pornographic actor and m ...

, multiple people *

Ernest Newman Ernest Newman (30 November 1868 – 7 July 1959) was an English music critic and musicologist. ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' describes him as "the most celebrated British music critic in the first half of the 20th century." His ...

(1868–1959), English music critic and musicologist * Ezra T. Newman (1929–2021), American physicist

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* Felice Newman, American author *

Frances Newman Frances Percy Newman (1883–1928) was a Modernist novelist, translator, and librarian who critically examined the difficulties faced by women in the American South. Although her career was extremely short, she drew the attention and support of ...

(1883–1928), American writer *

Francis Newman Francis Newman (circa 1605 – 18 November 1660) was an English colonist in America. He served as Governor of the New Haven Colony from 1658 to 1659. Early life and career Newman was born in England in 1605 and married Mary Newman Street Leete ...

(died 1660), English colonist *

Francis William Newman Francis William Newman (27 June 1805 – 4 October 1897) was an English classical scholar and moral philosopher, prolific miscellaneous writer and activist for vegetarianism and other causes. He was the younger brother of John Henry Newman. T ...

(1805–1897), English scholar and philosopher *

Frank Newman (disambiguation) Frank Newman may refer to: * Frank Newman (footballer) (1898–1977), English footballer who played for Port Vale *Frank C. Newman (1917–1996), American law school dean, state supreme court judge, and scholar and reformer in international human ri ...

, multiple people * Fred Newman (disambiguation), multiple people

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* G. F. Newman (born 1934), English television producer and writer. *

George Newman (disambiguation) George Newman may refer to: * George Newman (MP) (c. 1562–1627), Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Dover * George Newman (cricketer) (1904–1982), English cricketer * George Newman (doctor) (1870–1948), English public health physician * ...

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Geraldine Newman Geraldine Newman (born 18 February 1934) is an English film and television actress who has acted in more than 30 television programmes and films. Career Newman attended drama school in Brighton. She is best known for her role as Hilda Hughes i ...

(born 1934), British actress * Greatrex Newman (1892–1984), British author, songwriter and screenwriter

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Harry Newman Harry Lawrence Newman (September 5, 1909 – May 2, 2000) was an All-Pro American football quarterback. He played for the University of Michigan Wolverines (1930–32), for whom in 1932 he was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the reci ...

(1909–2000), American football player * Henry Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Hugh George de Willmott Newman Hugh George de Willmott Newman (17 January 1905 – 28 February 1979) was an Independent Catholic or independent Old Catholic bishop. He was known religiously as Mar Georgius I and bore the titles, among others, of Patriarch of Glastonbury, ...

(1905–1979), British

Independent Catholic Independent Catholicism is an independent sacramental movement of clergy and laity who self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Independent Catholic) and form "micro-churches claiming apostolic succession and valid sacramen ...

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Neo-Gnostic Gnosticism in modern times includes a variety of contemporary religious movements, stemming from Gnostic ideas and systems from ancient Roman society. Gnosticism is an ancient name for a variety of religious ideas and systems, originating in Jew ...

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* Jack Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jaime Ray Newman Jaime Ray Newman (born April 2, 1978) is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera '' General Hospital'', Mindy O'Dell in the drama series ''Veronica Mars'', Kat Gardener in the f ...

(born 1978), American actress and singer * James Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Jamie Newman (born 1997), American football player * Jay Newman (1948–2007), Canadian philosopher *

Jeff Newman (disambiguation) Jeff Newman may refer to: * Jeff Newman (baseball), American baseball player *Jeff Newman (musician), pedal steel guitar player and Nashville session musician *Jeff Newman (TV personality) Jeffrey William Newman OAM (born 4 February 1944) is a ...

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Jocelyn Newman Jocelyn Margaret Newman (née Mullett; 8 July 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Australian politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania for 15 years, and a minister in the Howard Government. Political career Jocelyn Margaret Mullett was born in Me ...

(1937–2018), Australian politician *

Joey Newman Joey Newman (born September 9, 1976) is an American film composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor working in the fields of film and television. Early life, family and education Newman is a third generation film composer, born into a musi ...

(born 1976), American composer *

John Newman (disambiguation) John Newman may refer to: Religion *John Henry Newman (1801–1890), Anglican and Roman Catholic theologian, cardinal and saint *John Philip Newman (1826–1899), Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Politics and law * John Newman (mayor) ( ...

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Johnny Newman John Sylvester Newman Jr. (born November 28, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7" and shooting guard/small forward, Newman starred at the University of Richmond, before going on to play in the National Basketball ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Jon O. Newman (born 1932), American judge * Joseph Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Judith Newman Judith B. Newman (born 1961) is an American journalist and author. She writes about entertainment, relationships, parenthood, business, beauty, books, science, and popular culture. Her work has appeared in more than fifty periodicals, including ...

(born 1961), American journalist and author

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Kenneth Newman Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman (15 August 1926 – 4 February 2017) was a senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) from 1976 to 1980, and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 19 ...

(1926–2017), British police officer * Kevin Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kim Newman Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's '' Dracula'' ...

(born 1959), British journalist and novelist

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Laraine Newman Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She was part of the original cast of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live''. She took an interest at improv in high school. After graduating, she studied mime with Marcel Ma ...

(born 1952), American comedian *

Lesléa Newman Lesléa Newman (born November 5, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American author, editor, and feminist. Four of her young adult novels have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, making h ...

(born 1955), American author and editor * Leslie Newman, American screenwriter *

Lionel Newman Lionel Newman (January 4, 1916 – February 3, 1989) was an American conductor, pianist, and film and television composer. He won the Academy Award for Best Score of a Musical Picture for '' Hello Dolly!'' with Lennie Hayton in 1969. He i ...

(1916–1989), American film score composer

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* Malik Newman (born 1997), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

Mark Newman Mark Newman is an English-American physicist and Anatol Rapoport Distinguished University Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, as well as an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute. He is known for his fundamental co ...

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, American sculptor and illustrator *

Max Newman Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman, FRS, (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984), generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus, the world's first operatio ...

(1897–1984), British mathematician * Melvin Spencer Newman (1908–1993), American chemist *

Michael Newman (disambiguation) Michael J. Newman (born 1960) is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Michael Newman may also refer to: * Michael Newman (product marketer), American product marketer * Oliver Michael G ...

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Muriel Newman Muriel Newman (born 6 April 1950) is a former New Zealand politician for the ACT New Zealand party. She was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1996 until 2005, when she was not re-elected. Early years Newman was born in northern Englan ...

(born 1950), New Zealand politician

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Nanette Newman Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author. She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including '' Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' (1964), '' The Whisperers'' (1967), '' Deadfall'' (1968), ''The Stepf ...

(born 1934), English actress and author *

Nick Newman Nick Newman (born 17 July 1958) is a satirical British cartoonist and comedy scriptwriter. Early life The son of an RAF officer, Newman was born in Kuala Lumpur and schooled at Ardingly College where his satirical career began, working on ...

(born 1958), British cartoonist *

, (born 1935), American professor

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Oliver Michael Griffiths Newman Oliver Michael Griffiths Newman (born 1941) is an Australian metallurgist, administrator and amateur ornithologist who has worked for many years with Pasminco EZ Ltd in Tasmania and Newcastle, New South Wales. In Tasmania he was involved with stu ...

(born 1941), Australian metallurgist and ornithologist

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Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

(1925–2008), American actor and racing driver * Paul S. Newman (1924–1999), American comic-book writer *

Pauline Newman Pauline Newman (born June 20, 1927) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education and career Born in New York City, New York to Maxwell H. and Rosella G. Newman, Newman received a Bache ...

(born 1927), American judge * Peter Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Phyllis Newman Phyllis Newman (March 19, 1933 – September 15, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She won the 1962 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Martha Vail in the musical '' Subways Are for Sleeping'' on Broadway ...

(1933–2019), American actress and singer

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Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter and composer * Rebecca Newman (born 1981), English soprano singer and songwriter *

Richard Newman (disambiguation) Richard Newman may refer to: * Colonel Richard Newman (c. 1620–1695), English barrister and Royalist officer during the English Civil War * Sir Richard Newman, 1st Baronet (c. 1675–1721), English MP for Milborne Port in 1701 *Richard Newman ( ...

, multiple people * Ricky Newman (born 1970), English footballer * Robert Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Ron Newman (1934–2018), English footballer *

Royce Newman Markus Bennett is an American hip-hop recording artist. People Surname * Ed Royce (born 1951), American politician * Elwyn E. Royce (1868–1960), American politician * Henry Royce (1863–1933), cofounder of the Rolls-Royce automobile company * H ...

(born 1997), American footballer * Ryan Newman (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Sam Newman (born 1945), Australian media executive and TV personality * Samuel Newman (1602–1663), British clergyman *

Saul Newman Saul Newman (born 22 March 1972) is a British political theorist who writes on post-anarchism. He is professor of political theory at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Newman took up the term "post-anarchism" as a general term for poli ...

(born 1972), British political theorist *

Scott Newman (disambiguation) Scott Newman may refer to: * Scott Newman (actor) (1950–1978), American actor, son of Paul Newman * Scott Newman (cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketer * Scott Newman (politician) Scott J. Newman (born January 14, 1947) is a Minnesot ...

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Selig Newman Selig Newman (1788, Posen – 20 February 1871, Williamsburg, Brooklyn) was a Polish-born Hebraist and educator. Biography Selig Newman was born and educated at Posen. He devoted himself to Biblical studies, and at an early age he was given an ...

(1788–1871), Polish-American

Hebraist A Hebraist is a specialist in Jewish, Hebrew and Hebraic studies. Specifically, British and German scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries who were involved in the study of Hebrew language and literature were commonly known by this designation, a ...

and editor * Stanley Newman (born 1952), American editor and crossword puzzle writer *

Steve Newman (disambiguation) Steve, Steven or Stephen Newman may refer to: * Steven M. Newman (born 1954), listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the first man to walk solo around the world * Steve Newman (meteorologist), American broadcast meteorologist and edi ...

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Stuart Newman Stuart Alan Newman (born April 4, 1945 in New York City) is a professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, United States. His research centers around three program areas: cellular and molecular mechan ...

(born 1945), American professor *

Sue Newman Sue Newman (married name Sue King) is an Australian former professional squash player. She won the British Open in 1978, beating her fellow Australian player Vicki Hoffman in the final 9–4, 9–7, 9–2.Sydney Newman Sydney Cecil Newman (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman w ...

(1917–1997), Canadian-British film and television producer

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* Terence Newman (born 1978), American football player *

Thomas Newman Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous films including '' The Player'' (1992); '' The S ...

(born 1955), singer-songwriter and composer * Tom Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Tony Newman (disambiguation), multiple people * Troy Newman (disambiguation), multiple people

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Victor Newman (disambiguation) Victor Newman may refer to: * Victor Newman (politician), Ghanaian politician and research analyst * Victor Newman (fictional character) from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Vic Newman Jr., from the American CBS soap o ...

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Walter Newman (disambiguation) Walter Newman may refer to * Walter Newman (screenwriter), American radio writer and screenwriter * Walter Stephenson Newman Walter Stephenson Newman (July 20, 1895 – June 29, 1978) was the tenth President of Virginia Tech, serving from 1947 ...

, multiple people * Willie Betty Newman (1863–1935), American painter * William Clifford Newman (1928–2017), American Roman Catholic bishop * William S. Newman (1912–2000), American musicologist

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*Christopher Newman, the protagonist of

Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was th ...

's novel ''The American'' *Members of the

Newman family The Newman family is one of the core families on the American soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'', which is set in the fictional town of Genoa City, Wisconsin. They were introduced in February 1980, when Victor Newman arrived in town. Even ...

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Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and it ...

, long-time characters in the U.S. soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City ...

'' * Newman (first name not disclosed), a character from the U.S. sitcom ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

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Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on ''Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on '' Toonsylvania'' (1998 ...

* D. Wire Newman, from "The Stormy Present", episode 98 of ''The West Wing''

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