Newton (disambiguation)

Table of contents

1 People 2 Places 3 Miscellaneous

People

Newton was the name of some famous people:

• Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party
• Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist (laws of motion, universal gravitation, optics, calculus)
• John Newton, British slave trader-turned-hymnwriter and anti-slavery campaigner

Places

Newton is also the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Newton, Alabama
• Newton, Illinois
• Newton, Iowa
• Newton, Kansas
• Newton, Massachusetts
• Newton, Mississippi
• Newton, New Hampshire
• Newton, New Jersey
• Newton, North Carolina
• Newton, Texas
• Newton, Wisconsin
• Newton Township, Michigan

These should be distinguished from places named Newtown.

There are also places with Newton as part of their name, such as:

• Newton Falls, Ohio
• Newton Grove, North Carolina
• Newtonville, New Jersey

Miscellaneous

• Newton, the unit of force (named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton)
• Apple Newton, a brand of personal digital assistant
• A fruit-filled cookie, such as the Fig Newton

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