The surname Newsom may refer to:Bobo Newsom (1907–1962), American baseball player Carroll Vincent Newsom (1904–1990), American, former president of New York University Christopher Newsom (1983–2007), American victim of a kidnapping and murder David Newsom, American actor and photographer David Newsom (cricketer), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer David D. Newsom (1918–2008), former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1969–1974) Eric D. Newsom, American diplomat and State Department official Gavin Newsom, American Democratic politician and Governor of California since 2019 Jerry Newsom, American former collegiate basketball player Joanna Newsom, American musician and songwriter Lee Ann Newsom, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Penn State University Leo Dale Newsom (1915–1987), American entomologist Rick Newsom (1950–1988), NASCAR Winston Cup driver Tommy Newsom (1929–2007), American saxophone player in the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson William Newsom (1933–2018), former state appeals court judge and father of Gavin Newsom
