Editing Newton, Iowa (section)

== Notable people==
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* [[Matt Chatham]], 3x Super Bowl champion, New England Patriots
* [[Jay Clark (sport shooter)|Jay Clark]], Olympic [[sport shooter]]
* [[John C. Cook]], politician, lawyer, judge
* [[Nick Easley]], awarded the 2019 Outback Bowl MVP while playing for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes
* [[Edgar S. Furniss Jr.]], political scientist and educator
* [[Lyle Goodhue]], scientist and inventor, born in Jasper County and graduated from Newton High School
* [[Sara Haines]], Correspondent for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] and ''[[Good Morning America]]'', co-host of ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'', and host of ''[[The Chase (American game show)|The Chase]]''
* [[Emerson Hough]], author
* [[F.L. Maytag III|F.L. "Fritz" Maytag III]], businessman and entrepreneur
* [[Charles Murray (political scientist)|Charles Murray]], American policy writer and researcher, co-author of ''[[The Bell Curve]]''
* [[Sharon Needles]], [[drag queen]], winner of [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|fourth season]] of reality television series ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
* [[Maurice H. Rees]], Medical educator and Dean of [[University of Colorado School of Medicine]] from 1925 to 1945
* [[Mike Spegal]], professional [[poker]] player
* [[Bessie Anderson Stanley]], writer of the verse "Success", born in Newton
* [[Nate Teut]], former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player