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 (born 1962), American actor and photographer David Newsom (cricketer) (born 1937), 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 (born 1967), American Democratic politician and Governor of California since 2019 Jennifer Siebel Newsom (born 1974), American documentary filmmaker and First Lady of California since 2019 Jerry Newsom (born 1946), American former collegiate basketball player Joanna Newsom (born 1982), 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 See also