Family
- father Irving Newman: Musician-turned-doctor; died of cancer in 1990
- mother Adele Newman: Died c. 1988
- brother Alan Newman:
- uncle Alfred Newman: American composer of music for films; won nine Academy Awards; born in 1900; died in 1970
- uncle Robert Newman: Born in 1903; died in 1982
- uncle Marc Newman: Born in 1908; died in 1980
- uncle Emil Newman: American composer and conductor of films and TV shows; born in 1910; died in 1984
- uncle Lionel Newman: Received 11 Oscar nominations and won in 1969 for Best Score of a Musical Picture ("Hello, Dolly!"); was Mae West's accompaniest during the 1930s; born in 1916; died in 1989
- cousin David Newman: Born in 1954; father, Alfred Newman; received a 1997 Oscar nomination for the score of "Anastasia"
- cousin Thomas Newman: Born in 1955; father, Alfred Newman; as of 1999, has received three Oscar nominations for his music scores
- cousin Maria Newman: Born c. 1962; father, Alfred Newman
- cousin Tim Newman: Directed video of Newman's popular "I Love Los Angeles"; also directed videos for ZZ Top
- son Amos Newman: Born c. 1968; mother, Roswitha Newman
- son Erik Newman: Born c. 1970; mother, Roswitha Newman
- son John Newman: Born c. 1978; mother, Roswitha Newman
- son Patrick Newman: Born in 1992; mother, Gretchen Newman
- daughter Alice Newman: Born c. 1993; mother, Gretchen Newman
- cousin Carroll Newman: Father is Lionel Newman
- cousin Joey Newman: American composer of feature films and television; mother is Jenifer Newman
