Nigel Newton CBE (born 16 June 1955) is an American-born British publisher.
[2] Newton conceived the idea of Bloomsbury in 1984 and the name of the company shortly thereafter; he first approached David Reynolds to join him in 1985 and later they brought on board Liz Calder and Alan Wherry.
In 2020, Newton received the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award.
[6][7] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to the publishing industry.
[9] Newton is married to Joanna, they have three children, Catherine, Alice and William, and live in London and East Sussex.