Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China.

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0855).

Colin Needham (born 26 January 1967) is a British computer engineer who is known as the founder and CEO of IMDb.

Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner.

Tracey Renee Needham (born March 28, 1967) is an American actress who has acted primarily in television roles such as Paige Thatcher on Life Goes On (2nd–4th seasons; 1990–1993),

(born Connie Marie Bowen; December 5, 1959) an American actress and dance instructor.

On 24 July 1991, Ben Needham (born 29 October 1989), a 21-month-old English child, disappeared on the Greek island of Kos.

(born 13 April 1984) a British actor.

Richard Francis Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey, (born 29 January 1942), usually known as Sir Richard Needham, is a British Conservative politician.

Elizabeth Needham (died 3 May 1731), also known as Mother Needham, was an English procuress and brothel-keeper of 18th-century London, who has been identified as the bawd greeting Moll Hackabout in the first plate of William Hogarth's series of satirical etchings, A Harlot's Progress.

(April 28, 1901 – April 18, 1949) an American soldier in the Harlem Hellfighters and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Croix de Guerre for his valor during World War I.

Nikolas James Needham (born November 4, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.