Needham is a surname, and may refer to

• Col Needham
• Ernest Needham
• Hal Needham American stuntman
• John Turberville Needham (1713–1781), English biologist and Roman Catholic priest who believed in the theory of spontaneous generation, or Abiogenesis: life arising from non-life. He did experiments with gravy and microorganisms that he felt supported spontaneous generation.
• Joseph Needham, British biochemist and pre-eminent authority on the history of Chinese science
• Marchamont Needham, English political pamphleteer
• Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey
• Richard J. Needham
• Roger Needham, British computer scientist
• Richard Needham British politician
• Samuel Needham
• Tristan Needham

See also

• Needham, Massachusetts — A suburb of Boston.
• Needham, Norfolk
• Needham Market — A town in Suffolk, England
• Halifax Needham, Canadian electoral district