Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:
People
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Addison Niles
Addison Cook Niles (July 22, 1832 – January 17, 1890) was an attorney and served as Nevada County, California, Nevada County judge in California from 1862–1871 and as associate justice on the Supreme Court of California from 1872& ...
(1832–1890), American judge in California
* Blair Niles (1880–1959), American author
* D. T. Niles (1908–1970), Ceylonese pastor, evangelist and president of the Ceylon Methodist Conference
* Dalwin J. Niles (1914–1979), American politician and judge
* David Niles (1888–1952), White House political advisor to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
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Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles (born December 1, 1954, in Brookfield, Wisconsin) is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, the '' Star Frontiers'' spac ...
(born 1954), American fantasy author, game designer and one of the creators of the Dragonlance fantasy world
* Emory T. Niles, United States Army captain, co-author of the Niles and Sutherland Report on conditions in the former Ottoman Empire's eastern provinces after World War I
* Harry Niles (1880–1963), American Major League Baseball player
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Hezekiah Niles
Hezekiah Niles (October 10, 1777 – April 2, 1839), was an American editor and publisher of the Baltimore-based national weekly news magazine '' Weekly Register'', also known as ''Niles' Weekly Register'' or ''Niles' Register''. The most widely ...
(1777–1839), American newspaper editor
* John Milton Niles (1787–1856), American lawyer and politician
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John Jacob Niles
John Jacob Niles (April 28, 1892 – March 1, 1980) was an American composer, singer and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers," Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 195 ...
(1892–1980), American composer and singer
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John Niles (scholar)
John D. Niles (born 1945) is an American scholar of medieval English literature best known for his work on ''Beowulf'' and the theory of oral literature.
Career
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his higher de ...
, American scholar of Old English literature
* Ken Niles, American radio announcer
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Mike Niles
Michael Donnell Niles (born March 31, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player.Nathaniel Niles (figure skater) (1886–1932), American figure skater and tennis player
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Nathaniel Niles (politician)
Nathaniel Niles (April 3, 1741October 31, 1828) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. He also wrote a famous poem about the Battle of Bunker Hill. Orated one of the first abolition serm ...
(1741–1828), United States Representative from Vermont
* Nathaniel Niles Jr. (1791–1869), American diplomat
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Prescott Niles
Prescott Niles (born May 2, 1954) is an American rock bassist. He is best known as bassist with the Knack, who had a No. 1 US / No. 6 UK hit with "My Sharona".
Since 2013 he has played bass with Mike Pinera's Classic Rock All-Stars and ...
(born 1954), American rock bassist, best known for his work with The Knack
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Richard Niles
Richard Niles is an American composer, arranger, record producer, guitarist, broadcaster, and journalist.
Biography Early years
Niles was born May 28, 1951, in Hollywood. He is the son of Tony Romano, a composer, singer, and guitarist who writ ...
(born 1951), American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist
* Russell D. Niles (1902–1992), American lawyer, president of the New York City Bar Association and a dean of New York University School of Law
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Steve Niles
Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as '' 30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', '' Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', '' Batman: Gotham County Line'', '' ...
(born 1965), American comic book author and novelist
* Thomas M. T. Niles (1939–2025), American diplomat and ambassador
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Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was an announcer during the American golden age of radio and later in television.
Early years
Niles was born in Livingston, Montana and grew up there. He attended New York University and ...
(1904–1994), radio announcer
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William Woodruff Niles
William Woodruff Niles (May 24, 1832 - March 31, 1914) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, United States, and served as such from 1870 until his death in 1914.''Who Was Who in America'', Vol. 1, 1897-1942, Chicago, Ma ...
(1832–1914), Episcopal bishop
Given name
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Niles Eldredge
Niles Eldredge ( ; born August 25, 1943) is an American biologist and paleontologist, who, along with Stephen Jay Gould, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in 1972.
Education
Eldredge began his undergraduate studies in Latin at Colum ...
(born 1943), American biologist and paleontologist
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Niles Fitch
Niles Fitch (born July 12, 2001) is an American actor who began his career as a child actor. He gained prominence through his role in the NBC series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022). He received praise for his performance in the film '' The Fallout'' ...
(born 2001), American actor
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Niles Paul
Niles Paul (born August 9, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football tight end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a wide receiver at the University of Nebraska ...
(born 1989), American National Football League player
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Niles Pease
Niles Pease (1838–1921) was a Los Angeles, California, businessman who was president of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association in 1903–05 and of the City Council in 1907–10.
Life and career
Pease was born in Enfield, Connecticut ...
(1838–1921), American businessman and member of the Los Angeles City Council
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Niles Perkins
Niles Lee Perkins, Jr. (July 1, 1919 – April 25, 1971) was an American athlete and physician. Perkins was United States champion in men's 35-lb weight throw in 1940 and held the weight throw indoor world record for nine years. He was also a go ...
(1919–1971), American athlete and physician
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Niles Scott
Niles Scott (born September 30, 1995) is an American football nose tackle for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Frostburg State.
College career
Scott played four seasons for Division III Fro ...
(born 1995), American football player
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Niles Welch
Niles Eugene Welch (July 29, 1888 – November 21, 1976) was an American performer on Broadway, and a leading man in a number of silent and early talking motion pictures from the early 1910s through the 1930s.
Early life
A native of Hartford, ...
(1888–1976), American stage and film actor
Fictional characters
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Niles the Butler
''The Nanny'' is an American television sitcom which originally aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a fashion queen from Flushing, New York who becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/British high ...
, in the US television series ''The Nanny''
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Niles Crane
Niles Crane (born 1957) is a fictional character on the American sitcom ''Frasier'', a spin-off of the television show ''Cheers''. He was portrayed by David Hyde Pierce. Niles is the younger brother of Frasier Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer).
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Chief (DC Comics)
The Chief (Niles Caulder) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually as the leader of the superhero team Doom Patrol. Please cite actual comic books rather than this encyclopedia so we can locate source materi ...
, also known as Dr. Niles Caulder
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Judge Niles
Mega-City One is a fictional city that features in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic book series and related media. A post-nuclear megalopolis covering much of what is now the Eastern United States and some of Canada, the city's exact geography depends ...
, in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic strip
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Lisa Niles
Lisa Niles is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. The character first appeared in November 2009 portrayed by actress, Julie Mond. Mond was replaced by Brianna Brown in early 2010. Brown last appeared in the role i ...
, on the American soap opera ''General Hospital''
* Niles, from RPG video game ''
Fire Emblem Fates
''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released int ...