Niven is a surname. It is derived from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

''Mac Cnaimhin''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941. Notable people with the name include: * Archibald C. Niven (1803–1882), American politician *

Alan Niven Alan Niven is a New Zealand-born band manager best known for his tenure as manager of Guns N' Roses and Great White. Biography Niven became the manager of Guns N' Roses, serving from 1986 to 1991. He was fired from his post just prior to the ...

, New Zealand former manager of the band Guns n Roses * Alan Niven (soccer) (1955–1999), Australian soccer player *

Alastair Niven Alastair Neil Robertson Niven (25 February 1944 – 26 March 2025) was an English literary scholar and author. He wrote books on D. H. Lawrence, Raja Rao, and Mulk Raj Anand, and over the years served as Director General of Africa Centre, Lond ...

(1944–2025), British literary scholar and author * Charles Niven (1845–1923), Scottish mathematician *

Colin Niven Colin Niven (6 September 1903 – 1 December 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy and Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Famil ...

(1903–1968), Australian rules footballer *

David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academ ...

(1910–1983), British actor and author * David Niven, Jr. (born 1942), British actor, producer and executive, son of David Niven *

Derek Niven Derek Dunbar Niven (born 12 December 1983) is a Scottish former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...

(born 1983), Scottish footballer * Frances Gamble (1949–1997), née Niven, South African climatologist and speleologist * Frederick Niven (1878–1944), Canadian novelist * George Niven (1929–2008), Scottish footballer *

Ivan M. Niven Ivan Morton Niven (October 25, 1915 May 9, 1999) was a Canadian-American Number theory, number theorist best remembered for his work on Waring's problem. He worked for many years as a professor at the University of Oregon, and was president of the ...

(1915–1999), Canadian–American mathematician * James Niven (1851–1925), Scottish physician *

Jennifer Niven Jennifer Niven is a ''New York Times'' and international best selling American author who is best known for the 2015 young adult book ''All the Bright Places''. Life and career Niven grew up in Richmond, Indiana. As well as writing novels, Ni ...

, American novelist * Jimmy Niven (1861–1933), Scottish footballer *

John Niven John Niven (born 1966) is a Scottish author and screenwriter. His books include ''Kill Your Friends'', ''The Amateurs'', and ''The Second Coming''. Career Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Niven read English literature at the University of Glasgow, g ...

(born 1966), Scottish writer * John Niven (footballer) (1921–2011), Scottish football goalkeeper * Kip Niven (1945–2019), American actor and theater director *

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...

(born 1938), American science fiction author *

Margaret Graeme Niven Margaret Graeme Niven (1906–1997) was a British painter of landscapes, portraits and flowers. Biography Niven was born in Marlow in Buckinghamshire. Her father was the artist William Niven and she attended the Winchester School of Art, the H ...

(1906–1997), English artist * Ninian Niven (1799–1879), Scottish horticulturist and landscape gardener *

Paul K. Niven Jr. Paul Kendall Niven Jr. (September 20, 1924 – January 7, 1970) was CBS television journalist and presidential debate moderator. He was one of Ed Murrow's team of reporters at CBS. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he and his family returned to Brun ...

(1924–1970), American journalist *

Peter Niven Peter Niven (b. 7 Aug 1964) is a retired British jump jockey in National Hunt racing. In May 2001 he became the first Scotsman and sixth jockey to ride over 1,000 winners, eventually retiring in September that year with 1002 winners. At the time ...

(born 1964), Scottish jockey * Ray Niven (1911–1992), Australian rules footballer * Robert Niven (English cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer * Robert Niven (New Zealand cricketer) (1859–1919), New Zealand cricketer * Robert Niven (soldier) (1853–1921), American Civil War officer awarded the Medal of Honor * Stuart Niven (born 1978), Scottish former footballer * Thornton M. Niven (1806–1895), Scottish-American architect and master stonecutter * William Niven (1850–1937), Scottish mineralogist and archeologist * William Davidson Niven (1842–1917), British mathematician and electrical engineer *

William Dickie Niven William Dickie Niven (26 April 1879 – 26 February 1965), of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, was a Scottish academic. Family Niven was the son of Charles Niven and Jane M. Mackay. In 1908, he married Isabella Cumming and they had two daughters. Educatio ...

(1879–1965), professor of ecclesiastical history

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* {{surname Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames Surnames of Scottish origin

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