Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.[1]
Notable people
- Archibald C. Niven, US politician
- Alan Niven, rock n roll composer, producer and manager Guns n Roses, Great White, The Angels, Clarence Clemons etc
- Alastair Niven, British author and critic
- Bryan Niven, US artist
- Charles Niven, Scottish mathematician
- David Niven, British film actor and author
- David Niven, Jr., British film actor
- Derek Niven, Scottish footballer
- Donald Niven Wheeler, accused Soviet spy
- Frances Niven (1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist
- George Niven, Scottish footballer
- Ivan M. Niven, Canadian–American mathematician
- Niven's constant, a mathematical constant
- Niven numbers, a mathematical concept
- Niven's theorem
- 12513 Niven, asteroid named after Ivan M. Niven
- James Niven, Scottish physician
- Jennifer Niven, American novelist
- Jimmy Niven, Scottish footballer
- John Niven, Scottish writer
- John Niven (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Larry Niven, US science fiction author
- Niven's laws, named after Larry Niven
- Margaret Graeme Niven, English artist
- Peter Niven, Scottish jockey
- William Niven, Scottish mineralogist and archeologist
- William Davidson Niven (1842–1917), British mathematician and electrical engineer
- William Dickie Niven (1879–1965), Professor of Ecclesiastical History
Given name
- Niven Busch, US novelist and screenwriter
- Niven Govinden, English novelist
Other uses
- Niven (restaurant), a Michelin starred restaurant in Rijswijk, Netherlands
- Harshad numbers, also called Niven numbers
See also
Citations
- ↑ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941.
References
- Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.
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