Navin is a
surname of various origins. In some cases, it is a Hebrew surname, whose Dutch derivative is
Nawijn. In other cases, the surname is derived from the
Gaelic surnames ''Mac Cnáimhín'' and ''Ó Cnáimhín''.
[ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1930.]
People with the surname
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Alireza Navin, Iranian politician
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Ampasayya Naveen
Dr. 'Ampasayya' Naveen is a Telugu novelist. He is an Osmania University alumni, and his college life at OU inspired his first novel, ''Ampasayya''. His novel ''Kala Rekhalu'' won the Sahitya Academy Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a l ...
, Indian novelist
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Ashwin Navin
Ashwin Navin is an Indian-American entrepreneur, who is the CEO and co-founder of Samba TV, a data and analytics service that measures television viewership using opt-in data from Internet-connected devices and set-top boxes. The company has bee ...
, American businessman of Indian origin
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Frank Navin
Francis Joseph Navin (April 18, 1871 – November 13, 1935) was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935. He was part-owner from 1908 to 1919, and principal owner from 1919 to 1935. He also ser ...
, American accountant
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Hilbrand Nawijn
Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn (born 8 August 1948) is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the local political party Lijst Hilbrand Nawijn (LHN) in Zoetermeer.
From 2002 to 2004, he served as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn ...
, Dutch politician
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John P. Navin, Jr., American actor
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Richard J. Navin, American artist
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