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Nevil may refer to: Surname: * Alex Nevil (born 1965), American actor and younger brother of Robbie Nevil *
Dwight Nevil Dwight Nevil (born August 25, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and later played on the Champions Tour. Nevil was born in Altus, Oklahoma. He played on the PGA Tour full-time from 1971–1977. He ...
(born 1944), American professional golfer *
Robbie Nevil Robert S. Nevil (born October 2, 1958) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist who had five ''Billboard'' top 40 hits including his songs "C'est la Vie" (#2, 1986), "Dominoes" (#14, 1987), and " Wot's It to Ya" (#10, 198 ...
(born 1958), American pop singer-songwriter/producer/guitarist Given name: * Nevil Brownjohn GBE KCB CMG MC (1897–1973), Quartermaster-General to the Forces * Nevil Dede (born 1975), Tirana's current coach and a former football defender *
Nevil Macready General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet, (7 May 1862 – 9 January 1946), known affectionately as Make-Ready (close to the correct pronunciation of his name), was a British Army officer. He served in senior staff appointments in ...
, GCMG, KCB, PC (Ire) (1862–1946), British Army officer *
John Nevil Maskelyne John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 183918 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices. He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions a ...
(1839–1917), English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet *
Nevil Maskelyne Nevil Maskelyne (; 6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. He held the office from 1765 to 1811. He was the first person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth. He created the ''British Nau ...
FRS (1732–1811), the fifth English Astronomer Royal * Nevil Maskelyne (magician) (1863–1924), British magician and inventor *
Nevil Story Maskelyne Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (3 September 1823 – 20 May 1911) was an English geologist and politician. Scientific career Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, Maskelyne taught mineralogy and chemistry at Oxford from 1851, before becom ...
(1823–1911), English geologist and politician *
Henry Nevil Payne Henry Nevil Payne (died 1710?) was a dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England. He wrote '' The Fatal Jealousy'' (1672), ''The Morning Ramble'' (1672), and ''The Siege of Constantinople'' (1675). After he finished ...
(died 1710), dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England * Nevil Shed, American basketball player *
Nevil Shute Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name, in order to protect ...
(1899–1960), British novelist and aeronautical engineer *
Nevil Sidgwick Nevil Vincent Sidgwick FRS (8 May 1873 – 15 March 1952) was an English theoretical chemist who made significant contributions to the theory of valency and chemical bonding. Biography Sidgwick was born in Park Town, Oxford, the elder of two ...
(1873–1952), English theoretical chemist who contributed to the theory of valency and chemical bonding


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* Nevill (disambiguation) * Neville (disambiguation) * Nevills (disambiguation) {{disambiguation