Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Cnaimhin''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941.

Notable people

Archibald C. Niven Archibald Campbell Niven (December 8, 1803 – February 21, 1882) was an American politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York from 1845 to 1847. Biography Born in Newburgh, New Y ...

, US politician * Alan Niven, rock n roll composer, producer and manager Guns n Roses, Great White, The Angels, Clarence Clemons etc *

Bryan Niven Bryan Robert Niven (born April 21, 1979) is an American artist and photographer, known for his surrealistic and color saturated images displaying families and individuals in a caricaturistic style. Niven currently resides in Provo, Utah with his ...

, US artist *

Charles Niven Charles Niven (1845–1923) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist who spent most of his career at the University of Aberdeen. He published on mechanic, electricity and heat. Life and work Charles Niven studied mathematics at Aberdeen and ...

, Scottish mathematician * David Niven, British film actor and author *

David Niven, Jr. David Niven Jr. is a British film producer, film actor and script writer who was an executive at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. He is the son of actor David Niven and Primula Rollo. Career Niven was the head of the William Mor ...

, British film actor *

Derek Niven Derek Dunbar Niven (born 12 December 1983) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for Stenhousemuir, Raith Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chesterfield, Northampton Town, Grimsby Town and Buxto ...

, Scottish footballer *

Donald Niven Wheeler Donald Niven Wheeler (1913–2002) was an American social activist, teacher, and Communist Party member, as well as an alleged Soviet spy. Background Donald Niven Wheeler was born on October 23, 1913, in White Bluffs, Washington. His parents we ...

, accused Soviet spy *

Frances Niven Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the F ...

(1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist * George Niven, Scottish footballer *

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

, Canadian–American mathematician **

Niven's constant In number theory, Niven's constant, named after Ivan Niven, is the largest exponent appearing in the prime factorization of any natural number ''n'' "on average". More precisely, if we define ''H''(1) = 1 and ''H''(''n'') = the largest exponent a ...

, a mathematical constant ** Niven numbers, a mathematical concept ** Niven's theorem **

12513 Niven 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length ...

, asteroid named after Ivan M. Niven * James Niven, Scottish physician * Jennifer Niven, American novelist * Jimmy Niven, 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, ...

, Scottish writer *

John Niven (footballer) John Niven (15 May 1921 – 4 April 2011) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Renfrew, Hibernian, Dundee, East Fife and Kilmarnock. Niven first signed for East Fife in 1942, after being spotted by East Fife manager John ...

, 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

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* {{given name, type=both Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames Scottish surnames

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