Niven is a surname. It is derived from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

''Mac Cnaimhin''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941.

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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 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 ...

, 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 James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Major Pollock in ''Separate Tables'' (1958). Niven's other roles ...

, British film actor and author * David Niven, Jr., 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 (1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist *

George Niven George Niven (11 June 1929 – 17 July 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played during the 1950s and 1960s as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Rangers F.C., Rangers and Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle. Career Club Nive ...

, 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 In mathematics, Niven's theorem, named after Ivan Niven, states that the only rational values of ''θ'' in the interval 0° ≤ ''θ'' ≤ 90° for which the sine of ''θ'' degrees is also a rational number ...

** 12513 Niven, asteroid named after Ivan M. Niven *

James Niven James Niven (12 August 1851 – 30 September 1925) was a Scottish physician, perhaps best known for his work during the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918 as Manchester's Medical Officer of Health. He held that position for 28 years (1894–1922), un ...

, 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 Indiana. As well as writing novels, Niven has also ...

, American novelist *

Jimmy Niven James Bryden Niven (10 February 1861 – 1933) was a Scottish international association football, footballer. Niven was born in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta near Moffat, Dumfriesshire, the son of James Bryden Niven, Sr. and Elizabeth Saunders. ...

, 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 Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are ''Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, ''The Mote in God's Eye'' ...

, US science fiction author **

Niven's laws Niven's laws were named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has periodically published them as "how the Universe works" as far as he can tell. These were most recently rewritten on January 29, 2002 (and published in ''Analog'' magazine ...

, named after Larry Niven *

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 Hea ...

, English artist *

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 ...

, Scottish jockey *

William Niven William Niven (2 October 1850 – 2 June 1937) was a mineralogist and archeologist noted for his discovery of the minerals yttrialite, thorogummite, aguilarite and nivenite (named after him), as well as a set of controversial tablets. Orig ...

, Scottish mineralogist and archeologist *

William Davidson Niven Sir William Davidson Niven (24 March 1842 – 29 May 1917) was a Scottish mathematician and electrical engineer. After an early teaching career at Cambridge, Niven was Director of Studies at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for thirty years. ...

(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. Educati ...

(1879–1965), Professor of Ecclesiastical History

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Niven Busch Niven Busch (April 26, 1903 – August 25, 1991) was an American novelist and screenwriter of movies such as the acclaimed '' The Postman Always Rings Twice''. His novels included ''Duel in the Sun'' (1944) and ''California Street'' (1959). H ...

, US novelist and screenwriter *

Niven Govinden Niven Govinden (born 1973) is an English novelist. He was born in East Sussex and then educated at Goldsmiths College Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University ...

, English novelist

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Niven (restaurant) __NOTOC__ ''Niven'' is a restaurant in Rijswijk, Netherlands. It is a Types of restaurant#Fine dining, fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2011–present. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 14 out of 20 points in ...

, a Michelin starred restaurant in Rijswijk, Netherlands *

Harshad numbers In mathematics, a harshad number (or Niven number) in a given number base is an integer that is divisible by the digit sum, sum of its digits when written in that base. Harshad numbers in base are also known as -harshad (or -Niven) numbers. Harsh ...

, also called Niven numbers

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