A noble is a member of the

nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

. Noble may also refer to:

Places

Antarctica

* Noble Glacier, King George Island *

Noble Nunatak Noble Nunatak () is an isolated nunatak in the north part of the Horlick Mountains, lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Widich Nunatak along the north side of Shimizu Ice Stream. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surv ...

, Marie Byrd Land *

Noble Peak Noble Peak () is a peak in the Comer Range, 720 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Lockley Point and marking the northeast end of a prominent ridge on the northwest side of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered ...

, Wiencke Island *

Noble Rocks Noble Rocks () is a group of about 19 small, low rocks in Marguerite Bay, lying east of Jester Rock in the Dion Islands. The Dion Islands were first sighted and roughly charted in 1909 by the FrAE. Noble Rocks were surveyed in 1949 by the Falkland ...

, Graham Land

Australia

Noble Island Noble Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Howick Group National Park and is about 100 km south-east of Cape Melville, Queensland. It is around 30 hectares or 0.3 square km in size. It was the home of the indigenous ...

, Great Barrier Reef

United States

Noble (SEPTA station) Noble station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Old York Road & Rodman Avenue in the community of Noble in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking. In FY 2013, Noble ...

, a railway station in Abington, Pennsylvania *

Noble, Illinois Noble is a village in Richland County, Illinois, Richland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census. Geography Noble is located at (38.698408, -88.222313). According to the 2010 census, Noble has a total area of ...

, a village *

Noble, Indiana Noble is an unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, in the United States. It took its name from Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, ...

, an unincorporated community * Noble, Iowa, an unincorporated community *

Noble, Louisiana Noble is a village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census. Geography Noble is located at (31.690237, -93.682087). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 ...

, a village * Noble, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Noble, Oklahoma Noble is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,481 at the 2010 census. Noble is Cleveland County's third-largest city behind Norman and Moore. History On A ...

, a city * Noble County (disambiguation) * Noble Township (disambiguation)

People

Noble (given name) Noble is the given name of the following people: * Noble Craig (died 2018), an American actor and Vietnam War veteran * Noble Doss (1920–2009), an American National Football League halfback * Noble S. Elderkin (1810–1875), an American politicia ...

Noble (surname) Noble is an English surname which commonly appears in multiple areas of the United Kingdom. The surname first appears in 1199, during the reign of Richard I and it is common in Edinburgh, Scotland. Notable people Notable people with the surname i ...

Animals

Noble (horse) Noble (1783 – after 1796) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from May 1786 to May 1788 he ran at least three times and won two races. He won the seventh running of The Derby as a 30/1 outsider in what w ...

, a British Thoroughbred *

Noble Decree Noble Decree (foaled 6 March 1970) was an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old colt he won two of his first five races before ending his season with a win in the Observer Gold Cup. He was rated the be ...

, an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse *

Noble snipe The noble snipe (''Gallinago nobilis'') is a small stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de ...

, a small stocky wader *

Vaguely Noble Vaguely Noble (1965–1989) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and France. The colt is best known as the winner of the 1968 Group One Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe when he defeated the best horses from Engla ...

, an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Arts, entertainment, and media

Characters

* Noble, the humanoid werewolf form of

Savage/Noble This is a help:sorting, sortable list of characters and toys in the Transformers: Beast Wars, ''Beast Wars'' franchise, part of the larger Transformers franchise, from Hasbro. This includes characters appearing in an animated series, comics or ...

, the only fully organic Transformer, from the ''Beast Machines'' series *

Noble Kale Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first ...

, a Marvel Comics character *

Donna Noble Donna Noble (later Donna Temple-Noble) is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Portrayed by British actress and comedian Catherine Tate, she is a former companion of the Tenth Docto ...

, a companion in the sci-fi series ''Doctor Who'' * Geoff and Sylvia Noble, the parents of the companion Donna Noble, in the sci-fi series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' * NOBLE team, a UNSC special warfare unit composed of Spartans, biochemically augmented supersoldiers that appear in '' Halo: Reach'' * The Noble Family, a family of comic book superheroes in the series ''

Noble Causes ''Noble Causes'' is an American comic book series created and written by Jay Faerber, illustrated by a variety of artists and published by Image Comics. The series follows the lives of the Nobles, a wealthy superhero family in the Image Univers ...

Films

* ''Noble'' (film), a 2014 Irish film * ''

Noble Aspirations ''Noble Aspirations'' (), also known as ''The Legend of Chusen'', is a 2016 Chinese xianxia television series based on Xiao Ding ()'s best-seller novel ''Zhu Xian''. Produced by H&R Century Pictures Co.,Ltd, the series stars Li Yifeng, Zhao Liying ...

'', a 2016 Chinese film * ''Noble Savage'' (film), a 2018 Israeli drama film

Music

Groups and labels

Noble (record label) Noble is a Japanese record label founded in 2001. Specializing in experimental electronic music, especially with influences from glitch and post-rock, artists from its roster have been influential and popular in the Japanese electronic music and ...

, a Japanese record label founded in 2001 *

Noble Street Studios Noble Street Studios is a recording studio located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The studio's clients have included Billy Talent, Three Days Grace, Danko Jones, Kanye West, The Tragically Hip, Barenaked Ladies, The Arkells, Feist, ASAP Rocky, Jarvi ...

, a recording studio

Albums

* ''Noble'' (album), the debut album by Versailles * ''

Noble Justice ''Noble Justice'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Young Noble Rufus Cooper III (born March 21, 1978), also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper who was part of Tupac Shakur's rap group Outlawz. Noble joined ...

'', the debut studio album by Young Noble * ''

Noble Live ''Noble -Live-'' is a live album by Versailles, released on September 1, 2010. It is a live version of their debut album '' Noble'' (not including "To the Chaos Inside" and "Episode"), but also includes "Prince A prince is a male ruler (ra ...

'', a 2010 live album by Versailles * ''Noble Savage'' (album), a 1985 studio album by Virgin Steele

Songs

*"Noble Savage", a song on the

Virgin Steele Virgin Steele is an American heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981. The band released a few career highlights albums (''Noble Savage'', ''The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I'', ''The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II'' ...

album ''Noble Savage'' * "Noble Surfer", a song from ''

Surfin' U.S.A. "Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" set to new lyrics penned by Wilson and an uncredited Mike Love. The song w ...

'' by the Beach Boys

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''

Noble, My Love Noble, My Love (Hangul 고결한 그대) is a 2015 South Korean web drama starring Sung Hoon and Kim Jae-kyung. A chance meeting with a veterinarian turns a successful CEO's life around. Synopsis Lee Kang Hoon (Sung Hoon) is a wealthy heir wh ...

'', a 2015 South Korean web drama *

Noble savage A noble savage is a literary stock character who embodies the concept of the indigene, outsider, wild human, an "other" who has not been "corrupted" by civilization, and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness. Besides appearing in man ...

, a literary stock character *

Noble Warriors The ''Noble Warriors'' trilogy is a fantasy series, written by British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** ...

, a fantasy series, trilogy

Chemistry

Noble gas (data page) This page provides supplementary data about the noble gas The noble gases (historically also the inert gases; sometimes referred to as aerogens) make up a class of chemical elements with similar properties; under standard conditions, they are al ...

Noble gas The noble gases (historically also the inert gases; sometimes referred to as aerogens) make up a class of chemical elements with similar properties; under standard conditions, they are all odorless, colorless, monatomic gases with very low chemi ...

Noble metal A noble metal is ordinarily regarded as a metallic chemical element that is generally resistant to corrosion and is usually found in nature in its raw form. Gold, platinum, and the other platinum group metals (ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, o ...

Coins

Noble (English coin) The noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity, introduced during the second coinage (1344–1346) of King Edward III. It was preceded by the gold penny and the florin, minted during the reign of King Henry III and the beginni ...

, a medieval gold coin *

Noble (Manx coin) The Manx Noble are platinum, gold or silver bullion coins distributed by the Isle of Man and minted by private companies. While platinum coins have been minted since the early 1800s, the Noble is the first platinum coin created for investors. ...

, a platinum bullion coin

Companies

Noble (company) Noble (also known as Noble600) is a production studio based in Los Angeles, California. The studio focuses primarily on producing television advertisements, mainly animated ones. It also produces music videos, short films and web content. Noble ...

, a production studio based in Los Angeles, California * Noble Air, a defunct Turkish airline *

Noble Automotive Noble Automotive Ltd, more commonly known simply as Noble, is a British sports car manufacturer based in Leicester. Noble Automotive Ltd. was established in 1999 by Lee Noble in Leeds, West Yorkshire, for producing high-speed sports cars with ...

, a British automobile manufacturer *

Noble Brothers Foundry The Noble Brothers Foundry was a large ironworks manufacturer based in Rome, Georgia, United States. Its products included steam boat engines, furnaces, locomotives, and firearms (notably cannons) before, during and after the United States Civ ...

, an ironworks manufacturer based in Rome, Georgia, United States *

Noble Corporation Noble Corporation plc is an offshore drilling contractor organized in London, United Kingdom. Its affiliate, Noble Corporation, is organized in the Cayman Islands. It is the corporate successor of Noble Drilling Corporation. The company operate ...

, a Cayman Islands company providing offshore drilling rigs and platforms *

Noble Energy Noble Energy, Inc. was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration headquartered in Houston, Texas. In October 2020, the company was acquired by Chevron Corporation. The company was known as Noble Affiliates, Inc. until 2002. As of December ...

, an English company engaged in the exploration for and production of petroleum and natural gas *

Noble Group Noble Resources Trading Holdings Limited (commonly known as Noble resources) is a commodity trader based in Hong Kong. It trades energy products and industrial raw materials. Its predecessor, Noble Group Ltd was embroiled in an accounting fraud ...

, a Hong Kong-based trading firm *

Noble Systems Corporation Noble Systems Corporation (NSC) was a privately held company based in Atlanta, Georgia, which developed call center technology, including outbound dialing systems for collections and inbound call management systems for customer relationship manag ...

, a privately held company which develops call center technology * Nobleworks, a publisher of greeting cards

Court Cases

* ''

Noble v Alley ''Noble and Wolf v Alley'' 951S.C.R. 64 is a famous Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court struck down a restrictive covenant that restricted ownership of a section of land to "persons of the white or Caucasian race". Case history In ...

'' * ''

Noble Investments Ltd v Keenan Noble Investments v Keenan is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the awarding of damages under the Contractual Remedies Act where a contract has been cancelled. References {{reflist New Zealand contract case law 2005 in New Zealand law Cou ...

'' *

Noble siblings case The Noble siblings case is an Argentine case concerning the biological identity of Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera, adoptive daughter and son of Ernestina Herrera de Noble, owner of Grupo Clarín. The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo believe the ...

Schools

Noble High School (disambiguation) Noble High School may refer to one of the following high schools in the United States: * Noble High School (Oklahoma), Noble, Oklahoma Noble Public Schools is a 5A District located in Noble, Oklahoma. The district has 3 Elementary Schools, 1 Middle ...

Noble Network of Charter Schools Noble Schools, (formerly known as the Noble Network of Charter Schools and as Noble Street Charter School) is an open enrollment, public charter network of high schools and middle schools serving students throughout Chicago. Noble was co-founded ...

, a public charter high school in Chicago

Ships

* HNLMS ''Van Galen'' (G84), a 1941 Royal Netherlands Navy World War II destroyer originally built as HMS ''Noble'' (G84) * , two ships

Vehicles

Noble M10 The Noble M10 is the first car designed and produced by Noble Automotive. It was a two-door, two-seater model built in convertible form only. It is powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre 168 hp engine. It was introduced in 1999, but is ...

Noble M12 The Noble M12 is a two-door, two-seat sports car manufactured by Noble Automotive. Variants The coupe evolved through four versions of Noble cars, with the M400 as the ultimate version of the M12, and is followed by the M12 GTO-3R. Only 220 ...

Noble M14 The Noble M14 was a prototype vehicle created by Noble Automotive that debuted at the 2004 British Motor Show. It had at 6,100 rpm and of torque at 4,750 rpm from a highly modified version of Ford's 3.0 litre (2,968 cc) V6 usi ...

Noble M15 The Noble M15 is a sports car designed and developed by Noble Automotive, a high-performance sports car manufacturer based in Leicestershire, England. Production of the M15 was due to begin in early 2006. The Noble M15 is intended to appeal t ...

Noble M400 A noble is a member of the nobility. Noble may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Noble Glacier, King George Island * Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land * Noble Peak, Wiencke Island * Noble Rocks, Graham Land Australia * Noble Island, Gr ...

Noble M600 The Noble M600 is a handbuilt British sports car manufactured by low volume automobile manufacturer Noble Automotive in Leicestershire. Construction of the car is of stainless steel and carbon fibre. The car uses a twin-turbocharged Volvo/ Yamah ...

Other uses

* Golden Noble, an old English cultivar of the domesticated apple *

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is a membership group of primarily black law enforcement CEOs and command level officials in local, state, county, and federal government. Headquartered in Washington, DC, it h ...

, or NOBLE *

Noble baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Noble, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Noble Baronetcy, of Ardmore and Ardardan Noble in Cardross in the County of Dumbarton, was created in the Baronetage ...

, three titles in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Noble polyhedron A noble polyhedron is one which is isohedral (all faces the same) and isogonal (all vertices the same). They were first studied in any depth by Hess and Bruckner in the late 19th century, and later by Grünbaum. Classes of noble polyhedra Those ...

, a polyhedron which is isohedral and isogonal * North of Boston Library Exchange, or NOBLE, a cooperative effort of 28 libraries