Nevill is an English toponymic surname derived from Neville, may refer to:

People

; British peerage * Nevill baronets, two extinct creations, one of 1661 and one of 1675 *

House of Nevill The Neville or Nevill family (originally FitzMaldred) is a noble house of early medieval origin, which was a leading force in English politics in the later Middle Ages. The family became one of the two major powers in northern England and pla ...

(Note: the spellings "Nevill" and "Neville" have both been used, often interchangeably) *Viscount Nevill, a junior title of the

Marquess of Abergavenny Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced Aber''genn''y) in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes (pronounced "Lewis"), in the County of Sussex, for the ...

Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 7th Baron Bergavenny ( – 10 February 1588) was a ''de facto'' English peer. The son of Sir Edward Nevill, he was considered to have succeeded to the Barony upon the death of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny, his ...

( - 1588) * Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny ( – 1622) *

John Nevill, 10th Baron Bergavenny John Nevill, ''de facto'' 10th (''de jure'' 3rd) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1614 – 23 October 1662) was an English peer. The son of Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny and his second wife Catherine Vaux, he succeeded to the Barony upon his father's d ...

( - 1662) *

Edward Nevill, 15th Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 15th (''de jure'' 3rd) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1705 – 9 October 1724) was an English peer. Life Son of George Nevill, 13th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Anne Walker, he became baron when his elder brother George Ne ...

( - 1724) * John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny (1789-1845) *

William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny (28 June 1792 – 17 August 1868), styled Hon. William Nevill until 1845, was a British peer and clergyman. The fourth son of Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, he was ordained in 1816 and occupied two o ...

(1792-1868) * Reginald Nevill, 2nd Marquess of Abergavenny (1853-1927) * Lord Richard Nevill (1862–1939) *

Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, JP, DL (15 July 1883 – 30 March 1954) was a British peer. Guy was the eldest son of Lord George Montacute Nevill and his wife Florence Mary Soanes. He married Isabel Ne ...

(1883-1954) *

John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, (8 November 1914 – 23 February 2000) was a British peer. Biography The eldest son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, Lord Abergavenny was educated at Eton and Trinity C ...

(1914-2000) *

Patricia Nevill, Marchioness of Abergavenny Mary Patricia Nevill, Marchioness of Abergavenny (20 October 1915 – 22 February 2005) was a friend and Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth II. Life She was born Mary Patricia Harrison, the daughter of John Harrison of King’s Walden, and his ...

(1915-2005), friend and Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth II * Lord Rupert Nevill (1923-1982) * Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny (born 1955) ; Given name *

Nevill Catlin Sir Nevill Catlin (1634–1702) (''aliter'' Catlyn, Catelyn, etc.) of Kirby Cane in Norfolk and of Wingfield Castle in Suffolk, England, was a landowner and member of Parliament from a Norfolk family long active in local and national affairs. Ori ...

(1634-1702), English landowner and politician *

Nevill Coghill (VC) Nevill Josiah Aylmer Coghill VC (25 January 1852 – 22 January 1879) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth for ...

(1852-1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Nevill Coghill (1899-1980), English literary scholar, known for his modern English version of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales'' *

Nevill Drury Nevill Drury (1 October 1947 – 15 October 2013) was an English-born Australian editor and publisher, as well as the author of over 40 books on subjects ranging from shamanism and western magical traditions to art, music, and anthropology. His ...

(1947-2013), English-born Australian editor, publisher and author * John Nevill Eliot (died 2003), English entomologist *

Philip Nevill Green Philip Nevill Green CBE (born 12 May 1953) is a British business executive. He was chairman of Carillion from May 2014 until Carillion entered compulsory liquidation in January 2018. Green was chairman of BakerCorp from June 2011 until Decemb ...

(born 1953), British business executive *

Nevill Lee Nevill Bernard Lee (13 August 1898 – 21 July 1978) was an English cricketer active from 1922 to 1924 who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Barlestone and died in Blackpool. He appeared in eight first-class matches as a righthanded bats ...

(1898-1978), English cricketer *

Nevill Francis Mott Sir Nevill Francis Mott (30 September 1905 – 8 August 1996) was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, especially amorphous semiconductors. ...

(1905-1996), English physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems * Nevill Smyth (1868-1941), major-general in the British Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross * Nevill Vintcent (1902–1942), South African aviator and airline founder *

Nevill Willmer (Edward) Nevill "E.N." Willmer, FRS (15 August 1902 – 8 April 2001) was a British academic who was Professor of Histology at Cambridge University from 1966-69. Biography Willmer was born in Birkenhead in 1902. He was the son of Arthur Washi ...

(1902-2001), British histologist ; Surname * Adam Nevill (born 1969), English writer of supernatural horror stories *

Amanda Nevill Amanda Elizabeth Nevill, (born 21 March 1957) is the former Chief Executive of the British Film Institute. Early life and education Nevill was born on 21 March 1957. She was educated in Yorkshire and Paris. Career Her first job, in 1976, was ...

(born 1957), English arts administrator * Arthur de Terrotte Nevill (1899-1985), New Zealand military aviator and administrator *

Arthur Jones-Nevill Arthur Jones-Nevill ( – 24 September 1771) was an Irish politician. He served as Surveyor General of Ireland from 1743, and later as a Member of the Parliament of Ireland, although he lost both positions following allegations of maladministrat ...

( – 1771), Irish politician * Bernard Nevill (1930–2019), British designer and academic *

Caroline Emily Nevill Lady Caroline Emily Nevill (31 May 1829 – 23 February 1887) was an early English photographer. Personal life Caroline Emily Nevill was the eldest daughter of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, and his wife, Caroline Leeke. Her older br ...

(1829–1887), early British photographer *

Charles William Nevill Charles William Nevill (7 May 1815 – 7 June 1888) was a Welsh owner of a copper smelting company in Llanelli, and a Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 1874 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen Bor ...

(1815-1888), Welsh owner of a copper smelting company and a Conservative Party politician *

Christopher Nevill Christopher Nevill (born 20 March 1800 at Easton, Hampshire; died 15 December 1847 at East Grinstead, Sussex) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1820 to 1822 for Cambridge University Cricket Club. He made 3 kn ...

(1800-1847), English cricketer *

Cosmo Nevill Major General Cosmo Alexander Richard Nevill CB CBE DSO (14 July 1907 – 19 September 2002) was a senior British Army officer who fought in World War II in Western Europe and later commanded the 2nd Division. Military career Nevill was educa ...

(1907-2002), British Army officer * Craig Nevill-Manning (active from 2001), New Zealand computer scientist *

Lady Dorothy Nevill Lady Dorothy Fanny Nevill (née Walpole; 1 April 1826 in London – 24 March 1913 in London) was an English writer, hostess, horticulturist and plant collector. She was one of five children of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford and Mary Fawkener ...

(1826-1913), English writer, hostess, horticulturist and plant collector *

Edmund Neville Nevill Edmund Neison FRS FRAS (27 August 1849 – 14 January 1940), whose real name was Edmund Neville Nevill, wrote a key text in selenography called ''The Moon and the Condition and Configuration of its Surface'' in 1876 and later set up the Natal Obs ...

(1849-1940), British-born South African astronomer * Geoffrey Nevill (died 1885), British malacologist who worked at the

Indian Museum The Indian Museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India, also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in colonial-era texts, is the ninth oldest museum in the world, the oldest and largest museum in India as well as in Asia. It has rare ...

, Kolkata, brother of Hugh * Geoffrey Nevill (died 1972), New Zealand public servant and Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands * George Nevill (disambiguation), multiple people * Henry Nevill (disambiguation), multiple people * Hugh Nevill (1847-1897), British civil servant, known for his scholarship and studies of the culture of Sri Lanka, brother of Geoffrey *

Jim Nevill James Francis Nevill (20 February 1927 – 12 December 2007) was the head of the Scotland Yard Bomb Squad. He was Detective Chief Superintendent in 1975 at the height of a Provisional Irish Republican Army bombing campaign in London, the police c ...

(1927-2007), British policeman, head of the Scotland Yard Bomb Squad * Luke Nevill (born 1986), Australian basketball player *

Mark Nevill Mark Warriedar Nevill (born 1 July 1947) is a former Australian politician. He was born in North Fremantle and was a geologist before entering politics. In 1983 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor member for S ...

(born 1947), Australian politician * Mary Nevill (disambiguation), multiple people *

P. B. Nevill Percy Bantock Nevill, OBE, (Hackney, 1887-1975), known as P. B. Nevill, was an early Scoutmaster in the Boy Scout Movement and The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom commissioner, long-term Headquarters Commissioner and later vice presi ...

(1887-1975), English scoutmaster, recipient of the Silver Wolf Award *

Peter Nevill Peter Michael Nevill (born 13 October 1985) is an Australian former cricketer who played 17 Tests and 9 T20 internationals for Australia. He also represented New South Wales and the Melbourne Stars, having previously played for the Melbourne R ...

(born 1985), Australian cricketer *

Richard Nevill Richard Nevill (1654–1720) was an Irish politician. He was the eldest son of Richard Nevill and hs wife Margaret Ussher. He inherited the country house of Furness, where he afterwards lived, on the death of his father in 1682. In 1692 he wa ...

(1654-1720), Irish politician *

Richard Nevill (1743–1822) Richard Nevill (1743–1822) was an Irish Member of Parliament who represented Wexford in both the Parliament of Ireland and the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was the eldest son of Arthur Jones-Nevill, MP for Wexford Borough in the Irish ...

, Irish politician * Samuel Nevill (1837–1921), first Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Dunedin in Dunedin, New Zealand *

Ted Nevill TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Depart ...

(active from 1989), British writer on military history *

Thomas Nevill Sir Thomas Neville or Nevill (by 1484 – 29 May 1542) was a younger son of George Neville, 4th Baron Bergavenny. He was a prominent lawyer and a trusted councillor of King Henry VIII, and was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 1515. ...

(by 1484 - 1542), English politician, of the House of Nevill * Thomas Nevill (priest) (1901–1980), English Anglican priest and school teacher *

Wilfred Nevill Wilfred (Billie) Nevill (14 July 1894 – 1 July 1916) was an officer attached to the East Surrey Regiment in the First World War. He became famous as the officer who kicked a football into No Man's Land at the start of the Battle of the Somme. He ...

(1894-1916), British soldier, known for initiating the "Football Charge" on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1916) * William Nevill (disambiguation), multiple people

Places

Nevill Bay Nevill Bay is a long and narrow waterway in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in northwestern Hudson Bay between Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove, approximately south of Tavani. The Ferguson River empties into the bay opposite Bibby ...

, a waterway in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada *

Nevill Ground The Nevill Ground is a cricket ground at Royal Tunbridge Wells in the English county of Kent. It is owned by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and is used by Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club in the summer months and by Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club in t ...

, a cricket venue located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England * Nevill Holt, a hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England **

Nevill Holt Opera Nevill Holt Opera is an arts festival at the end of June and beginning of July that is held at Nevill Holt Hall in Leicestershire, the home of Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross. History Nevill Holt Opera launched its first independent s ...

, an arts festival held annually since 2013 at Nevill Holt

Other uses

*'' The Nevill Feast'', a single-movement orchestral composition of 2003 by American composer Christopher Rouse *

Nevill Hall Hospital Nevill Hall Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Nevill Hall) is a district general hospital in Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. History The site was originally occupied by The Brooks, a co ...

, a district general hospital in Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, Wales

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