Niven

See also: McNiven

Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.

Notable people

• Archibald C. Niven, US politician
• Alan Niven, rock n roll composer, producer and manager Guns n Roses, Great White, The Angels, Clarence Clemons etc
• Alastair Niven, British author and critic
• Bryan Niven, US artist
• Charles Niven, Scottish mathematician
• David Niven, British film actor and author
• David Niven, Jr., British film actor
• Derek Niven, Scottish footballer
• Donald Niven Wheeler, accused Soviet spy
• Frances Niven (1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist
• George Niven, Scottish footballer
• Ivan M. Niven, Canadian–American mathematician
  • Niven's constant, a mathematical constant
  • Niven numbers, a mathematical concept
  • Niven's theorem
  • 12513 Niven, asteroid named after Ivan M. Niven
• James Niven, Scottish physician
• Jennifer Niven, American novelist
• Jimmy Niven, Scottish footballer
• John Niven, Scottish writer
• John Niven (footballer), 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

See also

• Nivan

References

• Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.