Niven
Niven is a surname and an anglicisation of the Gallowglass name Nevin.
Notable Nivens
- Archibald C. Niven, US politician
- Bryan Niven, US artist
- David Niven, British film actor
- David Niven, Jr., British film actor
- Derek Niven, Scottish footballer
- Donald Niven Wheeler, accused Soviet spy
- 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
- 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
- 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, Harshad numbers also called Niven numbers.
See also
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