Niven

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

Notable people with the name include:

* Archibald C. Niven (1803–1882), American politician * Alan Niven, New Zealand former manager of the band Guns n Roses * Alan Niven (soccer) (1955–1999), Australian soccer player * Alastair Niven (born 1944), British literary scholar and author * Charles Niven (1845–1923), Scottish mathematician * Colin Niven (1903–1968), Australian rules footballer * David Niven (1910–1983), British actor and author * David Niven, Jr. (born 1942), British actor, producer and executive, son of David Niven * Derek Niven (born 1983), Scottish footballer * Frances Gamble (1949-1997), née Niven, South African climatologist and speleologist * Frederick Niven (1878–1944), Canadian novelist * George Niven (1929–2008), Scottish footballer * Ivan M. Niven (1915–1999), Canadian–American mathematician * James Niven (1851–1925), Scottish physician * Jennifer Niven, American novelist * Jimmy Niven (1861–1933), Scottish footballer * John Niven (born 1966), Scottish writer * John Niven (footballer) (1921–2011), Scottish football goalkeeper * Kip Niven (1945–2019), American actor and theater director * Larry Niven (born 1938), American science fiction author * Margaret Graeme Niven (1906–1997), English artist * Ninian Niven (1799–1879), Scottish horticulturist and landscape gardener * Paul K. Niven Jr. (1924–1970), American journalist * Peter Niven (born 1964), Scottish jockey * Ray Niven (1911–1992), Australian rules footballer * Robert Niven (English cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer * Robert Niven (New Zealand cricketer) (1859–1919), New Zealand cricketer * Robert Niven (soldier) (1853–1921), American Civil War officer awarded the Medal of Honor * Stuart Niven (born 1978), Scottish former footballer * Thornton M. Niven (1806–1895), Scottish-American architect and master stonecutter * William Niven (1850–1937), Scottish mineralogist and archeologist * William Davidson Niven (1842–1917), British mathematician and electrical engineer * William Dickie Niven (1879–1965), professor of ecclesiastical history Provided by Wikipedia