Niles (name)

Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:

Surname

 * Addison Niles (1832–1890), American judge in California
 * Blair Niles (1880–1959), American author
 * D. T. Niles (1908-1970), Ceylonese pastor, evangelist and president of the Ceylon Methodist Conference
 * Dalwin J. Niles (1914–1979), American politician and judge
 * David Niles (1888–1952), White House political advisor to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
 * Douglas Niles (born 1954), American fantasy author, game designer and one of the creators of the Dragonlance fantasy world
 * Emory T. Niles, United States Army captain, co-author of the Niles and Sutherland Report on conditions in the former Ottoman Empire's eastern provinces after World War I
 * Harry Niles (1880-1963), American Major League Baseball player
 * Hezekiah Niles (1777–1839), American newspaper editor
 * John Milton Niles (1787–1856), American lawyer and politician
 * John Jacob Niles (1892–1980), American composer and singer
 * John Niles (scholar), American scholar of Old English literature
 * Ken Niles, American radio announcer
 * Mike Niles (born 1955), American former National Basketball Association player and convicted murderer
 * Nathaniel Niles (figure skater) (1886–1932), American figure skater and tennis player
 * Nathaniel Niles (politician) (1741–1828), United States Representative from Vermont
 * Nathaniel Niles Jr. (1791–1869), American diplomat
 * Prescott Niles (born 1954), American rock bassist, best known for his work with The Knack
 * Richard Niles (born 1951), American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist
 * Russell D. Niles (1902-1992), American lawyer, president of the New York City Bar Association and a dean of New York University School of Law
 * Steve Niles (born 1965), American comic book author and novelist
 * Thomas Niles (born 1939), American diplomat and former ambassador
 * Wendell Niles (1904–1994), radio announcer
 * William Woodruff Niles (1832-1914), Episcopal bishop

Given name

 * Niles Eldredge (born 1943), American biologist and paleontologist
 * Niles Fitch (born 2001), American actor
 * Niles Paul (born 1989), American National Football League player
 * Niles Pease (1838–1921), American businessman and member of the Los Angeles City Council
 * Niles Perkins (1919–1971), American athlete and physician
 * Niles Scott (born 1995), American football player
 * Niles Welch (1888-1976), American stage and film actor

Fictional characters

 * Niles the Butler, in the US television series The Nanny
 * Niles Crane, on the US television series Frasier
 * Niles Perry, protagonist of The Other (1972 film)
 * Niles Standish, in Crank Yankers
 * Chief (DC Comics), also known as Dr. Niles Caulder
 * Judge Niles, in the Judge Dredd comic strip
 * Lisa Niles, on the American soap opera General Hospital
 * Niles, from RPG video game Fire Emblem Fates