Nisbet (surname)

Nisbet is a surname. Alternate spellings include Nisbett, Nesbit, and Nesbitt. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725), Scottish heraldist
 * Alexander Nisbet (judge) (1777–1857), Judge in the City of Baltimore
 * Andrew Nisbet Jr. (1921–2013), American legislator and military officer
 * Andrew Nisbet, founder and chairman of catering supplies retailer Nisbets Plc
 * Andy Nisbet, (1953–2019), Scottish mountaineer
 * Charles Nisbet (1736–1804), first president of Dickinson College in PA
 * Eugenius A. Nisbet (1803–1871), American politician and jurist from the US state of Georgia
 * Gavin Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Preston North End FC)
 * Harold Nisbet (1873–1937), English amateur tennis player
 * Harriet L. Nisbet (1853–1910), American civic leader
 * Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-Australian author and artist
 * James Nisbet (disambiguation), several people
 * John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton (1609–1687), Scottish judge
 * John Nisbet (1627–1685), Scottish covenanter
 * Kevin Nisbet, Scottish footballer
 * Mary Nisbet (1778–1855), Countess of Elgin
 * Murdoch Nisbet (1531–1559), Scottish bible translator
 * Robin G. M. Nisbet (1925–2013), classical scholar
 * Robert Nisbet (1913–1996), American sociologist
 * Scott Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Rangers FC)
 * William Nisbet (physician) (1759–1822), Scottish physician