Niven

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