Noble (surname)

Noble is an English surname which commonly appears in multiple areas of the United Kingdom. The surname first appears in 1199, during the reign of Richard I and it is common in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alfred Noble (engineer) (1844–1914), American civil engineer
 * Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (1831–1915), Scottish physicist
 * Ann C. Noble, sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis
 * Arthur Noble (1695–1746), Lieutenant-Colonel of the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
 * Anne Noble, a New Zealand photographer
 * Barbara Noble (1907–2001), English publisher and novelist
 * Bill Noble, an Australian rugby league footballer
 * Brian Noble (disambiguation)
 * Brian Noble (bishop) (1936–2019), British Roman Catholic bishop
 * Brian Noble (American football) (born 1962), American football player
 * Brian Noble (rugby league) (born 1961), English rugby league player and coach
 * Chelsea Noble, American actress
 * Christina Noble (born 1944), Irish children's rights campaigner
 * Dave Noble (1900–1983), American football running back
 * David Noble (disambiguation)
 * David A. Noble (1802–1876), U.S. Representative from Michigan
 * David F. Noble (1945–2010), historian of technology
 * David L. Noble, engineer at IBM who invented the floppy disk
 * David W. Noble (1925–2018), historiographer and historian of thought
 * David Noble (Australian footballer) (born 1967), former Fitzroy AFL player
 * David Noble (canyoner) (born 1965), canyoner and discoverer of the Wollemi Pine
 * David Noble (footballer, born 1982), football player for St. Albans City F.C.
 * Denis Noble (born 1936), British physiologist and emeritus professor at the University of Oxford
 * Dudy Noble (1893–1963), American athlete, coach, and administrator
 * Elmer Noble (1909–2001), American biologist
 * Emma Noble (born 1971), actress and model, former daughter-in-law of Sir John Major
 * Frank Noble (born 1945), footballer who played for Peterborough United
 * Gene Noble, American R&B singer
 * Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940), American zoologist
 * Guy Noble, Australian conductor and pianist
 * Sir Iain Noble, 3rd Baronet (1935–2010), champion of Gaelic from Skye
 * James Noble (senator) (1785–1831), 19th century U.S. senator
 * James Noble (actor) (1922–2016), 20th century U.S. actor
 * James H. Noble (1851–1912), American physician and politician
 * Jamie Noble (born 1976), professional wrestler
 * John Noble (born 1948), Australian actor
 * John H. Noble, American inmate of the Soviet Gulag at Vorkuta
 * Jordan Bankston Noble, (1800–1890) African-American soldier, public speaker, and former slave
 * Lee Noble, British car designer and owner of Noble Automotive
 * Marc Noble
 * Mark Noble (born 1987), English footballer
 * Maurice Noble, animation artist
 * Matthew Noble (1818–1876), British sculptor
 * Mike Noble (1930–2018), British comic artist and illustrator
 * Morgan Noble, American politician
 * Monty Noble (1873–1940), Australian cricketer
 * Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer) (1880–1955), Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars
 * Ray Noble (1903–1978), British bandleader, composer and actor
 * Ray Noble (baseball) (1919–1998), Cuban baseball player
 * Rayner Noble (born 1961), American college baseball coach
 * Reg Noble (1895–1962), former NHL Hockey player
 * Redman (born Reginald Noble in 1970), American rapper
 * Richard Noble (born 1946), Scottish former land speed record holder
 * Ross Noble (born 1976), British stand-up comedian
 * Roy Noble (born 1942), Welsh radio and television broadcaster
 * Sierra Noble (born 1990), Canadian musician
 * T. Tertius Noble (1867–1953), British organist and composer
 * Trisha Noble (1944–2021), Australian singer and actress
 * Walter Noble (1884—?), British flying ace
 * Warren Noble (inventor), inventor of electric stove
 * William Noble (disambiguation)
 * William H. Noble (1788–1850), United States Representative from New York
 * William Noble, 1st Baron Kirkley (1863–1935), English shipowner
 * William Noble (missionary) (1866–1945), American missionary in Korea
 * William Bonneau Noble (1780–1831), English landscape painter
 * William Clark Noble (1858–1938), American sculptor
 * William Noble (jockey) (1814–1897), English jockey

Fictional characters

 * Donna Noble, a character in Doctor Who