Nye (surname)

Nye is a surname of Old English origin. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron Nye (born 1978), Australian cricketer
 * Andrea Nye (born 1939), American feminist philosopher and writer
 * Andy Nye (born 1959), English musician
 * Archibald Nye (1895–1967), British Army lieutenant-general and Governor of Madras
 * Ben Nye (1907–1986), American Hollywood makeup artist
 * Bill Nye (born 1955), "the Science Guy", American popular scientist and TV personality
 * Blaine Nye (born 1946), American former National Football League player
 * Carrie Nye (1936–2006), stage name of American actress Carolyn Nye McGeoy
 * Carroll Nye (1901–1974), American film actor
 * Chauncey Nye (1823–1900), American pioneer
 * Claribel Nye (1889–1960), American home economist
 * Cliff Nye, Lebanese rugby league player
 * David Nye (disambiguation)
 * Dick Nye (fl. 1950s, American sailor
 * Doug Nye (born 1945), English journalist
 * Edd Nye (born 1932), American politician
 * Edgar Wilson Nye (1850–1896), American humorist
 * Eva Nye, American politician
 * Frank Nye (1852–1935), American politician
 * Francis W. Nye (1918–2019), U.S. Air Force major general
 * G. Raymond Nye (1889–1965), American silent film actor
 * George Nye (disambiguation), several people
 * Gideon Nye (1812–1888), American diplomat, art collector, writer and merchant
 * Glenn Nye (born 1974), American politician
 * Harry Nye (disambiguation), several people
 * James W. Nye (1815–1876), U.S. Senator
 * Jody Lynn Nye (born 1957), American science fiction author
 * John Nye (disambiguation), several people
 * Joseph Nye (born 1937), American academic and political theorist
 * Kim Nye (born 1961), New Zealand former footballer
 * Lee Nye (1926–1999), American photographer
 * Lisa Nye (born 1966), English cricketer
 * Louis Nye (1913–2005), American actor and comedian
 * Mark Nye (1909–1993), Anglican bishop and political prisoner in apartheid-era South Africa
 * Mark Nye (politician) (1945–2022), American politician
 * Mary Jo Nye (born 1944), American historian of science and professor
 * Mortimer Nye (1838–1901), American politician
 * Myra Nye (1875—1955), American journalist and writer
 * Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), Palestinian-American poet and songwriter
 * Nathaniel Nye (1624–1647), English mathematician
 * Nelson C. Nye (1907–1997), American author, editor and reviewer of Western fiction
 * Niel Nye (1914–2003), British archdeacon
 * Olin T. Nye (1872–1943), American lawyer
 * Pat Nye (1908–1994), English actress
 * Peter Nye (1921–2009), British soil scientist
 * Phila Calder Nye (1871–1959), American art historian
 * Philip Nye (c. 1595–1672) was an English theologian and key adviser to Oliver Cromwell on matters of religion.
 * Ray J. Nye (1871–1937), American politician
 * Rich Nye (born 1944), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Richard Nye (born 1967), English composer
 * Robert Nye (1939–2016), British novelist, poet and playwright
 * Russel B. Nye (1913–1993), American English professor, author and historian of popular culture
 * Ruth Nye (born 1932), Australian pianist
 * Ryan Nye (born 1973), American baseball player
 * Simon Nye (born 1958), British comedy writer, creator of the sitcom Men Behaving Badly
 * Stephen Nye (1648–1719), English clergyman and theological writer
 * Steve Nye, music producer and keyboardist
 * Susan Nye, Baroness Nye (born 1955), British civil servant
 * Thomas Avery Nye Jr. (born 1940), American politician
 * Wallace G. Nye (1859–1926), 25th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
 * William Nye (disambiguation)