Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Archibald C. Niven (1803–1882), American politician
  • Alan Niven, New Zealand manager of Guns n Roses
  • Alan Niven (soccer) (1955–1999), Australian soccer player
  • Alastair Niven (1944–2025), British literary scholar and author
  • Charles Niven (1845–1923), Scottish mathematician
  • Colin Niven (1903–1968), Australian rules footballer
  • David Niven (1910–1983), British actor and author
  • David Niven, Jr. (born 1942), British actor, producer and executive, son of David
  • Derek Niven (born 1983), Scottish footballer
  • Frances Gamble (1949–1997), née Niven, South African climatologist and speleologist
  • Frederick Niven (1878–1944), Canadian novelist
  • George Niven (1929–2008), Scottish footballer
  • Ivan M. Niven (1915–1999), Canadian–American mathematician
  • James Niven (1851–1925), Scottish physician
  • Jennifer Niven, American novelist
  • Jimmy Niven (1861–1933), Scottish footballer
  • John Niven (born 1966), Scottish writer
  • John Niven (footballer) (1921–2011), Scottish football player
  • Kip Niven (1945–2019), American actor and theater director
  • Larry Niven (born 1938), American science fiction author
  • Margaret Graeme Niven (1906–1997), English artist
  • Ninian Niven (1799–1879), Scottish horticulturist and landscape gardener
  • Paul K. Niven Jr. (1924–1970), American journalist
  • Peter Niven (born 1964), Scottish jockey
  • Ray Niven (1911–1992), Australian footballer
  • Robert Niven (English cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer
  • Robert Niven (New Zealand cricketer) (1859–1919), New Zealand cricketer
  • Robert Niven (soldier) (1853–1921), American officer awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Stuart Niven (born 1978), Scottish footballer
  • Thornton M. Niven (1806–1895), Scottish-American architect and stonecutter
  • William Niven (1850–1937), Scottish mineralogist and archeologist
  • William Davidson Niven (1842–1917), British mathematician and electrical engineer
  • William Dickie Niven (1879–1965), ecclesiastical historian

See also

  • McNiven
  • Nivan

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