Niven

Niven is a surname and an anglicisation of the Gallowglass name Nevin.

Notable Nivens

• Archibald C. Niven, US politician
• Bryan Niven, US artist
• David Niven, British film actor
• David Niven, Jr., British film actor
• Derek Niven, Scottish footballer
• Donald Niven Wheeler, accused Soviet spy
• 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
• 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
• 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, Harshad numbers also called Niven numbers.

See also

• Nivan