Niven

See also: McNiven

Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.[1]

## Notable people

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* 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

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* Niven Busch, US novelist and screenwriter
* Niven Govinden, English novelist

## Other uses

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* Niven (restaurant), a Michelin starred restaurant in Rijswijk, Netherlands
* Harshad numbers, also called Niven numbers

## See also

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* Nivan

## Citations

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1. ^ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941.

## References

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* Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3\. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.

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