Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941.

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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