Last name Niven (Niven 
, نيفن 
, 尼文 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Niven is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Also, Niven is the forename as well as the last name.
| janet niven (1740-1779) (b. 1740) |
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ninian niven Scottish horticulturist and landscape gardener (b. 1799) |
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| james niven botanist (1774-1826) (b. 1774) |
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| james niven Scottish botanist (1776-1827) (b. 1776) |
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william davidson niven Scottish mathematician and electrical engineer (1842-1917), GB (b. 1842) |
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charles niven 14 September 1845 - 11 May 1923, GB (b. 1845) |
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william niven mineralogist and archeologist (1850-1937), GB (b. 1850) |
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james niven British doctor (1851-1925), GB (b. 1851) |
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frederick niven Scottish journalist and novelist, CL (b. 1878) |
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| francis wilson niven (1831-1905) lithographic printer and mariner, AU (b. 1831) |
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| robert niven Medal of Honor recipient, US (b. 1833) |
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| thomas niven Scottish minister (b. 1834) |
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| william niven Peerage person ID=183127 (b. 1846) |
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colin niven Australian rules footballer and coach, AU (b. 1903) |
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| robert niven cricketer (1859-1919), NZ (b. 1859) |
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