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Niles (name)

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Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:

People

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Surname

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  • Addison Niles (1832–1890), American judge in California
  • Blair Niles (1880–1959), American author
  • D. T. Niles (1908-1970), Ceylonese pastor, evangelist and president of the Ceylon Methodist Conference
  • Dalwin J. Niles (1914–1979), American politician and judge
  • David Niles (1888–1952), White House political advisor to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
  • Douglas Niles (born 1954), American fantasy author, game designer and one of the creators of the Dragonlance fantasy world
  • Emory T. Niles, United States Army captain, co-author of the Niles and Sutherland Report on conditions in the former Ottoman Empire's eastern provinces after World War I
  • Harry Niles (1880-1963), American Major League Baseball player
  • Hezekiah Niles (1777–1839), American newspaper editor
  • John Milton Niles (1787–1856), American lawyer and politician
  • John Jacob Niles (1892–1980), American composer and singer
  • John Niles (scholar), American scholar of Old English literature
  • Ken Niles, American radio announcer
  • Mike Niles (born 1955), American former National Basketball Association player and convicted murderer
  • Nathaniel Niles (figure skater) (1886–1932), American figure skater and tennis player
  • Nathaniel Niles (politician) (1741–1828), United States Representative from Vermont
  • Nathaniel Niles Jr. (1791–1869), American diplomat
  • Prescott Niles (born 1954), American rock bassist, best known for his work with The Knack
  • Richard Niles (born 1951), American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist
  • Russell D. Niles (1902-1992), American lawyer, president of the New York City Bar Association and a dean of New York University School of Law
  • Steve Niles (born 1965), American comic book author and novelist
  • Thomas Niles (born 1939), American diplomat and former ambassador
  • Wendell Niles (1904–1994), radio announcer
  • William Woodruff Niles (1832-1914), Episcopal bishop

Given name

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  • Niles Eldredge (born 1943), American biologist and paleontologist
  • Niles Fitch (born 2001), American actor
  • Niles Paul (born 1989), American National Football League player
  • Niles Pease (1838–1921), American businessman and member of the Los Angeles City Council
  • Niles Perkins (1919–1971), American athlete and physician
  • Niles Scott (born 1995), American football player
  • Niles Welch (1888-1976), American stage and film actor

Fictional characters

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