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Famous People in History - N

This category of our A to Z of famous people in history is for famous people with surnames beginning with the letter ''N''.

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Napier, John (1550-1617)

John Napier was the Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms and the decimal point.

Nash, Ogden (1902-1971)

Ogden Nash was an American writer of humorous verse.

Nehru, Jawahaial (1889-1964)

Jawahaial Nehru was an Indian statesman. He was India's first prime minister from 1947 to 1964.

Nervi, Pier Luigi (1891-1979)

Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian architect and engineer. He was a leading exponent of the virtues of reinforced concrete. His designs include the 'Pirellie' skyscraper in Milan.

Newman, Paul (1925-2008)

Paul Newman was a very successful American movie actor. His many movies include 'Cool Hand Luke', 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid', and 'The Color of Money'.

Nielsen, Carl August (1865-1931)

Carl August Nielsen was a Danish composer and conductor. He composed six symphonies, two operas and concertos.

Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900)

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher. He believed that the mass of people must be led by the few Supermen.

Nijinsky, Vaslav (1890-1950)

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He is regarded as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.

Niven, David (1909-1983)

David Niven (real name James David Graham Nivin) was a English movie actor. He appeared in many movies including 'The Dawn Patrol', 'Around the World in 80 Days' and 'The Pink Panther'.

Nobel, Alfred Bernhard (1833-1896)

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was the Swedish inventor of dynamite and blasting gelatine. He left his fortune to establish annual prizes for peace, literature, physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine.

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