Names beginning with N

• N'Golo KantéFrench footballer (born 1991)

  being archived
• N. R. Narayana MurthyIndian businessman

  being archived
• N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Indian actor, dancer, singer and television presenter (b. 1983)

  being archived
• Nabbanja RobinahUgandan politician

  b. December 17, 1969
• Nabi Bakhsh BalochHistorical figure
• NabonidusKing of Babylon

  615 BCE – 538 BCE
• NabopolassarKing of Babylon (626-605 a.c)

  d. 605 BCE
• Nadeem BaigPakistani actor

  b. July 19, 1941
• Nader ShahShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty

  October 22, 1688 – June 19, 1747
• Nadia ComaneciRomanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)

  b. November 12, 1961
• Nadir al-ArbawiPrime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

  b. September 26, 1949
• Naftali BennettPrime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022

  b. March 25, 1972
• Naguib MahfouzEgyptian writer (1911–2006)

  December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006
• Naguib SawirisEgyptian businessman

  being archived
• Nahas AngulaNamibian Prime Minister

  being archived
• Naheed AkhtarPlayback singer

  b. 1966
• NahmanidesHistorical figure
• Nain Singh RawatPundit who explored the Himalayas for the British

  October 21, 1830 – February 1, 1882
• Najib RazakFormer 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

  b. July 23, 1953
• Najla BoudenTunisian engineer, academic and politician

  being archived
• Nambaryn EnkhbayarMongolian politician, Leader of Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party

  b. June 1, 1958
• Nana Akufo-AddoPresident of Ghana from 2017 to 2025

  b. March 29, 1944
• Nana SahibIndian rebel (1824–1859)

  May 19, 1824 – 1859
• Nanak SinghIndian writer (1897–1971)

  July 4, 1897 – December 28, 1971
• Nancy AstorFirst female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964)

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• Nancy DupreeAmerican archaeologist (1927–2017)

  October 3, 1927 – September 10, 2017
• Nancy PelosiAmerican politician (born 1940)

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• Nandalal BoseIndian artist (1882-1966)

  December 3, 1882 – April 16, 1966
• Nangolo MbumbaPresident of Namibia from 2024 to 2025

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• Naomi CampbellBritish model (born 1970)

  being archived
• Naomi KleinCanadian author and activist (born 1970)

  being archived
• Naomi OsakaJapanese tennis player (born 1997)

  being archived
• Napoleon BonaparteFrench emperor and general whose campaigns redrew the map of Europe

  August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821
• Napoleon IIIPresident of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France (1808–1873)

  April 20, 1808 – January 9, 1873
• NaqiaQueen mother

  c. 800 BCE – 668 BCE
• Naram-Sin of AkkadRuler of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2254–2218 BC)
• Narayana MurthyIndian film director, actor

  being archived
• Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India since 2014

  b. September 17, 1950
• NaresuanKing of Ayutthaya

  1555 – April 25, 1605
• NargisIndian actress (1929–1981)

  June 1, 1929 – May 3, 1981
• NarmerAncient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period

  c. 3200 BCE – 3050 BCE
• NarsesByzantine general

  478 CE – 574 CE
• NaruhitoEmperor of Japan (born 1960)

  b. February 23, 1960
• Naseem HameedPakistani sprinter

  b. May 1, 1988
• Naseem HijaziPakistani writer (1914-1996)

  May 19, 1914 – March 2, 1996
• Naseeruddin ShahIndian actor and director

  b. July 20, 1950
• Nasir KazmiPakistani poet (1925–1972)

  December 8, 1925 – March 2, 1972
• Nasir al-Din al-TusiPersian astronomer (1201–1274)

  1201 – 1273
• Nasiruddin Chiragh DehlaviMystic poet and Sufi saint

  1274 – September 13, 1356
• Nasry AsfuraHonduran politician and businessman (born 1958)

  b. June 8, 1958
• Nassef SawirisEgyptian billionaire businessman

  being archived
• Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-SabahFormer Prime Minister of Kuwait 2006-2011

  b. December 22, 1940
• Nassim Nicholas TalebLebanese-American mathematical statistician, option trader, risk analyst and author (born 1960)

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• Nat King ColeAmerican singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

  March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965
• Nat TurnerAmerican slave rebellion leader (1800-1831)

  October 1, 1800 – November 11, 1831
• Natalia GavrilițaMoldovan economist and politician

  b. September 21, 1977
• Natalie WoodAmerican actress (1938–1981)

  July 20, 1938 – November 28, 1981
• Nataša Pirc MusarPresident of Slovenia since 2022

  b. May 9, 1968
• Nathan Mayer RothschildGerman-born British financier (1777–1836)

  being archived
• Nathaniel HawthorneAmerican author (1804–1864)

  July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864
• Nathaniel PopperAmerican journalist

  b. 1979
• Natsagiin BagabandiMongolian politician

  b. April 22, 1950
• Natsume SosekiJapanese novelist

  February 9, 1867 – December 9, 1916
• NaushadIndian composer (1919–2006)

  December 25, 1919 – May 5, 2006
• Naval RavikantIndian American entrepreneur and investor

  b. 1974
• Navin RamgoolamPrime Minister of Mauritius (1995–2000, 2005–2014, 2024–Present)

  b. July 14, 1947
• Nawab Ismail KhanHistorical figure
• Nawab SalimullahHistorical figure
• Nawab Waqar-ul-MulkPolitician for India's independence (1841–1917)

  March 24, 1841 – January 27, 1917
• Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahEmir of Kuwait (1937–2023)

  June 25, 1937 – December 16, 2023
• Nawaf SalamLebanese Prime Minister

  b. December 15, 1953
• Nawaz SharifFormer prime minister of Pakistan

  b. December 25, 1949
• Nayib BukelePresident of El Salvador since 2019

  b. July 24, 1981
• Nayyara NoorPakistani singer

  November 3, 1950 – August 20, 2022
• Nazar Mohammadcricketer (1921-1996)

  March 5, 1921 – July 12, 1996
• Nazeer AbbasiCommunist Leader

  July 13, 1940 – August 9, 1980
• Nazia HassanPakistani singer (1965–2000)

  April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000
• Nazim HikmetTurkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963)

  January 15, 1902 – June 3, 1963
• Nazir SabirPakistani mountain climber

  b. December 10, 1955
• Nazo TokhiAfghan poet and writer (1651–1717)

  1651 – 1717
• Nebuchadnezzar IKing of Babylon

  c. 1200 BCE – 1104 BCE
• Nebuchadnezzar IIKing of Babylon

  642 BCE – 561 BCE
• Necho II2nd Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty

  c. 700 BCE – 595 BCE
• Ned KellyAustralian bushranger (1854–1880)

  1854 – November 11, 1880
• NefertariAncient Egyptian queen consort

  1290 BCE – 1255 BCE
• NefertitiNefertiti, b. c.1973, Chicago; Islamic rapper

  1370 BCE – 1330 BCE
• Negasso GidadaEthiopian President (1943-2019)

  September 3, 1943 – April 27, 2019
• Nehanda Charwe NyakasikanaHistorical figure
• NehemiahAmerican actor and painter (1919–2022)

  August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022
• Neil ArmstrongFirst human being to walk on the Moon

  August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Neil GaimanEnglish writer (born 1960)

  b. November 10, 1960
• Neil YoungCanadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)

  b. November 12, 1945being archived
• Neil deGrasse TysonAmerican astrophysicist and science communicator

  b. October 5, 1958
• Nellie BlyAmerican journalist

  May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922
• Nelson MandelaAnti-apartheid revolutionary who became South Africa's first Black president

  July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013
• Nelson RockefellerVice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

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• NeroFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)

  December 15, 1937 CE – June 9, 1968 CE
• Nest ferch RhysWelsh princess, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last king of Deheubarth

  1085 – 1136
• NestoriusChristian theologian (c. 386–c. 451)

  381 CE – 451 CE
• Nettie StevensAmerican geneticist (1861–1912)

  July 7, 1861 – May 4, 1912
• Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahNamibian politician

  b. October 29, 1952
• Neville ChamberlainPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940

  March 18, 1869 – November 9, 1940
• NeymarBrazilian footballer (born 1992)

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• Ngiratkel EtpisonEntrepreneur, Philanthropist, Republican Presidential Candidate (1925-1997)

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• Ngugi wa Thiong'oKenyan writer (1938–2025)

  January 5, 1938 – May 28, 2025
• Nguyen Du16th-century Vietnamese writer

  b. c. 1500
• Nguyen TraiVietnamese scholar and poet (1380–1442)

  1380 – September 28, 1442
• Nguyễn Phú TrọngGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024

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• Nguyễn Tấn DũngPrime Minister of Vietnam

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• Nguyễn Xuân PhúcFormer President of Vietnam

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• Ngwane VParamount chief of Swaziland (1876–1899)

  1876 – December 10, 1899
• Nic CarterGuest on the Lex Fridman podcast
• Nicanor Duarte47th President of Paraguay

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• Niccolo MachiavelliFlorentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)

  May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527
• Niccolo PaganiniItalian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

  October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840
• Nicholas BrathwaiteGrenadian politician, Prime Minister of Grenada (1925–2016)

  July 8, 1925 – October 28, 2016
• Nicholas II of Russia14th and last Emperor of Russia (1894–1917)

  May 6, 1868 – July 17, 1918
• Nicholas LiverpoolPresident of Dominica (1934-2015)

  September 9, 1934 – June 1, 2015
• Nicholas of CusaGerman philosopher (1401 – 1464)

  1401 – August 11, 1464
• Nick MasonEnglish drummer

  b. January 27, 1944
• Nick SzaboAmerican computer scientist

  b. April 5, 1964
• Nicki MinajTrinidadian rapper (born 1982)

  being archived
• Nicky OppenheimerSouth African businessman

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• Nico RosbergGerman–Finnish former Formula 1 racing driver

  being archived
• Nicolae Ciucă70th Prime Minister of Romania (2021-2023)

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• Nicolae Timofti4th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016)

  b. December 22, 1948
• Nicolas CaryBritish businessman

  b. April 17, 1955
• Nicolas FlamelFrench scrivener

  1330 – March 22, 1418
• Nicolas Sarkozy23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012

  b. January 28, 1955
• Nicolaus CopernicusPolish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)

  February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Nicole OresmeHistorical figure
• Nicolás MaduroVenezuelan politician

  being archived
• Nicos ChristodoulidesCypriot politician, 8th and current President of Cyprus (2023–)

  b. December 6, 1973
• Nicușor DanPresident of Romania since 2025

  b. December 20, 1969
• Nicéphore SogloPrime Minister of Benin

  b. November 29, 1934
• Niels BohrDanish physicist (1885–1962)

  October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962
• Niels Henrik AbelNorwegian mathematician (1802–1829)

  August 5, 1802 – April 6, 1829
• Nigar AhmedPakistani women’s rights activist

  1945 – February 24, 2017
• Nigella LawsonEnglish food writer and television cook (born 1960)

  being archived
• Nigmatilla YuldashevUzbek lawyer and politician

  being archived
• Nikenike VurobaravuPresident of Vanuatu since 2022

  b. December 3, 1951
• Nikephoros II PhokasByzantine emperor from 963 to 969

  912 CE – 969 CE
• Niki LaudaAustrian former Formula 1 driver (1949–2019)

  being archived
• Nikita KhrushchevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

  April 3, 1894 – September 11, 1971
• Niklas ZennströmSwedish entrepreneur

  being archived
• Nikol PashinyanPrime Minister of Armenia since 2018

  b. June 1, 1975
• Nikola JokićSerbian basketball player (born 1995)

  being archived
• Nikola TeslaInventor and electrical engineer who pioneered alternating current

  July 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943
• Nikola ŠpirićChairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2012

  b. September 4, 1956
• Nikolai DenkovBulgarian physical chemist and politician

  b. September 3, 1962
• Nikolai DurovRussian programmer and mathematician

  b. November 21, 1980
• Nikolai GogolRussian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)

  March 19, 1809 – February 21, 1852
• Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovRussian composer (1844–1908)

  March 6, 1844 – June 20, 1908
• Nikos AnastasiadesCypriot politician, 7th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2013–2023)

  b. September 27, 1946
• Nikos KazantzakisHistorical figure
• Nina SimoneAmerican singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)

  February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003
• Nino BurjanadzeGeorgian politician and lawyer, Speaker of Parliament (2001–2008) and twice acting President of Georgia

  b. July 16, 1964
• Nipsey HussleAmerican rapper (1985–2019)

  being archived
• Nirmal Jit Singh SekhonRecipient of Param Vir Chakra (1943-1971)

  July 17, 1943 – December 14, 1971
• Nischal ShettyHistorical figure

  b. 1986
• Nishad SinghHistorical figure
• Nizami GanjaviPersian poet

  1141 – 1209
• Nizamuddin AuliyaOne of the most prominent Indian Sufi Saint, lived most of his life around Delhi. Spiritual guide to Amir Khusrau

  1238 – April 3, 1325
• Nizar AmidiIraqi politician

  b. February 8, 1968
• Nizar QabbaniSyrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923-1998)

  March 21, 1923 – April 30, 1998
• Nnamdi AzikiweHistorical figure
• NoahAmerican actor (1882–1946)

  January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946
• Noah LylesAmerican sprinter

  being archived
• Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist and activist (born 1928)

  b. December 7, 1928
• Noor HassanaliFormer President of Trinidad and Tobago (1918-2006)

  being archived
• Noor JehanPakistani singer and actress (1920–2000)

  September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000
• Noor Mohammad SheikhIndian politician

  b. 1966
• Norman BethuneCanadian physician, medical innovator and humanitarian (1890-1939)

  March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939
• Norman BorlaugAmerican biologist (1914–2009)

  March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009
• Norman RockwellAmerican painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

  February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978
• Norodom RanariddhCambodian politician (1944–2021)

  January 2, 1944 – November 28, 2021
• Norodom SihamoniKing of Cambodia

  b. May 14, 1953
• Norodom SihanoukCambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)

  October 31, 1922 – October 15, 2012
• Norodom SuramaritCambodian king (1896-1960)

  March 6, 1896 – April 3, 1960
• Notker the StammererBenedictine monk and musician

  840 CE – April 6, 912 CE
• Nouhak PhoumsavanhLao politician (1910-2008)

  April 9, 1914 – September 9, 2008
• Noureddine BedouiPrime Minister of Algeria in 2019

  b. December 22, 1959
• Nouri al-MalikiPrime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014

  b. June 20, 1950
• Nouriel RoubiniAmerican economist

  being archived
• Novak DjokovicSerbian tennis player (born 1987)

  b. May 22, 1987
• Novruz MammadovAzerbaijani politician and translator, former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

  b. March 15, 1947
• Nrpendradevi av SambhupuraQueen of Upper Chenla (Land Chenla)
• Nuno Alvares PereiraPortuguese nobleman

  June 24, 1360 – November 1, 1431
• Nuno NabiamPrime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

  b. November 17, 1966
• Nureddin al-Atassi4th President of the Syrian Arab Republic (1929–1992)

  being archived
• Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanPakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)

  October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997
• Néstor KirchnerPresident of Argentina from 2003 to 2007

  February 25, 1950 – October 27, 2010
• Nūrsūltan NazarbaevPresident of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019

  b. July 6, 1940