Nye (surname)

Nye is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrea Nye (born 1939), American feminist philosopher and writer
  • Archibald Nye, British Army lieutenant-general and Governor of Madras
  • Ben Nye (1907–1986), American Hollywood makeup artist
  • Bill Nye (born 1955), "the Science Guy", American popular scientist and TV personality
  • Blaine Nye (born 1946), American former National Football League player
  • Carrie Nye (1936–2006), stage name of American actress Carolyn Nye McGeoy
  • David Nye (disambiguation)
  • Dick Nye (fl.1950s, American sailor
  • Edd Nye (born 1932), American politician
  • Edgar Wilson Nye (1850–1896), American humorist
  • Frank Nye (1852–1935), American politician
  • Francis W. Nye (born 1918), U.S. Air Force major general
  • G. Raymond Nye (1889–1965), American silent film actor
  • George D. Nye (1898–1969), American politician
  • Gerald Nye (1892–1971), U.S. Senator and political activist
  • Gideon Nye (1812–1888), American diplomat, art collector, writer and merchant
  • Glenn Nye (born 1974), American politician
  • James W. Nye (1815–1876), U.S. Senator
  • Jody Lynn Nye (born 1957), American science fiction author
  • John Nye (scientist) (1923-2019), English physicist and glaciologist
  • John Nye (cricketer) (1914–2002), English cricketer
  • Joseph Nye (born 1937), American academic and political theorist
  • Kim Nye (born 1961), New Zealand former footballer
  • Lee Nye (1926–1999), American photographer
  • Louis Nye (1913–2005), American actor and comedian
  • Mark Nye (1909–1993), Anglican bishop and political prisoner in apartheid-era South Africa
  • Mark Nye (politician) (fl.2014–present), American politician
  • Mary Jo Nye (born 1944), American historian of science and professor
  • Myra Nye (1875—1955), American journalist and writer
  • Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), Palestinian-American poet and songwriter
  • Nelson C. Nye (1907–1997), American author, editor and reviewer of Western fiction
  • Ray J. Nye (1871–?), American politician
  • Rich Nye (born 1944), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Robert Nye (1939–2016), British novelist, poet and playwright
  • Russel B. Nye (1913–1993), American English professor, author and historian of popular culture
  • Ruth Nye (born 1932), Australian pianist
  • Simon Nye (born 1958), British comedy writer, creator of the sitcom Men Behaving Badly
  • Stephen Nye (1648–1719), English clergyman and theological writer
  • Steve Nye, music producer and keyboardist
  • Susan Nye, Baroness Nye (born 1955), British civil servant
  • Wallace G. Nye (1859–1926), 25th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • William Nye (disambiguation)

References

  1. "Nye". Internet Surname Database. 2016.
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