Niles (name)

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

• 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
• Meredith Niles, American environmental scientist
• 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 M. T. Niles (1939–2025), American diplomat and ambassador
• Wendell Niles (1904–1994), radio announcer
• William Woodruff Niles (1832–1914), Episcopal bishop

• 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

• Chief (DC Comics), Dr. Niles Caulder, a paraplegic genius
• Niles Crane, on the US television series Frasier
• Niles Perry, protagonist of The Other (1972 film)
• Niles Standish, in Crank Yankers
• Niles, the butler in the US television series The Nanny (never revealed whether Niles is a given name or surname)
• Judge Niles, in the Judge Dredd comic strip
• Lisa Niles, on the American soap opera General Hospital
• Niles, from the video game Fire Emblem Fates