Niles (name)
Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:
People
Surname
- Addison Niles, American judge in California
- Blair Niles, American author
- D. T. Niles, Ceylonese pastor, evangelist and president of the Ceylon Methodist Conference
- Dalwin J. Niles, American politician and judge
- David Niles, White House political advisor to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
- Douglas Niles, 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, American Major League Baseball player
- Hezekiah Niles, American newspaper editor
- John Milton Niles, American lawyer and politician
- John Jacob Niles, 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, American former National Basketball Association player and convicted murderer
- Nathaniel Niles (figure skater), American figure skater and tennis player
- Nathaniel Niles (politician), United States Representative from Vermont
- Nathaniel Niles Jr., American diplomat
- Prescott Niles, American rock bassist, best known for his work with The Knack
- Richard Niles, American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist
- Russell D. Niles, American lawyer, president of the New York City Bar Association and a dean of New York University School of Law
- Steve Niles, American comic book author and novelist
- Thomas M. T. Niles, American diplomat and ambassador
- Wendell Niles, radio announcer
- William Woodruff Niles, Episcopal bishop
Given name
- Niles Eldredge, American biologist and paleontologist
- Niles Fitch, American actor
- Niles Paul, American National Football League player
- Niles Pease, American businessman and member of the Los Angeles City Council
- Niles Perkins, American athlete and physician
- Niles Scott, American football player
- Niles Welch, American stage and film actor
Fictional characters
- 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
- 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''