Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:
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People
Surname
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
Given name
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
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 (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