Nye (surname)

Nye is a surname of Old English origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Nye (born 1978), Australian cricketer
• Andrea Nye (born 1939), American feminist philosopher and writer
• Andy Nye (born 1959), English musician
• Archibald Nye (1895–1967), 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
• Carroll Nye (1901–1974), American film actor
• Chauncey Nye (1823–1900), American pioneer
• Claribel Nye (1889–1960), American home economist
• Cliff Nye, Lebanese rugby league player
• David Nye (disambiguation)
• Dick Nye (fl. 1950s, American sailor
• Doug Nye (born 1945), English journalist
• Edd Nye (born 1932), American politician
• Edgar Wilson Nye (1850–1896), American humorist
• Eva Nye, American politician
• Frank Nye (1852–1935), American politician
• Francis W. Nye (1918–2019), U.S. Air Force major general
• G. Raymond Nye (1889–1965), American silent film actor
• George Nye (disambiguation), several people
• Gideon Nye (1812–1888), American diplomat, art collector, writer and merchant
• Glenn Nye (born 1974), American politician
• Harry Nye (disambiguation), several people
• James W. Nye (1815–1876), U.S. Senator
• Jody Lynn Nye (born 1957), American science fiction author
• John Nye (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Nye (born 1937), American academic and political theorist
• Kim Nye (born 1961), New Zealand former footballer
• Lee Nye (1926–1999), American photographer
• Lisa Nye (born 1966), English cricketer
• 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) (1945–2022), American politician
• Mary Jo Nye (born 1944), American historian of science and professor
• Mortimer Nye (1838–1901), American politician
• Myra Nye (1875—1955), American journalist and writer
• Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), Palestinian-American poet and songwriter
• Nathaniel Nye (1624–1647), English mathematician
• Nelson C. Nye (1907–1997), American author, editor and reviewer of Western fiction
• Niel Nye (1914–2003), British archdeacon
• Olin T. Nye (1872–1943), American lawyer
• Pat Nye (1908–1994), English actress
• Peter Nye (1921–2009), British soil scientist
• Phila Calder Nye (1871–1959), American art historian
• Philip Nye (c. 1595–1672) was an English theologian and key adviser to Oliver Cromwell on matters of religion.
• Ray J. Nye (1871–1937), American politician
• Rich Nye (born 1944), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Richard Nye (born 1967), English composer
• 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
• Ryan Nye (born 1973), American baseball player
• 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
• Thomas Avery Nye Jr. (born 1940), American politician
• Wallace G. Nye (1859–1926), 25th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• William Nye (disambiguation)