| Paul Nitze | American government official | 1907–2004 |
| Sister Nivedita | Scots-Irish social worker, au… | 1867–1911 |
| David Niven | English actor and novelist | 1910–1983 |
| Larry Niven | American writer | 1938 |
| Garth Nix | Australian fantasy writer | 1963 |
| Cynthia Nixon | American actress | 1966 |
| Joan Lowery Nixon | American children's writer an… | 1927–2003 |
| Richard Nixon | 37th President of the United … | 1913–1994 |
| Hasan Nizami | Persian language poet and his… | |
| Louis Nizer | American lawyer | 1902–1994 |
| Joshua Nkomo | Zimbabwean politician | 1917–1999 |
| Kwame Nkrumah | Pan Africanist and First Prim… | 1909–1972 |
| Genevieve Nnaji | Nigerian actress, producer, a… | 1979 |
| Joakim Noah | American–French basketball pl… | 1985 |
| Trevor Noah | South African comedian | 1984 |
| Eli Noam | professor of Finance and Econ… | 1946 |
| David Nobbs | British author and scriptwrit… | 1935–2015 |
| Alfred Nobel | Swedish chemist, innovator, a… | 1833–1896 |
| Elizabeth Noble | British novelist | 1968 |
| Albert Jay Nock | American journalist | 1870–1945 |
| Charles Nodier | French author | 1780–1844 |
| Roden Noel | English poet | 1834–1894 |
| Alyson Nöel | writer | 1965 |
| Kristi Noem | South Dakota politician | 1971 |
| Noemi | Italian singer, screenwriter … | 1982 |
| Emmy Noether | German mathematician | 1882–1935 |
| Albert Nolan | South African priest and acti… | 1934 |
| Christopher Nolan | British–American film directo… | 1970 |
| Han Nolan | American children's writer | 1956 |
| Jonathan Nolan | British-American screenwriter… | 1976 |
| Kenneth Noland | American artist | 1924–2010 |
| Emil Nolde | German artist | 1867–1956 |
| Ernst Nolte | German historian and philosop… | 1923–2016 |
| Shibli Nomani | Indian scholar | 1857–1914 |
| Ikujiro Nonaka | Japanese business theorist | 1935 |
| Günter Nooke | German politician | 1959 |
| Jeff Noon | British writer | 1957 |
| Peggy Noonan | American author and journalist | 1950 |
| Oodgeroo Noonuccal | Aboriginal Australian poet, a… | 1920–1993 |
| George Noory | Talk Radio Host | 1950 |
| Cees Nooteboom | Dutch writer | 1933 |
| Indra Nooyi | Indian-born, naturalized Amer… | 1955 |
| Johan Norberg | author | 1973 |
| Gyaincain Norbu | Tibetan religious leader, Tib… | 1990 |
| Lewis Nordan | American writer | 1939–2012 |
| Denis Norden | British comedy scriptwriter a… | 1922–2018 |
| William D. Nordhaus | American economist | 1941 |
| Jay Nordlinger | American journalist | 1963 |
| Natalia Nordman | Russian author | 1863–1914 |
| Kjell A. Nordström | Economist, writer, public spe… | 1958 |
| Mark Norell | American paleontologist | 1957 |
| Diana Norman | British author and journalist | 1933–2011 |
| Donald A. Norman | American academic | 1935 |
| Jessye Norman | American opera singer | 1945–2019 |
| John Norman | philosophy professor, author … | 1931 |
| Marc Norman | Screenwriter | 1941 |
| Marsha Norman | American playwright, screenwr… | 1947 |
| John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby | English poet and notable Tory… | 1648–1721 |
| Peter de Noronha | Indian businessman | 1897–1970 |
| Grover Norquist | Conservative Lobbyist | 1956 |
| Chuck Norris | American martial artist and a… | 1940 |
| David Norris | Irish scholar, independent Se… | 1944 |
| John Norris | English theologian, philosoph… | 1657–1711 |
| Kathleen Norris | American writer | 1880–1966 |
| Douglass C. North | American Economist | 1920–2015 |
| Marianne North | English biologist and botanic… | 1830–1890 |
| Oliver North | US Marine Corps lieutenant co… | 1943 |
| Roger North | | |
| Ryan North | Canadian webcomic writer and … | 1980 |
| Walter James, 4th Baron Northbourne | British rower, agriculturalis… | 1896–1982 |
| James Northcote | English painter | 1746–1831 |
| Solomon Northup | free-born African American ki… | 1808–1863 |
| Andre Norton | American writer of science fi… | 1912–2005 |
| Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton | English feminist, social refo… | 1808–1877 |
| Charles Eliot Norton | American art historian | 1827–1908 |
| David L. Norton | American philosopher | 1930–1995 |
| David P. Norton | American business theorist, b… | 1941 |
| Edward Norton | american actor | 1969 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | non-voting Delegate to to the… | 1937 |
| Emperor Norton | Self-proclaimed Emperor of th… | 1811–1880 |
| Mary Norton | English children's writer | 1903–1992 |
| Harald V of Norway | King of Norway | 1937 |
| Julian of Norwich | English theologian and anchor… | 1342–1416 |
| Brandy Norwood | American singer and actress | 1979 |
| Reed Noss | | 1952 |
| Nostradamus | French apothecary and reputed… | 1503–1566 |
| Laurie Notaro | American writer | |
| Amélie Nothomb | Belgian francophone writer | 1967 |
| Alice Notley | American poet | 1945 |
| Rachel Notley | 17th Premier of Alberta | 1964 |
| Thomas Notley | American politician | 1634–1679 |
| Lynn Nottage | American playwright | 1964 |
| Henri Nouwen | Dutch priest and writer | 1932–1996 |
| Pierre Lecomte du Noüy | French philosopher | 1883–1947 |
| George Novack | American politician | 1905–1992 |
| Brenda Novak | American Author | 1964 |
| Kim Novak | American actress | 1933 |
| Michael Novak | American theologian, philosop… | 1933–2017 |
| Josip Novakovich | Canadian writer | 1956 |
| Novalis | German poet and writer | 1772–1801 |
