| Steven Novella | American neurologist, skeptic… | 1964 |
| Naomi Novik | American writer | 1973 |
| Guity Novin | artist | 1944 |
| Krist Novoselic | Croatian-American rock musici… | 1965 |
| Alden Nowlan | Canadian writer | 1933–1983 |
| Robert Noyce | American businessman and engi… | 1927–1990 |
| Alfred Noyes | English poet | 1880–1958 |
| Ryōji Noyori | Japanese chemist | 1938 |
| Robert Nozick | American political philosopher | 1938–2002 |
| Benjamin Nugent | American writer | 1950 |
| Ted Nugent | American rock musician | 1948 |
| Garin Nugroho | Indonesian director | 1961 |
| Sherwin B. Nuland | American surgeon | 1930–2014 |
| Geoffrey Nunberg | American linguist | 1945 |
| Rachel Ann Nunes | Author | 1966 |
| Sam Nunn | American lawyer and politician | 1938 |
| Rudolf Nureyev | Soviet ballet dancer and chor… | 1938–1993 |
| Maila Nurmi | Finnish-American actress | 1922–2008 |
| Alan Nursall | Canadian journalist | |
| Paul Nurse | Nobel prize winning British b… | 1949 |
| Benedict of Nursia | Christian saint and monk | 480–547 |
| Martha C. Nussbaum | American philosopher | 1947 |
| Paolo Nutini | Scottish musician | 1987 |
| Paul Nuttall | British politician | 1976 |
| Michael Nutter | American mayor | 1957 |
| Abu Nuwas | Arabic poet | 762–814 |
| Fortunatus Nwachukwu | Roman Catholic archbishop | 1960 |
| Uladzimir Nyaklyayew | Belarusian politician and wri… | 1946 |
| Lama Ole Nydahl | Danish lama | 1941 |
| Bill Nye | American science educator, co… | 1955 |
| Edgar Wilson Nye | American journalist, who late… | 1850–1896 |
| Joseph Nye | American political scientist | 1937 |
| Naomi Shihab Nye | American writer | 1952 |
| Simon Nye | British screenwriter | 1958 |
| Julius Nyerere | Tanzanian politician and writ… | 1922–1999 |
| Bob Nygaard | private detective specializin… | |
| Kristen Nygaard | Computer scientist, Mathemati… | 1926–2002 |
| Anders Nygren | Swedish bishop | 1890–1978 |
| Matti Nykänen | Finnish ski jumper | 1963–2019 |
| Lupita Nyong'o | Mexican-Kenyan actress and fi… | 1983 |
| Sithembiso Nyoni | Zimbabwean politician | 1949 |
| Laura Nyro | American musician and songwri… | 1947–1997 |
| Gregory of Nyssa | bishop of Nyssa | 335–395 |
| Filipe Nyusi | Mozambican politician | 1959 |
