Nye (surname)
# 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)
