Noble (surname)

Noble is an English surname which commonly appears in multiple areas of the United Kingdom. The surname first appears in 1199, during the reign of Richard I and it is common in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Noble (engineer) (1844–1914), American civil engineer
• Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (1831–1915), Scottish physicist
• Ann C. Noble, sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis
• Arthur Noble (1695–1746), Lieutenant-Colonel of the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
• Anne Noble, a New Zealand photographer
• Barbara Noble (1907–2001), English publisher and novelist
• Bill Noble, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Brian Noble (disambiguation)
  • Brian Noble (bishop) (1936–2019), British Roman Catholic bishop
  • Brian Noble (American football) (born 1962), American football player
  • Brian Noble (rugby league) (born 1961), English rugby league player and coach
• Chelsea Noble, American actress
• Christina Noble (born 1944), Irish children's rights campaigner
• Dave Noble (1900–1983), American football running back
• David Noble (disambiguation)
  • David A. Noble (1802–1876), U.S. Representative from Michigan
  • David F. Noble (1945–2010), historian of technology
  • David L. Noble, engineer at IBM who invented the floppy disk
  • David W. Noble (1925–2018), historiographer and historian of thought
  • David Noble (Australian footballer) (born 1967), former Fitzroy AFL player
  • David Noble (canyoner) (born 1965), canyoner and discoverer of the Wollemi Pine
  • David Noble (footballer, born 1982), football player for St. Albans City F.C.
• Denis Noble (born 1936), British physiologist and emeritus professor at the University of Oxford
• Dudy Noble (1893–1963), American athlete, coach, and administrator
• Elmer Noble (1909–2001), American biologist
• Emma Noble (born 1971), actress and model, former daughter-in-law of Sir John Major
• Frank Noble (born 1945), footballer who played for Peterborough United
• Gene Noble, American R&B singer
• Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940), American zoologist
• Guy Noble, Australian conductor and pianist
• Sir Iain Noble, 3rd Baronet (1935–2010), champion of Gaelic from Skye
• James Noble (senator) (1785–1831), 19th century U.S. senator
• James Noble (actor) (1922–2016), 20th century U.S. actor
• James H. Noble (1851–1912), American physician and politician
• Jamie Noble (born 1976), professional wrestler
• John Noble (born 1948), Australian actor
• John H. Noble, American inmate of the Soviet Gulag at Vorkuta
• Jordan Bankston Noble, (1800–1890) African-American soldier, public speaker, and former slave
• Lee Noble, British car designer and owner of Noble Automotive
• Marc Noble, Scouting official
• Mark Noble (born 1987), English footballer
• Maurice Noble, animation artist
• Matthew Noble (1818–1876), British sculptor
• Mike Noble (1930–2018), British comic artist and illustrator
• Morgan Noble, American politician
• Monty Noble (1873–1940), Australian cricketer
• Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer) (1880–1955), Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars
• Ray Noble (1903–1978), British bandleader, composer and actor
• Ray Noble (baseball) (1919–1998), Cuban baseball player
• Rayner Noble (born 1961), American college baseball coach
• Reg Noble (1895–1962), former NHL Hockey player
• Redman (born Reginald Noble in 1970), American rapper
• Richard Noble (born 1946), Scottish former land speed record holder
• Ross Noble (born 1976), British stand-up comedian
• Roy Noble (born 1942), Welsh radio and television broadcaster
• Sierra Noble (born 1990), Canadian musician
• T. Tertius Noble (1867–1953), British organist and composer
• Trisha Noble (1944–2021), Australian singer and actress
• Walter Noble (1884—?), British flying ace
• Warren Noble (inventor), inventor of electric stove
• William Noble (disambiguation)
  • William H. Noble (1788–1850), United States Representative from New York
  • William Noble, 1st Baron Kirkley (1863–1935), English shipowner
  • William Noble (missionary) (1866–1945), American missionary in Korea
  • William Bonneau Noble (1780–1831), English landscape painter
  • William Clark Noble (1858–1938), American sculptor
  • William Noble (jockey) (1814–1897), English jockey

Fictional characters

• Donna Noble, a character in Doctor Who

References

1. Cutter, William Richard (1914). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.