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Neil (name)

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Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
"Champion" "Cloud"

Word/name
  
Irish, Scottish

Related names
  
Neal

People with the name Neil or its variant spellings may include:

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Given name

  • Neill Blomkamp South African-Canadian Born Film Director
  • Neal Adams (born 1941), American comic book and commercial artist
  • Niall Andrews (1937–2006), Irish politician
  • Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), American astronaut and the first human ever to set foot on the Moon
  • Neal Boortz (born 1945), American radio host, author, and political commentator
  • Neil Buchanan (born 1961), British children's television presenter
  • Neil Bush (born 1955), son of former President George H.W. Bush
  • Niall Caille (died 846), High King of Ireland.
  • Neal Cassady (born 1926), a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s as well as the Psychedelic movement of the 1960s
  • Neal Chase (born 1966), religious educator, exilarch
  • Neil Cavuto (born 1958), American television host and commentator on Fox News Channel
  • Neil Cicierega (born 1986), American comedian, filmmaker, and musician
  • Neil Cochran (born 1965), Scottish swimmer
  • Neil Cox (born 1971), British professional footballer
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958), American astrophysicist and host of NOVA scienceNOW
  • Neil Diamond (born 1941), American singer & songwriter
  • Neil Eckersley (born 1964), British judoka
  • Neil Fairbrother (born 1963), English international cricketer
  • Niall Ferguson (born 1964), British historian
  • Neil Finn (born 1958), New Zealand singer-songwriter
  • Neil Flynn (born 1960), American actor
  • Neale Fraser (born 1933), Australian tennis player
  • Neil Gaiman (born 1960), English author of numerous science fiction and fantasy
  • Neil Goldman, American television writer who has worked for Family Guy and Scrubs
  • Neil Grayston (born 1981), Canadian actor
  • Neil M Gunn (1891-1973), prolific Scottish novelist and dramatist
  • Neil Hamilton (1899-1984), American actor
  • Neil Patrick Harris (born 1973), American actor
  • Neal Hefti (1922–2008), American jazz trumpeter and composer
  • Neil Hunt, Australian rugby player
  • Neil Innes (born 1944), British writer, comedic musician, and contributor to Monty Python
  • Neil Jordan (born 1950), Irish filmmaker and novelist
  • Neil Kinnock (born 1942), British politician
  • Niall MacGinnis (1913-1977), Irish actor
  • Niall Mackenzie (born 1961), Scottish motorcycle road racer
  • Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn (1908-1987), Scottish Tory and National Liberal politician
  • Neal McCoy (born 1958), American country music singer
  • Neil McLeod (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player
  • Neil Morrissey (born 1963), British actor/comedian
  • Neal Morse (born 1960), American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer
  • Neil Nitin Mukesh (born 1982), Indian actor and playback singer
  • Niall O'Brien (born 1981), Irish cricketer
  • Neil Patel (born 1964), American scenic designer
  • Neil Peart (born 1952), Canadian drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush
  • Neil Postman (1931-2003), prominent American educator, media theorist, and cultural critic
  • Niall Quinn (born 1966), Irish international footballer
  • Neil Rosenshein (born 1947), American operatic singer, a lyric tenor
  • Neil Sanderson (born 1978), Canadian drummer for the band Three Days Grace
  • Neal Schon (born 1954), American guitarist for the band Journey
  • Neil Sedaka (born 1939), American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter
  • Neil Simon (born 1927), American playwright and screenwriter
  • Neal Stephenson (born 1959), American author
  • Neil Strauss (born 1973), author and journalist for The New York Times and Rolling Stone
  • Neil Tennant (born 1954), English musician and member of pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys
  • Neil Young (born 1945), Canadian singer & songwriter
  • Neil Walker (born 1976), American swimmer
  • Neil Willey (born 1976), English backstroke swimmer

    • Surname

  • Alex Neil (politician) (born 1951), Scottish politician
  • Alexandra Neil (born 1955), American actress
  • Andrew Neil (born 1949), Scottish journalist and broadcaster
  • Charlie Neil (born 1971), British weather presenter
  • Chris Neil (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Dan Neil (born 1960), automobile columnist for the Los Angeles Times
  • Dan Neil (born 1973), American football player
  • Fred Neil (1936-2001), American singer and songwriter
  • María Fernanda Neil (born 1982), Argentine actress and model
  • Sam Neill (born 1947), New Zealand actor
  • Sara Neil (born 1960), Canadian cyclist
  • Vince Neil (born 1961), singer for American metal band Mötley Crüe

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