Gender:
Origin:
Greek
709 famous people named Niels found on Wikipedia.
1367 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
10359-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1141-th in year 1893
Used in: Danish, Dutch
Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint Nicholas. Its pet form is Nisse, and Female variants are Nielsine, Nielsina, and Nielsa.
Victory of the people.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Bohr | 1885 | Danish physicist and receiver of a 1922 Nobel Prize |
| 2 | Niels Henrik Abel | 1802 | Norwegian mathematician |
| 3 | Niels Destadsbader | 1988 | Belgian singer and actor |
| 4 | Niels Arestrup | 1949 | French actor |
| 5 | Niels Arden Oplev | 1961 | Danish film director |
| 6 | Niels Högel | 1976 | |
| 7 | Niels Schneider | 1987 | Canadian actor |
| 8 | Niels Bruno Schmidt | 1975 | German actor |
| 9 | Niels Gomperts | 1991 | Dutch television actor and film actor |
| 10 | Niels Clausnitzer | 1930 | German actor, voice actor, psychotherapist and television presenter |
| 11 | Niels Gade | 1817 | Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher |
| 12 | Niels Ryberg Finsen | 1860 | Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent |
| 13 | Niels Kaj Jerne | 1911 | Danish immunologist |
| 14 | Niels Kurvin | 1975 | German actor and director |
| 15 | Niels Giffey | 1991 | German basketball player |
| 16 | Niels Stolberg | 1960 | |
| 17 | Niels Birbaumer | 1945 | Austrian psychologist |
| 18 | Niels Ferguson | 1965 | Dutch cryptographer |
| 19 | Niels Feijen | 1977 | Dutch pool player |
| 20 | Niels van Baarlen | 1975 | Dutch presenter |
| 21 | Niels Provos | Cryptographer | |
| 22 | Niels Jørgen Steen | 1939 | |
| 23 | Niels Holck | 1961 | Danish writer |
| 24 | Niels Frevert | 1967 | German songwriter |
| 25 | Niels Helveg Petersen | 1939 | Danish politician |
| 26 | Niels Manuel Jaquesson | 1928 | |
| 27 | Niels Højlund | 1931 | |
| 28 | Niels Diffrient | 1928 | American designer |
| 29 | Niels Fredrik Dahl | 1957 | Norwegian novelist, lyricist and dramatist |
| 30 | Niels Brinck | 1974 | Danish musician |
| 31 | Niels Ebbesen | 1308 | Danish folk hero |
| 32 | Niels Larsen Bruun | 1893 | |
| 33 | Niels Albert | 1986 | Belgian cylo-crosser |
| 34 | Niels Krause-Kjær | 1963 | Danish journalist and author |
| 35 | Niels Lan Doky | 1963 | Danish musician |
| 36 | Niels Peter Lemche | 1945 | Danish biblical scholar |
| 37 | Niels Mueller | 1961 | American film director, producer and screenwriter |
| 38 | Niels Viggo Bentzon | 1919 | Danish composer |
| 39 | Niels Peter Louis-Hansen | 1944 | Danish businessman |
| 40 | Niels Korte | 1969 | German politician |
| 41 | Niels Weyde | 1945 | Danish actor |
| 42 | Niels Frederiksen | 1970 | Danish football manager |
| 43 | Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen | 1965 | Norwegian businessman |
| 44 | Niels Christian Kierkegaard | 1806 | Baroque painter |
| 45 | Niels van Gogh | 1977 | German Dj |
| 46 | Niels Poulsen | 1973 | |
| 47 | Niels Dybeck | 1936 | Swedish actor |
| 48 | Niels Croiset | 1974 | Dutch actor |
| 49 | Niels Erik Nørlund | 1885 | Mathematician, astronomer |
| 50 | Niels Brinch | 1956 | Danish journalist |
| 51 | Niels Robitzky | 1969 | German author |
| 52 | Niels Vorthoren | 1988 | Dutch footballer |
| 53 | Niels Geusebroek | 1979 | Dutch singer |
| 54 | Niels Onstad | 1909 | Norwegian shipowner and art collector |
| 55 | Niels Desein | 1987 | Belgian tennis player |
| 56 | Niels Neergaard | 1854 | Danish politician |
| 57 | Niels Anders Thorn | 1956 | Danish actor |
| 58 | Niels Kristian Iversen | 1982 | Danish speedway rider |
| 59 | Niels Krabbe | 1951 | Danish ornithologist |
| 60 | Niels Hoogland | 1972 | Dutch radio dj |
| 61 | Niels Klein | 1978 | German saxophonist |
| 62 | Niels Ebbesen Hansen | 1866 | Danish-American horticulturist |
| 63 | Niels Christensen | 1865 | Danish inventor |
| 64 | Niels Martin Carlsen | 1951 | Danish actor |
| 65 | Niels Bukh | 1880 | Danish gymnast and educator |
| 66 | Niels Pettersson | 1989 | Swedish actor |
| 67 | Niels Annen | 1973 | German politician (SPD) |
| 68 | Niels Bätge | 1913 | Recipient of the Knight's Cross |
| 69 | Niels Shoe Meulman | 1967 | Dutch artist |
| 70 | Niels Oude Kamphuis | 1977 | Dutch footballer |
| 71 | Niels Ruf | 1973 | German actor and television presenter |
| 72 | Niels Vermeersch | 1988 | |
| 73 | Niels Hinrichsen | 1942 | Danish actor |
| 74 | Niels Trolle | 1599 | Governor General of Norway |
| 75 | Niels de Ruiter | 1983 | Dutch darts player |
| 76 | Niels Lergaard | 1893 | Danish artist |
| 77 | Niels Due Jensen | 1943 | |
| 78 | Niels Hausgaard | 1944 | Danish singer |
| 79 | Niels Hansen Jacobsen | 1861 | Danish artist |
| 80 | Niels Bjerrum | 1879 | Danish chemist |
| 81 | Niels Schlotterbeck | 1967 | German association football player |
| 82 | Niels Laurits Høyen | 1798 | Danish art historian |
| 83 | Niels Eje | 1954 | Danish musician |
| 84 | Niels Heidenreich | 1761 | Danish watchmaker (1761-1844) |
| 85 | Niels Kaas | 1535 | Danish politician |
| 86 | Niels Jacobsen | 1865 | Danish architect |
| 87 | Niels Pfannenschmidt | 1974 | German handball player |
| 88 | Niels Duffhuës | 1973 | Dutch singer |
| 89 | Niels Stokholm | ||
| 90 | Niels Duedahl | 1967 | |
| 91 | Niels of Aarhus | Danish saint | |
| 92 | Niels Thygesen | 1934 | |
| 93 | Niels A. Lassen | 1926 | Danish scientist |
| 94 | Niels Juul | 1859 | American politician |
| 95 | Niels Lodberg | 1980 | Danish footballer |
| 96 | Niels de Vos | British businessman and sports administrator | |
| 97 | Niels Joosten | 1964 | Dutch politician |
| 98 | Niels Ahlmann-Ohlsen | 1953 | Danish politician |
| 99 | Niels Werber | 1965 | German germanist and media scholar |
| 100 | Niels Rosenkrantz | 1757 | Danish diplomat |
| 101 | Niels De Schutter | 1988 | Belgian association football player |
| 102 | Niels Brunse | 1949 | Danish literary critic |
| 103 | Niels Kahlke | 1949 | Danish lawyer |
| 104 | Niels Rosing-Schow | 1954 | Danish composer |
| 105 | Niels Åge Nielsen | 1913 | |
| 106 | Niels Fiil | 1920 | Danish resistance member |
| 107 | Niels van den Berge | 1984 | Dutch politician |
| 108 | Niels I. Meyer | 1930 | Danish autobiographer |
| 109 | Niels Boserup | 1943 | Danish journalist |
| 110 | Niels Duinker | 1985 | Dutch professional comedy juggler |
| 111 | Niels Christian Ditleff | 1881 | Norwegian diplomat |
| 112 | Niels Fredborg | 1946 | Danish racing cyclist |
| 113 | Niels Aall | 1769 | Norwegian Politician |
| 114 | Niels Nygaard | 1953 | |
| 115 | Niels Valentin Hansen | 1942 | |
| 116 | Niels Skousen | 1944 | Danish actor and musician |
| 117 | Niels Larsen Stevns | 1864 | Danish painter |
| 118 | Niels Rood | 1962 | Dutch writer |
| 119 | Niels Jensen | 1939 | Olympic sailor |
| 120 | Niels Larsen | 1889 | Sport shooter |
| 121 | Niels Hemmingsen | 1513 | Danish theologian |
| 122 | Niels Jannasch | 1924 | Canadian historian |
| 123 | Niels Kokmeijer | 1977 | Former Dutch footballer most famous for his period at Go Ahead Eagles |
| 124 | Niels Henrik Arendt | 1950 | Danish theologian |
| 125 | Niels Henry Secher | 1946 | Danish rower |
| 126 | Niels Moeller Lund | 1863 | Danish artist |
| 127 | Niels Arntzen Sem | 1782 | Norwegian politician |
| 128 | Niels Fleuren | 1986 | Dutch football player |
| 129 | Niels Coussement | 1991 | Footballer |
| 130 | Niels Hav | 1949 | |
| 131 | Niels Bagh | 1961 | Danish cricket umpire |
| 132 | Niels Kærgård | 1942 | Danish economist |
| 133 | Niels Laupert | 1975 | German screenwriter and film producer |
| 134 | Niels Thorkild Rovsing | 1862 | Danish surgeon |
| 135 | Niels van der Zwan | 1967 | Dutch rower |
| 136 | Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp | 1646 | Swedish noble |
| 137 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | 1922 | Danish athlete and general |
| 138 | Niels Thorborg | 1964 | Danish businessman |
| 139 | Niels Bisp | 1993 | Danish footballer |
| 140 | Bill Niels | ||
| 141 | Niels Treschow | 1751 | Norwegian politician |
| 142 | Niels Laache | 1831 | Norwegian revivalist, writer, and bishop |
| 143 | Niels Skovgaard | 1858 | Danish painter and sculptor |
| 144 | Niels van Steenis | 1969 | Dutch rower |
| 145 | Niels Christian Kaldau | 1974 | Badminton player |
| 146 | Niels Ludvig Westergaard | 1815 | Danish orientalist |
| 147 | Niels Otto Raasted | 1888 | Danish composer |
| 148 | Niels Henry Sonne | 1907 | American librarian |
| 149 | Niels Gordijn | 1988 | |
| 150 | Niels Vets | 1992 | Dutch footballer |
| 151 | Niels Bjørn Larsen | 1913 | Danish ballet dancer |
| 152 | Niels Jørgen Langkilde | 1952 | |
| 153 | Niels Sönnichsen | 1930 | German dermatologist |
| 154 | Niels Gormsen | 1927 | German architect and politician |
| 155 | Niels 't Hooft | 1980 | Dutch journalist, blogger and writer |
| 156 | Niels Tune-Hansen | 1953 | Danish footballer |
| 157 | Niels Busk | 1942 | Danish politician |
| 158 | Niels Marnegrave | 1987 | Belgian basketball player |
| 159 | Niels Hansen | 1924 | German diplomat |
| 160 | Niels Bernhart | 1946 | Danish musician |
| 161 | Niels Peter Bolt | 1886 | Danish painter |
| 162 | Niels Laursen | 1881 | Sports shooter |
| 163 | Niels Scheuneman | 1983 | Road bicycle racer |
| 164 | Niels Hintermann | 1995 | |
| 165 | Niels Jacob Hansen | 1880 | Opera singer |
| 166 | Niels Wellenberg | 1982 | Dutch footballer |
| 167 | Niels Lindvig | 1953 | Danish journalist |
| 168 | Niels Bennike | 1925 | Danish footballer |
| 169 | Niels la Cour | 1944 | Danish composer |
| 170 | Niels Wulfsberg | 1775 | Norwegian publisher |
| 171 | Niels Gottschalk-Mazouz | 1967 | German philosopher and physicist |
| 172 | Niels Christian Brøgger | 1914 | Norwegian author |
| 173 | Niels Frank | 1963 | |
| 174 | Niels Stein | 1991 | German athletics competitor |
| 175 | Niels Claussøn Senning | Lutheran Bishop | |
| 176 | Niels Simonsen Glostrup | Lutheran bishop | |
| 177 | Niels Eilschou Holm | 1937 | |
| 178 | Niels Olsen | 1960 | Danish actor |
| 179 | Niels Christian Geelmuyden | 1960 | Norwegian author |
| 180 | Niels Munk Plum | 1911 | Danish writer |
| 181 | Niels Egelund | 1946 | Danish diplomat |
| 182 | Niels Aagaard | 1612 | Danish poet, theologian, philosopher and writer |
| 183 | Niels Ewerbeck | 1962 | German university teacher (1962-2012) |
| 184 | Niels Christian Gauslaa Danbolt | 1900 | Norwegian academic |
| 185 | Niels Nielsen Kjær | 1903 | Danish resistance member |
| 186 | Niels Kjærbølling | 1806 | Danish ornithologist |
| 187 | Niels Turin Nielsen | 1887 | Gymnast |
| 188 | Niels Fennet | ||
| 189 | Niels Houman | 1989 | Footballer |
| 190 | Niels Peter Jensen | 1802 | Danish composer |
| 191 | Niels Sigfred Nebelong | 1806 | Architect |
| 192 | Niels Kerstholt | 1983 | Dutch speed skater |
| 193 | Niels Schultz | 1780 | Cleric and politician |
| 194 | Niels Hertzberg | 1941 | Norwegian sports official |
| 195 | Niels Ingwersen | 1935 | Scholar, writer |
| 196 | Niels Baunsøe | 1939 | Cyclist |
| 197 | N.J. Fjord | 1825 | Danish dairy researcher |
| 198 | Niels Lillelund | 1965 | Danish writer |
| 199 | Niels Petersen | 1885 | Gymnast |
| 200 | Niels Kristensen | 1988 | Danish footballer |