William Niven (1850–1937), was a Scottish-American mineralogist and archeologist. William Niven may also refer to: * William Davidson Niven (1842–1917), British mathematician and electrical engineer * William Dickie Niven (1879-1965), Professor of Ecclesiastical History * William E. G. Niven, in 83rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Glasgow Volunteers) and father of David Niven * Bill Niven, historian, see Naked Among Wolves This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.