# 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.

## 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