| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| Nadia Giosia | Chef | Canadian |
| Nadine Labaki | Actress | Lebanese |
| Nafisa Joseph | Model | Indian |
| Naima Adedapo | Musician | American |
| Namie Amuro | Musician | Japanese |
| Nan Fairbrother | Writer | English |
| Nancy Cartwright | Actress | American |
| Nancy Gibbs | Journalist | American |
| Nancy Johnson | Politician | American |
| Nancy Keenan | Activist | American |
| Nancy Kerrigan | Athlete | American |
| Nancy L. Johnson | Politician | American |
| Naomi Campbell | Model | British |
| Natalia Ginzburg | ||
| Natalie Clifford Barney | Author | American |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Musician | Australian |
| Natasha Calis | Actress | Canadian |
| Natasha Hamilton | Musician | British |
| Nathan Bailey | Writer | English |
| Nathan Deal | Politician | American |
| Nathan Fillion | Actor | Canadian |
| Nathan Hale | Revolutionary | American |
| Nathan Lane | Actor | American |
| Nathaniel Lee | Dramatist | English |
| Naveen Jain | Businessman | Indian |
| Neal Barnard | Author | American |
| Neal Cassady | Writer | American |
| Neil Abercrombie | Politician | American |
| Neil Cavuto | Journalist | American |
| Neil Finn | Musician | New Zealander |
| Neil Gaiman | Author | British |
| Neil Innes | Writer | British |
| Neil Jordan | Director | Irish |
| Neil Labute | Director | American |
| Neil Patrick Harris | Actor | American |
| Neko Case | Musician | American |
| Nell Carter | Actress | American |
| Nelsan Ellis | Actor | American |
| Nelson Algren | Novelist | American |
| Nelson Demille | Author | American |
| Nelson Eddy | Musician | American |
| Nelson Gidding | Dramatist | American |
| Nene Leakes | Actress | American |
| Neve Campbell | Actress | Canadian |
| Newt Gingrich | Politician | American |
| Nhat Hanh | Activist | Vietnamese |
| Nicholas Johnson | ||
| Nicholas Lea | Actor | Canadian |
| Nicholson Baker | Novelist | American |
| Nick Cannon | Musician | American |
| Nick Carter | Musician | American |
| Nick Cassavetes | Actor | American |
| Nick Cave | Musician | Australian |
| Nick Faldo | Athlete | English |
| Nick Ferguson | Athlete | American |
| Nick Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Nick Lachey | Musician | American |
| Nick Lampson | Politician | American |
| Nico Evers Swindell | Actor | New Zealander |
| Nicola Abbagnano | Philosopher | Italian |
| Nicolas Cage | Actor | |
| Nicole Eggert | Actress | American |
| Nicole Kidman | Actress | Australian |
| Nigel Barker | Photographer | English |
| Nigel Dennis | Writer | British |
| Nigel Farage | Politician | British |
| Nigel Kennedy | Musician | English |
| Nigel Lawson | Politician | British |
| Nigella Lawson | Journalist | British |
| Nik Kershaw | Musician | English |
| Niki Lauda | Athlete | Austrian |
| Nikita Khrushchev | Statesman | Russian |
| Nikki Giovanni | Poet | American |
| Nikki Haley | Politician | American |
| Nikos Kazantzakis | Writer | Greek |
| Nina Bawden | Writer | British |
| Nina Fedoroff | Scientist | American |
| Nina Garcia | Critic | Colombian |
| Nina Hagen | Musician | German |
| Ninon De L'enclos | Author | French |
| Noah Hathaway | Actor | American |
| Noel Gallagher | Musician | English |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Athlete | American |
| Nora Ephron | Author | American |
| Norah Jones | Musician | American |
| Norman Hartnell | Designer | British |
| Norman Jewison | Director | Canadian |
| Norman Lamm | Educator | American |
| Norman Lear | Producer | American |
| Nunnally Johnson | Director | American |
| Nusrat F. A. Khan |
“I really think that I don't mind people sleeping during my films, because I know that some very good films might prepare you for sleeping or falling asleep or snoozing. It's not to be taken badly at all. This is something I really mean.”
“When Culture Club broke up, I hadn't been going out a lot because we'd been working all the time, so I suddenly had this period of leisure. And it was just around the time that the whole acid house thing kicked off in London.”