| 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 |
“Sometimes we pay too much attention in Washington to public relations, as opposed to the substance.”
“If you spend a whole afternoon just eating popcorn and watching football, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if that's all you do, you get swept along with the tide, without any idea of where you're going.”