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List of named alloys
The list of named alloys covers metallic alloys identified by proper names rather than composition alone, including numerical designations, UNS codes, and trade names like MONEL and INCONEL.
List of names derived from gemstones
Names derived from gemstones (lithopersonyms): Ruby, Pearl, Jade, Opal, Amber, Margaret, Esmeralda, Gemma; their etymologies, 16th-century and Victorian use, and current US popularity rankings.
List of Namma Metro stations
The list of Namma Metro stations covers the metro serving Bengaluru, India, whose Purple, Green, and Yellow Lines include Majestic, RV Road, and Jayadeva Hospital interchanges.
List of Nancy Drew books
Nancy Drew books: juvenile mystery series published since 1930 under pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Core canon is the 56-volume Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930–1979), revised 1959–1977, extended to 175 digests and spun into Files, Notebooks, Girl Detective, and more.
List of Napalm Death band members
List of Napalm Death band members: English grindcore band founded 1981 by Nic Bullen and Miles Ratledge; no original members remain, with the stable lineup of Greenway, Embury, Mitch Harris, Herrera and Cooke in place since the early 1990s.
List of Naruto characters
List of Naruto characters: cast of Naruto (NARUTO -ナルト-), Masashi Kishimoto's ninja manga (1999-2014, chapter 700) and its Boruto sequel. Covers Team 7 (Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi), village leaders, Akatsuki, and voice cast.
List of Naruto episodes
List of Naruto episodes: 1,013 TV episodes across Naruto (220), Naruto Shippuden (500), and Boruto (293), produced by Studio Pierrot from 2002 to 2023, with 321 filler episodes and two canon movies.
List of Naruto media
List of Naruto media: the franchise from Masashi Kishimoto's NARUTO-ナルト- manga, covering three anime series (220, 500, and 293 episodes), films, light novels, video games, the 2027 card game, and PROJECT RASENGAN.
List of Naruto volumes
Naruto manga volume list: 72 tankōbon by Masashi Kishimoto, Shueisha, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 issue 43 to 2014; English VIZ volumes, 3-in-1 and box sets 1-27, 28-48, 49-72.
List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes
Naruto: Shippuden (NARUTO 疾風伝) episode list: 500 TV Tokyo episodes, 2007–2017, adapting part two of Kishimoto's manga; 203 filler episodes (41%), 232 manga-canon, 64 mixed, one anime-canon episode (28).
List of NASA missions
The list of NASA missions catalogs NASA's robotic planetary probes, Earth-observing satellites, space telescopes, and human spaceflight programs from Project Mercury through the Artemis Moon missions.
List of NASA's flight control positions
NASA's flight control positions are the named mission control consoles, including FIDO, EECOM, and CAPCOM, each staffed by a flight controller responsible for one operational function.
List of NASCAR Cup Series champions
List of NASCAR Cup Series champions, 1949-2025: 77 title winners from Red Byron to Kyle Larson; Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Jimmie Johnson share the record of seven championships each.
List of NASCAR fatalities
List of NASCAR fatalities: drivers who died in crashes, including Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin, Tony Roper, and Dale Earnhardt (basilar skull fractures, 2000-2001), plus aviation deaths of Kulwicki, Allison, and Biffle, and the safety reforms that followed.
List of Nashville cast members
Cast of the TV drama Nashville (2012-2018): Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, plus 9-1-1: Nashville cast disambiguation.
List of national animals
List of national animals: real or mythical species representing nations, inherited, created, or imposed; examples include the bald eagle, unicorn, takin, markhor, and springbok, with 35% threatened.
List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl
List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl: singers and bands of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from 1967's university bands through Whitney Houston's 1991 pre-recorded classic to Jon Batiste (2025) and Charlie Puth (2026), with ASL performers and duration records.
List of national anthems
List of national anthems: catalogs of the official patriotic songs of countries. Covers 199 anthems cataloged by Nationalia, national-anthems.org listings, anthem history, themes, and special cases like New Zealand's two anthems.
List of national constitutions
List of national constitutions: catalogs of the world's constitutional texts, chiefly the Comparative Constitutions Project and its Constitute platform, covering in-force and historical constitutions since 1789, topic tagging, and amendment patterns.
List of national deadlift record holders
The list of national deadlift record holders covers athletes credited with the heaviest deadlift in sanctioned competition for their country, in powerlifting and strongman, under federation records.
List of national flags by design
National flags grouped by design family: horizontal and vertical tricolors, Nordic crosses and saltires, cantons, stars, crescents, pan-Arab and pan-African colors, plus outliers like Nepal's double pennant and square flags.
List of national founders
List of national founders: individuals or groups credited with founding nation-states, from George Washington, "Father of the Country," to independence leaders; covers the 1916 Harding coinage of "founding fathers," the Beard motive debate, and contested founder definitions.
List of National Hockey League retired numbers
NHL retired numbers: team-by-team jersey numbers removed from circulation to honor former players. First retired was Ace Bailey's No. 6 (Toronto, Feb 14, 1934); No. 99 (Wayne Gretzky) is the only league-wide retirement.
List of national identity card policies by country
A survey of national identity card policies by country, sorting countries into mandatory cards, optional cards, and no card, with 2017 OSCE counts and country examples.
List of National Lampoon films
List of National Lampoon films: the 1978–2011 comedy catalog from Animal House and the Vacation series to licensed and direct-to-video titles, with grosses, branding variants, and ownership eras.
List of national legal systems
Classification of national legal systems into civil law, common law, religious law, customary law, and mixed traditions, with country examples such as Saudi Arabia, Israel, Louisiana, Quebec, the Philippines, Andorra, and Guernsey.
List of national liquors
List of national liquors: alcoholic drinks emblematic of a country's culture, including Argentina's fernet, Belgium's jenever, Brazil's cachaça, and Mexico's tequila and mezcal, with geographical-indication protection and Peru-Chile pisco disputes.
List of national monuments of the United States
National monuments of the United States are protected federal areas, mostly proclaimed by presidents under the Antiquities Act of 1906, beginning with Devils Tower in 1906; Congress also creates them, and agencies such as NPS, BLM, FWS, and the Forest Service manage them.
List of national mottos
National mottos: official or traditional phrases of states, e.g. Albania's Feja e Shqiptarit, Afghanistan's shahada, South Africa's !KE E: /XARRA //KE, and the US E Pluribus Unum.
List of National Olympic Committees
List of National Olympic Committees: the 206 NOCs recognised by the IOC, their recognition criteria, five continental associations, Olympic Solidarity funding, suspensions (Kuwait, Russia) and Paris 2024 AIN arrangements.