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Nina Toussaint-White

Nina Toussaint-White (born 1985) is an English actress trained at Italia Conti, known for Syd Chambers in EastEnders, Mels in Doctor Who's "Let's Kill Hitler", DS Louise Rayburn in Bodyguard, and Jane Thwaite in Murder Before Evensong (2025).

Nina Turner

Nina Turner, former Ohio state senator from Cleveland, 2020 Bernie Sanders campaign co-chair, and Our Revolution president; lost the 2021 and 2022 Democratic primaries for Ohio's 11th Congressional District to Shontel Brown.

Nina V. Fedoroff

Nina V. Fedoroff (born 1942) is an American plant molecular biologist who was the first to clone maize transposons, winning the 2006 National Medal of Science.

Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia OBE (born 1968, Bombay) is a British actress and comedian, a star of Goodness Gracious Me and Zainab Masood in EastEnders 2007–2013, later in Aladdin, The Sandman, and Still Open All Hours.

Nina Warken

Nina Warken is a German CDU politician and lawyer, born in 1979, who has been Head of the Chancellery since 2026 after serving as Federal Minister for Health.

Nina Williams

Nina Williams (ニーナ・ウィリアムズ) is a fictional assassin in Namco's Tekken series, known as Anna Williams' older sister and rival. In Tekken 8, she commands G Corporation forces.

Nina Wu (灼人秘密)

Nina Wu (灼人秘密) is a 2019 Taiwanese psychological thriller by director Midi Z (趙德胤), written by and starring Wu Ke-Xi (吳可熙); selected in Cannes Un Certain Regard, winner of a Golden Horse sound award.

Nina Zhivanevskaya

Nina Zhivanevskaya (Нина Живаневская), Russian-born Spanish backstroke swimmer, born 1977; two Olympic bronzes (1992 Unified Team relay, 2000 100 m back), 2003 world champion, five Games under three flags.

Nina Zyuskova

Nina Zyuskova (Ніна Анатоліївна Зюськова), Soviet-Ukrainian sprinter born 1952 in Donetsk region; 1980 Olympic 4x400 m relay gold medalist, 400 m personal best 50.17, later an honored coach in Donetsk.

Nina's World

Nina's World (2015-2018) is an animated Sprout preschool series, a prequel to The Good Night Show, following 6-year-old Nina, her toy Star, grandmother Abuelita (Rita Moreno), and trilingual English, Spanish, and ASL dialogue.

Ninagagi (ನಿನಗಾಗಿ)

Ninagagi (ನಿನಗಾಗಿ, "For You") is a 2002 Kannada romantic musical directed by S. Mahendar, a remake of Malayalam Niram, starring Vijay Raghavendra and Radhika, music by Gurukiran, produced by Ramoji Rao; a 2002 Kannada mega hit. Distinct from Ninagagi Nanu (1975) and Yella Ninagagi (2025).

Ninaithen Vandhai (நினைத்தேன் வந்தாய்)

Ninaithen Vandhai (நினைத்தேன் வந்தாய்), also spelled Ninaithen Vanthai, is a 1998 Tamil romantic musical comedy directed by K. Selva Bharathy, starring Vijay, Rambha, and Devayani; a remake of Telugu Pelli Sandadi, released 10 April 1998, distinct from the 2024 Zee Tamil serial of the same name.

Ninaivellam Nithya (நினைவெல்லாம் நித்யா)

Ninaivellam Nithya (நினைவெல்லாம் நித்யா), also spelled Ninaivellam Nitya, is a 1982 Tamil romance film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring Karthik and Gigi in her only role, with music by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics by Vairamuthu.

Ninan Cuyochi

Ninan Cuyochi (Ninan Kuyuchi) was the Inca prince designated heir by Emperor Huayna Capac, but he died of the epidemic striking the empire before he could accede.

Ninay

Ninay is a novel in Spanish by Pedro Alejandro Paterno, published in Madrid in 1885 and generally considered the first novel written by a Filipino author.

Ninbetsu aratame

Ninbetsu aratame (人別改) was an Edo-period Japanese population survey in which village and town officials registered commoner households, producing the household register known as the ninbetsu-chō.

Nindowari

Nindowari, also called Nindo Damb, is an archaeological site of the Kulli culture on the Kud river in southern Balochistan, Pakistan, excavated by the French from 1962 to 1965.

Nine (2009 live-action film)

Nine (2009) is Rob Marshall's live-action film adaptation of the 1982 Broadway musical by Yeston and Kopit, itself based on Fellini's 8½, starring Daniel Day-Lewis; it earned mixed reviews (Metascore 49) and $57 million worldwide.

Nine (Blink-182 album)

NINE is the ninth studio album by blink-182, released September 20, 2019 on Columbia; second album with Matt Skiba, produced by John Feldmann, The Futuristics, and Tim Pagnotta; Metascore 67, Billboard 200 peak 3.

Nine (musical)

Nine is a Maury Yeston–Arthur Kopit Broadway musical adapted from Fellini's film 8½, about director Guido Contini. It won five 1982 Tonys including Best Musical and the 2003 Best Revival Tony with Antonio Banderas.

Nine Armies' War

The Nine Armies' War (Thai: Songkram Kaaw Tap) was the 1785 Burmese invasion of Siam, in which nine armies under King Bodawpaya were decisively defeated by King Rama I.

Nine Bands of Music

Nine Bands of Music (九部乐) was the Sui dynasty court banquet music system of nine suites, fixed by Emperor Yang of Sui in the Daye era.

Nine Bestowments

The Nine Bestowments (九锡) were nine ceremonial gifts a Chinese emperor granted a minister of exceptional merit, later signaling his intent to take the throne.

Nine Changes

Nine Changes (Jiu Bian, 九辩) is a long lyric poem attributed to Song Yu, in the Chu Ci anthology and the founding work of Chinese autumn lament.

Nine Chapters Law

Nine Chapters Law (九章律) was the basic statute code of China's Western Han dynasty, traditionally attributed to the chancellor Xiao He and long treated as the foundation of Han law.

Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art (九章算术) is a Chinese mathematical classic, compiled in the Han dynasty, that became the foundational text of Chinese mathematics.

Nine Days (film)

Nine Days is a 2020 fantasy drama, the feature debut of Japanese Brazilian director Edson Oda, starring Winston Duke as Will, who interviews unborn souls over nine days to choose who is born; premiered at Sundance 2020, released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021.

Nine Dragons (九龙) (Indonesia)

Nine Dragons (九龙), known locally as Sembilan Naga, is Indonesian shorthand for prominent, mostly ethnic Chinese tycoon families with major business interests since the Suharto era.

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings (玖龙纸业) is a Chinese paper and packaging manufacturer founded by Zhang Yin in 1995 in Dongguan, Guangdong, and listed in Hong Kong in 2006.

Nine Energy Service

Nine Energy Service is a North American oilfield services company providing cementing, completion tools, wireline, and coiled tubing services across major United States and Canadian basins.