Noble
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Noble may refer to:
  • Nobility
    Nobility
    Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...

    , a hereditary caste
  • Noble gas
    Noble gas
    The noble gases are a group of chemical elements with very similar properties: under standard conditions, they are all odorless, colorless, monatomic gases, with very low chemical reactivity...

    , chemical elements in group 18 (old-style Group 0) of the periodic table
  • Noble metal
    Noble metal
    Noble metals are metals that are resistant to corrosion and oxidation in moist air, unlike most base metals. They tend to be precious, often due to their rarity in the Earth's crust...

    , metals that are resistant to corrosion or oxidation
  • Noble polyhedron
    Noble polyhedron
    A noble polyhedron is one which is isohedral and isogonal . They were first studied in any depth by Hess and Bruckner around the turn of the century , and later by Grünbaum.-Classes of noble polyhedra:...

    , polyhedra which are isohedral (face-transitive) and isogonal (vertex-transitive)
  • Noble (English coin)
    Noble (English coin)
    The Noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity, having been preceded by the Gold penny and the Florin earlier in the reigns of King Henry III and King Edward III, which saw little circulation....

    , a medieval gold coin
  • Noble (Manx coin)
    Noble (Manx coin)
    The Manx Noble is a platinum bullion coin minted by the Pobjoy Mint from 1983 to 1989. Nobles are legal tender, but do not have a value associated with any currency . Instead the value of a Noble is equal to its platinum content....

    , a platinum bullion coin
  • Noble and Greenough School
    Noble and Greenough School
    The Noble and Greenough School, commonly known as Nobles, is a coeducational, nonsectarian day and boarding school for students in grades seven through twelve. It is located on a campus in Dedham, Massachusetts. The current enrollment of 550 students includes a balance of boys and girls, of whom...

    , a private boarding and day school in Massachusetts
  • Noble (album)
    Noble (album)
    Noble is the debut album from Versailles. It was first released digitally on July 9, 2008 exclusively on international iTunes music stores, and then in a standard CD release on July 16....

    , the debut album of Versailles

Places

United States
  • Noble, Illinois
    Noble, Illinois
    Noble is a village in Richland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census.-History:Noble Township was settled first by the Evans family who came in 1818. L.L. Allender, who had a ferry across Muddy River on the old "trace road," was also an early settler...

  • Noble, Louisiana
    Noble, Louisiana
    Noble is a village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Noble is located at ....

  • Noble, Missouri
    Noble, Missouri
    Noble is a small unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri. It is located on Route A, one miles west of Route 5, twelve miles northwest of Gainesville....

  • Noble, Oklahoma
    Noble, Oklahoma
    Noble is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,481 at the 2010 census. Currently, Noble is Cleveland County's third-largest city behind Norman and Moore. The current mayor is Gary Hayes...



People

  • Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (1831-1915), British physicist
  • Ann C. Noble
    Ann C. Noble
    Ann C. Noble is a sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis. During her time at the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, Noble invented the "Aroma Wheel" which is credited with enhancing the public understanding of wine tasting and terminology...

    , a sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis
  • Arthur Noble
    Arthur Noble
    Arthur Noble was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the colonial militia of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay. He is best known for his role in military actions in Nova Scotia during King George's War...

     (1695–1746), a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
  • Bill Noble
    Bill Noble
    Bill Noble was an Australian international representative rugby league footballer. He played club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership's very first season with Newtown. That year he was also selected to play for Australia, making his full international debut against New...

    , an Australian rugby league footballer
  • Brian Noble (disambiguation)
  • David Noble (disambiguation)
    David Noble (disambiguation)
    David Noble may refer to:*David A. Noble, U.S. Representative from Michigan*David F. Noble, historian of technology*David L. Noble, engineer at IBM who invented the floppy disk*David W...

  • Denis Noble
    Denis Noble
    Denis Noble CBE FRS FRCP is a British biologist who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at Oxford University from 1984 to 2004 and was appointed Professor Emeritus and co-Director of Computational Physiology. He is one of the pioneers of Systems Biology and developed the...

     (born 1936), British physiologist and emeritus professor at the University of Oxford
  • Elmer Noble
    Elmer Noble
    Elmer Ray Noble, was professor of zoology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an internationally recognized protozoologist and parasitologist....

     (1909–2001), a parasitologist
  • Emma Noble
    Emma Noble
    Emma Jane Noble is an English model and actress. From 1999 to 2004 she was married to James Major, the son of former Prime Minister John Major.Noble was born and brought up in Sidcup, London...

     (born 1971), an actress and model, former daughter in law of Sir John Major
  • Frank Noble
    Frank Noble
    Frank Noble is a former footballer who played as a Full back in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Peterborough United. He was born in Sheffield....

     (born 1945), a footballer who played for Peterborough United
  • Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
    Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
    Gladwyn Kingsley Noble was an American zoologist.- Works :*"American Egret at Martha's Vineyard, Mass" The Auk Vol. 31 N. 1: 100...

     (1894–1940), an American zoologist
  • Sir Iain Noble, 3rd Baronet (born 1935), a champion of Gaelic from Skye
  • James Noble
    James Noble
    James Noble was the first U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Indiana.Noble was born near Berryville, Virginia and moved with his parents to Campbell County, Kentucky when he was 10...

     (1785–1831), a 19th century U.S. senator
  • James Noble (actor)
    James Noble (actor)
    James Noble is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the slightly daffy Governor Eugene Gatling on the 1980s sitcom Benson. He began his career in soap operas, most notably, The Brighter Day; As the World Turns, The Doctors and A World Apart...

     (born 1922), a 20th century U.S. actor
  • Jamie Noble
    Jamie Noble
    James Howard Gibson better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler currently working for WWE as a trainer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition...

     (born 1976), a professional wrestler
  • John H. Noble
    John H. Noble
    John H. Noble was an American survivor of the Soviet Gulag system, who wrote two books relating to his experiences after being permitted to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United States....

    , an American inmate of the Soviet Gulag at Vorkuta
  • Lee Noble
    Lee Noble
    Lee Noble is a British entrepreneur, car designer and engineer. He is the founder of the sports car companies Noble Automotive Ltd in 1999 and Fenix Automotive in 2009. He is also the designer of some low-volume sports cars, including the Ultima Mk1, Ultima Mk2, Ultima Mk3, Midtec Spyder, and...

    , a British car designer and owner of Noble Automotive
  • Mark J. Noble
    Mark Noble
    Mark James Noble is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He has played all his youth and first team football for West Ham and made 20 appearances, scoring 3 goals, for the England under-21 team which he captained.Despite his relatively young age, Noble is the longest serving player...

     (born 1987), an English footballer
  • Matthew Noble
    Matthew Noble
    Matthew Noble was a British sculptor.-Life:Noble was born in Hackness, near Scarborough, as the son of a stonemason, and served his apprenticeship under his father. He left Yorkshire for London when quite young, there he studied under John Francis...

     (1818–1876), a British sculptor
  • Noble (musician)
    Noble (musician)
    Martin Noble is the lead guitarist with UK indie rock band British Sea Power.Born 28 January 1986 in Bury, Greater Manchester, and raised in Leeds, West Yorkshire, his first musical experience was as keyboard player in Blind, a band he formed with school friends.He joined British Sea Power after...

    , a guitarist of indie/rock band British Sea Power
  • Reg Noble
    Reg Noble
    Edward Reginald Noble of Collingwood, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman who played 17 professional seasons in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League for the Toronto Blueshirts, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto St. Pats, Montreal Maroons,...

     (1895–1962), a former NHL Hockey player
  • Richard Noble
    Richard Noble
    Richard Noble, OBE was the holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997, and was the project director of ThrustSSC, the vehicle which holds the current land speed record, set at Black Rock Desert, Nevada in 1997....

     (born 1946), a former land speed record holder
  • Ross M. Noble
    Ross Noble
    Ross Markham Noble is an English stand-up comedian, brought up in Cramlington, Northumberland, England.Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on celebrity quiz shows such as Have I Got News for You...

     (born 1976), a British stand-up comedian, born in Cramlington, England
  • Sierra Noble (born 1990) a Canadian musician
  • T. Tertius Noble
    T. Tertius Noble
    Thomas Tertius Noble was an English-born organist and composer, resident in the United States for the latter part of his career...

     (1867–1953), a British organist and composer
  • Trisha Noble
    Trisha Noble
    Patricia Ann Ruth "Trisha" Noble is an Australian singer and actress.-Biography:Noble was born in Sydney, Australia. Her father was comedian and singer Buster Noble and her mother was the entertainer Helen De Paul....

     (born 1944), an Australian singer and actress
  • William Noble (disambiguation)
  • Young Noble
    Young Noble
    Rufus Cooper III , also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper who worked with the group Outlawz in 1996....

     (born 1978), an American rapper
  • Miguel de la Espriella
    Miguel de la Espriella
    Miguel de la Espriella , more commonly known by his artistic name, Noble, is a self-taught painter and sculptor from Sucre, Colombia, whose art has been presented widely within his country and throughout the world....

     (born 1947), a Colombian artist who goes by the name of "Noble"

Fictional characters

  • Donna Noble
    Donna Noble
    Donna Noble is a fictional character played by Catherine Tate in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A secretary from Chiswick, London, she is a companion of the Tenth Doctor, appearing in one scene at the end of the final episode of the 2006 series,...

    , a companion in the sci-fi series Doctor Who and her parents — Geoff and Sylvia Noble
  • The Noble Family, a fictional family of comic book superheroes, appearing in their series, Noble Causes
    Noble Causes
    Noble Causes is an American comic book series created and written by Jay Faerber, illustrated by a variety of artists and published by Image Comics....

  • Noble, the humanoid werewolf form of Savage/Noble, the only fully organic Transformer, from the Beast Machines series
  • NOBLE team, a UNSC special warfare unit composed of Spartans, biochemically augmented supersoldiers that appear in Halo: Reach
    Halo: Reach
    Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Reach was released in North America, Australia, and Europe on September 14, 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the...


Businesses and organizations

  • Noble Automotive, a British automobile manufacturer
  • Noble Corporation
    Noble Corporation
    Noble Corporation is the modern name of Noble Drilling Corporation, by which it was known through the 1990s. The company was part of the S&P 500 stock market index until 3/26/2009, when the headquarters were transferred to Switzerland. Noble Corporation is a major contract driller of oil and...

    , a Cayman Islands company providing offshore drilling rigs and platforms
  • Noble Energy
    Noble Energy
    Noble Energy, Inc. of Houston, Texas, United States is the modern name of Noble Affiliates Inc., by which it was known through the 1990s, and it is now an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with almost US$3 billion in revenue at #660 on the 2007 Fortune 1000 list of the largest...

    , an American company engaged in the exploration for and production of petroleum and natural gas
  • Noble Group
    Noble Group
    Noble Group Limited is a global conglomerate manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products. Noble manages a diversified portfolio of essential raw materials, integrating the sourcing, marketing, processing, financing and transportation....

    , Hong Kong-based trading firm
  • Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
    Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
    The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Norman, Oklahoma, operated by the University of Oklahoma. It is currently housed in a building on Chautauqua Avenue that opened on May 1, 2000. The museum's exhibits include a Native American gallery and collections of...

    , natural history museum in Norman, Oklahoma

Acronyms

  • National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
    National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
    The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives is a membership group of primarily black law enforcement CEOs and command level officials in local, state, county, and federal government. Headquartered in Washington, DC, it has 57 chapters in the United States, one in St...

  • North of Boston Library Exchange
    North of Boston Library Exchange
    The North Of Boston Library Exchange ' is a cooperative effort of 28 libraries in Boston's northern suburbs to improve library service through automation...

    , a cooperative effort of 28 libraries

See also

  • Nobel (disambiguation)
  • Integrity
    Integrity
    Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions...

  • Chivalry
    Chivalry
    Chivalry is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. Chivalry was also the term used to refer to a group of mounted men-at-arms as well as to martial valour...

  • Courage
    Courage
    Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...

  • Self-sacrifice
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