
David Niven is a film actor, actor, military personnel born in London (United Kingdom).
James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Emmy Awards. Born in central London to an upper-middle-class family, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe School before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. Upon developing an interest in acting, he found a role as an extra in the British film There Goes the Bride (1932). Bored with the peacetime army, he resigned his commission in 1933, relocated to New York, then travelled to Hollywood.
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| Born | 1 March 1910, London |
| Profession | film actor, actor, military personnel |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Educated at | Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Stowe School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Heatherdown Preparatory School |
| Spouse | Primula Rollo, Hjördis Genberg |
| Children | David Niven, Jr., James Niven, Kristina Niven, Fiona Niven |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Legion of Merit, Academy Award for Best Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Libra |
| Nakshatra | Swati (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Aquarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Gemini |
| Birth data reliability | Uncertain |
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Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa). Exact birth time is not publicly recorded, so noon local time was used. The Moon changes Nakshatra about once a day, so the Nakshatra and Ascendant shown may differ if the true birth time is different.
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David Niven was born on 1 March 1910 in London. Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details. Treat this chart as indicative only.
David Niven's Moon sign (Rashi) is Libra and the Nakshatra is Swati, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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