Noon (surname)
| Noon | |
|---|---|
| Jāti | Jat and Rajput |
| Religions | Islam, Hinduism & Sikhism |
| Languages | Punjabi |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Feudal title | Malik |
Noon is a surname and Punjabi clan of India and Pakistan.[1] They are categorized both Rajput and Jat.[2][3][4] It can also be a variant of Noone, a surname of Gaelic origin.
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, are listed below.
People with the surname Noon
People from Pakistan and India
- Feroz Khan Noon (1893 – 1970), 7th Prime minister of Pakistan & former Chief Minister of Punjab.[5]
- Viqar un Nisa Noon (1920 – 2000), wife of the 7th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Feroz Khan Noon.
- Gulam Noon, Baron Noon (1936 – 2015), British-Indian businessman and member of House of Lords.
- Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, Pakistani Politician and Former Minister.
- Malik Adnan Hayat Noon, Pakistani politician and member of the Noon family of Pakistan.
- Malik Amjad Ali Noon, Pakistani politician.
- Malik Anwer Ali Noon (1924 – 2014), politician and landlord of Sargodha in the Noon family.[6]
People from elsewhere
- Brady Noon, (born 2005), American child-actor
- Carole C. Noon, American primatologist
- Colin Noon, rugby union footballer for Leeds Tykes
- David Noon (born 1946), American composer
- Ed Noon, character in Michael Avallone's novels
- Frank Noon, Def Leppard's second drummer
- Gladys Noon Spellman, U.S. Congresswoman
- Jamie Noon, English rugby union player
- Jeff Noon, (born 1957), English science fiction author
- Mark Noon, semi-professional English football player
- Micky Noon, professional English football player
- Steve Noon, British artist
- Thomas Noon Talfourd, English judge and author
- Vicki Noon, American theater performer
- Wayne Noon, English cricketer
- Will Noon, drummer of Straylight Run and the former drummer of Breaking Pangaea
See also
References
- ^ Amjad Mahmood (21 December 2020). "Sargodha's citrus claim to fame". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
With a population of around 4.9m in the district, Jatt is the major tribe whose sub-clans like Noons, Ranjhas, Pirachas, Cheemas, Gondals, Midhianas, Chatthas, Tiwanas and Luks are mostly engaged with farming.
- ^ Mandal, U. C. (1997). Bureaucracy Growth And Devel. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 96. ISBN 9788185431840. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Kamra, Sukeshi (2002). Bearing Witness: Partition, Independence, End of the Raj. University of Calgary Press. p. 333. ISBN 9781552380413.
- ^ "Noon clan and Firoz Khan Noon (see page 5 of 60)" (PDF). Bitstream. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Feroz Khan Noon profile". Story of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Veteran politician Anwar Noon is no more". Dawn newspaper. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2024.