Nightingale is an English surname, originally a nickname for someone with a good voice. Notable people with this surname include the following: The Nightingale Baronetcy, an aristocratic title in the Baronetage of England, created in 1628 Adam Nightingale (born 1979), American ice hockey coach Albert Nightingale (1923–2006), English footballer Andrea Nightingale (born 1959), American classical scholar Annie Nightingale (1940–2024), English radio broadcaster Anthony Nightingale (born 1947), Hong Kong businessman Benedict Nightingale (born 1939), British journalist Danny Nightingale (pentathlete) (born 1954),British modern pentathlete Danny Nightingale (soldier) (born 1975), British soldier David Nightingale, English footballer Deborah Nightingale, American industrial engineer Earl Nightingale (1921–1989), American motivational speaker Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), British pioneer of modern nursing and statistician Frances Parthenope Verney, née Nightingale (1819–1890), British novelist, economist, social commentator, and journalist. Gardner Nightingale (1920–2013), American soldier and business founder James Nightingale (rugby league) (born 1986), Papua New Guinean rugby league player James Nightingale (English footballer) Jared Nightingale (born 1982), American ice hockey defenceman Jason Nightingale (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player John Nightingale (actor) (c.1943–1980), British actor John Nightingale (figure skater) (born 1928), American figure skater John...