Nisbet is a surname. Alternate spellings include Nisbett, Nesbit, and Nesbitt. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725), Scottish heraldist
• Alexander Nisbet (judge) (1777–1857), Judge in the City of Baltimore
• Andrew Nisbet Jr. (1921–2013), American legislator and military officer
• Andrew Nisbet, founder and chairman of catering supplies retailer Nisbets Plc
• Andy Nisbet, (1953–2019), Scottish mountaineer
• Charles Nisbet (1736–1804), first president of Dickinson College in PA
• Eugenius A. Nisbet (1803–1871), American politician and jurist from the US state of Georgia
• Gavin Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Preston North End FC)
• Harold Nisbet (1873–1937), English amateur tennis player
• Harriet L. Nisbet (1853–1910), American civic leader
• Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-Australian author and artist
• James Nisbet (disambiguation), several people
• John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton (1609–1687), Scottish judge
• John Nisbet (1627–1685), Scottish covenanter
• Kevin Nisbet, Scottish footballer
• Mary Nisbet (1778–1855), Countess of Elgin
• Murdoch Nisbet (1531–1559), Scottish bible translator
• Robin G. M. Nisbet (1925–2013), classical scholar
• Robert Nisbet (1913–1996), American sociologist
• Scott Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Rangers FC)
• William Nisbet (physician) (1759–1822), Scottish physician

• Nisbett (disambiguation)
• Nesbit (disambiguation)
• Nesbitt (disambiguation)
• Clan Nesbitt

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