Nishānt or Nishanth ( Sanskrit: निशान्त), is an Indian male name derived from the sandhi of Sanskrit words niśā (निशा) meaning ‘night’ and anta (अन्त) meaning ‘end’, lit. 'End of night'.^{[ citation needed]}

• Nishant Jayasankar (born 1985), Malaysian general
• Nish Kumar (born 1985), British stand-up comedian
• Nishant Kumar (cricketer) (born 1988), Indian cricketer
• Nishant Pitti (born 1986), Indian businessman
• Nishant Singh Malkani (born 1987), Indian actor and model
• Nishant Shokeen, Indian film and television actor
• Nishant Tanwar (born 1982), Indian stand-up comedian also known as Joke Singh
• Nishanta Bordoloi (born 1977), Indian cricketer
• Nishanth Sagar (born Nishanth Balakrishnan in 1980), Indian actor
• Nishantha Fernando (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Nishantha Fernando (carrom player), Sri Lankan carrom player
• Nishantha Kumara (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Nishantha Muthuhettigamage, Sri Lankan member of parliament
• Nishantha Ranatunga (born 1966), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Nishantha Ulugetenne, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy