Nearing may refer to: Daniel Nearing (born 1961), American screenwriter Guy Nearing (1890−1986), American polymath Helen Nearing (1904−1995), American simple living advocate, wife of Scott Homer Nearing (1915−2004), American professor and author Scott Nearing (1883−1983), American simple living advocate, husband of Helen Vivienne Nearing (1926−2007), American game show winner on Twenty One
See also Near (disambiguation) John Scott (writer), a member of the family of Scott and Helen Nearing