Needles is a surname. People with the surname include: Birth names Arthur C. Needles (1867–1936), President of the Norfolk and Western Railway Belverd Needles (fl. 1970s–2020s), American economist and professor at DePaul University Dan Needles, Canadian 20th-21st century playwright Ira Needles (1893–1986), second chancellor of the University of Waterloo in Canada Jimmy Needles (1900–1969), American basketball coach John Needles (1786–1878), active Quaker and noted Maryland abolitionist Thomas B. Needles (1835–1914), American politician and businessman William Needles (1919–2016), American-born Canadian actor and teacher Stage names Nique Needles (fl. 1980s–2020s), stage name of Cornelius Delaney, Australian artist, musician, and actor Sharon Needles (born 1981), stage name of Aaron Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist