What Is Their Main Difference?

The main difference between 'nobody' and 'none' is that 'nobody' is refers to humans, but 'none' can refer to both humans and things.

Example

I was looking for some books about Persia but found none.

(Referring to things)

I met many new people in the party, but none were from my country.

(Referring to people)

Their Second Difference

Another difference between 'nobody' and 'none' is that 'nobody' has no frame of reference, but 'none' does.
When we use 'none', we have a frame of reference, meaning we have a group of people or things in our mind and 'none' means no person or thing from that particular group.

Example

Although they were good students, none had passed the test.

'None' refers to a specific group of good students (frame of reference).

'Nobody' as an indefinite pronoun, means no person, 'no one'. It is the negation of the pronoun 'somebody'.
We use 'anybody' to address a group of several people, but it is not a specific group of people (it can be anybody from any group of people).

Example

Nobody called that day.

The speaker does not have any particular group of people in mind (no frame of reference).

'None' means 'not any (one) of' a given number or group of things.

Example

None of the people at the party talked to Sarah.

They Are Both Negative Markers

'None' and 'nobody' are both negative makers, meaning they do not need another negative word in a sentence.

Example

We bought two pairs of shoes and they bought none. (Not ...and they didn't buy none.)

Nobody came. (Not Nobody didn't come.)

'None': Singular or Plural Verb?

If 'none' is followed by a phrase of 'of', look at the noun to to determine whether to use a singular or plural verb.

1.

If the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb.

2.

If the object of the preposition is plural, use either a singular or plural verb.

Example

None of the pizza was left.

None of the guys were/was hungry.

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