Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to masculine

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Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...

. The given name ''Nicolas'' is widely used in Brazil () and France (). The variant Nicolás () is widely used in

Spanish-speaking countries The following is a list of countries where Spanish is an official language, plus several countries where Spanish language, Spanish or any language closely related to it, is an important or significant language. There are 20 UN member states whe ...

. The variant Niccolò (), is a popular male name in Italy, although ''Nicolas'' is also sometimes used, especially amongst

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and Latin Americans of Italian descent.

People

Nicolas

* Prince Nicolas of Belgium (born 2005), grandson of King Albert II * Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015), grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf * Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755), French aristocrat *

Nicolas Alvarado Nicolas Alvarado (born 19 June 1944) is a Panamanian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded ...

(born 1944), Panamanian basketball player *

Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Sébastien Anelka (born 14 March 1979) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football), forward. As a player, he regularly featur ...

(born 1979), French footballer *

Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage, various accolades, including an Academy A ...

(born 1964), American actor * Nicolas Chalvin (born 1969), French conductor and oboist *

Nicolas Charles Oudinot Nicolas Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio (; 25 April 1767 – 13 September 1847), was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is known to have been wounded 34 times in battle, being hit by artillery shells, sa ...

(1767–1847), Maréchal d'Empire * Nicolas Chumachenco (1944–2020), Polish violinist * Nicolas Coutelot (born 1977), French tennis player *

Nicolas Devilder Nicolas Devilder (; born 25 March 1980) is a retired French tennis player. Devilder reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, ach ...

(born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player * Nicolas Flamel ( 1330–1418), French alchemist *

Nicolas Hayek Nicolas George Hayek (19 February 1928 – 28 June 2010) was a Swiss businessman of Lebanese descent, and the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Swatch Group. Early life and education Hayek was born the second of three children to ...

(1928–2010), Lebanese-American Swiss businessman and founder of Swatch * Nicolas Heurtaut (1720–1771), French wood carver and furniture designer * Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 1987), German racing driver * Nicolas Jackson (born 2001), Senegalese footballer * Nicolas de Jong (born 1988), Dutch basketball player * Nicolas Jover (born 1981), French football coach *

Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer (; born 5 July 1977) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of the 2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Athens Olympics. K ...

(born 1977), German former tennis player *

Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at th ...

(born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player * Nicolas Maupas (born 1999), Italian-French actor * Nicolas Meizonnet (born 1983), French politician * Nicolas Nkoulou (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *

Nicolas Roeg Nicolas Jack Roeg ( ; 15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing ''Performance (film), Performance'' (1970), ''Walkabout (film), Walkabout'' (1971), ''Don't Look Now'' (1973) ...

(1928–2018), English film director * Nicolas Rothwell, Australian journalist and author *

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa ( ; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. In 2021, he was found guilty of having tried to bribe a judge in 2014 to obtain information ...

(born 1955), French politician and former president of France * Nicolas Thierry (born 1975), French politician * Nicolas Trifon (1949–2023), Romanian-born academic, editor and linguist in France * Nicolas "Cole" Turner (born 2000), American football player

Nicolás

(Spanish variant) * Nicolás Aguirre (basketball) (born 1988), a professional Argentine basketball player * Nicolás Aguirre (footballer) (born 1990), an Argentine professional association football player *

Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Sánchez (; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish former professional tennis player of Latin American descent. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008 French Open – Men's singles, 2008, 201 ...

(born 1985), a Spanish professional tennis player * Nicolás Falczuk (born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player *

Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education ...

(1837–1885), an Argentine journalist, professor, and President * Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric *

Nicolás Guillén Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (10 July 1902 – 16 July 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist and political activist. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.

(1902–1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer * Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938–2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter *

Nicolás Jarry Nicolás Jarry Fillol (; born 10 October 1995) is a Chilean professional tennis player. He achieved his highest Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world 16 in May 2024 and is the current No. 3 player from Chile. His hi ...

(born 1994), Chilean tennis player *

Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (; born 13 August 1976) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. Lapentti was ranked world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in April 2000. His brothers, Giov ...

(born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player *

Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader serving as the 53rd president of Venezuela since 2013. Previously, he was the 24th Vice President of Venezuela, vice president from 2012 to 20 ...

(born 1962), president of Venezuela *

Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (; born 10 October 1979), nicknamed ''El Vampiro'' (Spanish, 'the vampire'), is a Chilean tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ...

(born 1979), a Chilean Olympic champion tennis player *

Nicolás Palacios Nicolás Palacios Navarro (September 9, 1854 – June 11, 1931) was a Chilean physician and writer born in Santa Cruz, best known for his writings on the "Chilean race" and national identity. His 1904 (second edition 1918) book ''Raza chile ...

(1854–1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist * Nicolás Pauls (born 1973), an Argentine actor *

Nicolás Pereira Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970) is a commentator for the Tennis Channel and former professional tennis player, who became the ITF Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Professiona ...

(born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player * Nicolás Tauber (born 1980), an Argentine-Israeli professional association football player * Nicolás Terol (born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race * Nicolás Valansi (born 1979), Argentine-Israeli footballer

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