Nicholas is a male name, the

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version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In turn, the name means "victory of the people." The name has been widely used in countries with significant Christian populations, owing in part to the veneration of

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...

, which became increasingly prominent in Western Europe from the 11th century. Revered as a saint in many Christian denominations, the

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, and

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es all celebrate

Saint Nicholas Day Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast d ...

on December 6. In maritime regions throughout Europe, the name and its derivatives have been especially popular, as St Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. This remains particularly so in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

, where St Nicholas is the patron saint of the

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; , abbreviated ΠΝ) is the Navy, naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independ ...

Origins

The name derives from the . It is understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of two Greek words, , 'victory' and , 'people'.. An ancient

paretymology A false etymology (fake etymology or pseudo-etymology) is a false theory about the origin or derivation of a specific word or phrase. When a false etymology becomes a popular belief in a cultural/linguistic community, it is a folk etymology (or po ...

(a false etymology) of the latter element, , is that it originates from , (a contracted form of , ), meaning 'stone' or 'rock'. This is in reference to the story of

Deucalion In Greek mythology, Deucalion (; ) was the son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene (mythology), Clymene, Hesione (Oceanid), Hesione, or Pronoia (mythology), Pronoia.A Scholia, scholium to ''Odyssey'' 10.2 (=''Catalogue of W ...

and

Pyrrha In Greek mythology, Pyrrha (; ) was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora and wife of Deucalion of whom she had three sons, Hellen, Amphictyon, Orestheus; and three daughters Protogeneia, Pandora and Thyia. According to some accounts, Hell ...

from

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. As the sole survivors of a catastrophic deluge, they were able to repopulate the world by throwing stones behind them, over their shoulders, while they kept marching on. The stones formed men and women where they landed. The name became popular through

, Bishop of

Myra Myra (; , ''Mýra'') was a city in Lycia. The city was probably founded by Lycians on the river Myros (; Turkish: ''Demre Çay''), in the fertile alluvial plain between, the Massikytos range (Turkish: ''Alaca Dağ'') and the Aegean Sea. By the ...

Lycia Lycia (; Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; , ; ) was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğ ...

, the inspiration for

Santa Claus Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Chris ...

, but it predates said bishop by several centuries: the Athenian historian

Thucydides Thucydides ( ; ; BC) was an Classical Athens, Athenian historian and general. His ''History of the Peloponnesian War'' recounts Peloponnesian War, the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been d ...

for example, mentions that in the second year of the

Peloponnesian War The Second Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), often called simply the Peloponnesian War (), was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek war fought between Classical Athens, Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Ancien ...

(431–404 BC) between Sparta and Athens, the Spartans sent a delegation to the Persian king to ask for his help to fight the Athenians; a certain Nikolaos was one of the delegates. The customary English spelling ''Nicholas'', using a '' ch'', as though the word were spelled in Greek with a

chi __NOTOC__ Chi may refer to: __NOTOC__ Greek *Chi (letter) (Χ or χ), the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet Chinese * ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter *Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon * Chi (surname) ...

, first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the

Reformation The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the p ...

, although the spelling ''Nicolas'' is occasionally used. In Scotland, until the late nineteenth century, fishing communities used Nicholas as a female name.

Male variations

Variations for males include: * * * () * * (, ), (, ) *

Asturleonese Asturleonese is a Romance language or language family spoken in northwestern Spain and northeastern Portugal, namely in the historical regions and Spain's modern-day autonomous communities of Asturias, northwestern Castile and León, Cantabria an ...

: , , * * (), () * * (), (), (), (), (), (), () * * * * * () * * * * * * * * ka, ნიკოლოზ (), (), (), () * * (), (), (), () * * * *

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

: ''Nik'' * * * () * * * * * * (), (), (), (), () * * * * * () * * * * (), () * * (, (), (, () * * * * * * ()Makaleler
''Turuk Dergisi''. * (), () * * * ()

Female forms

Female forms include: * Bulgarian: Николина (Nikolina), Николета (Nikoleta), Никол (Nikol), Нина (Nina) *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: Nikol, Nikoleta, Nikola, Nicol *

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline * Danish: Nikoline *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

Nicole Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...

/Nichole, Nicola/Nichola *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline, Cosette *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Nikol, Nikole, Nikola, Nicole, Nicola *

: Νίκη (Níkē, a conflation with Níke), Νικολέτα (Nikoléta), Νικολίνα (Νikolína) * Hungarian: Nikolett *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Nicole,

Niki __NOTOC__ Niki may refer to: People * Niki (given name) * Niki (singer) * Ni-Ki, member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen. Places * Niki, Hokkaido, a town in Japan * Niki, Florina, a village in Greece Other uses * Niki (airline), former ...

, Nicola *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Nicoletta Nicoletta is a name and feminine given name derived from the Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, French singer, kn ...

, Nicole, Nicolina *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

: Николина (Nikolina) * Norwegian: Nilsine, Nicoline *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: Nikola * Portuguese: Nicole *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: Niculina, Nicoleta *

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

: Nicola, Nicholas (Lowlands 18th/19th century) *

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

: Nikolija (archaic), Nikolina, Nikoleta * Slovak: Nikola, Nikoleta * Slovene: Nika *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: Nicol, Nicoleta, Nicoletta, Nikol, Nicole.

People known as Nicholas

Single name (rulers, popes, patriarch and antipopes)

Antipope Nicholas V Nicholas V, born Pietro Rainalducci (c. 125816 October 1333) was an antipope in Italy from 12 May 1328 to 25 July 1330 during the pontificate of Pope John XXII (1316–1334) at Avignon. He was the last antipope set up by a Holy Roman Emperor. ...

Nicholas I of Russia Nicholas I, group=pron (Russian language, Russian: Николай I Павлович; – ) was Emperor of Russia, List of rulers of Partitioned Poland#Kings of the Kingdom of Poland, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 18 ...

Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until Abdication of Nicholas II, hi ...

Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-Cyrl, Никола I Петровић-Његош; – 1 March 1921) was the last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918, reigning as prince from 1860 to 1910 and as the country's first and only king from 1910 to ...

(1840–1921) King of Montenegro * Patriarchs of Constantinople, of which the best known are

Nicholas Mystikos Nicholas I Mystikos or Mysticus (; 852 – 15 May 925) was the list of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1 March 901 to 1 February 907 and from 15 May 912 to his death on 15 May 925. His feast da ...

and Nicholas III Grammatikos *

Prince Nicholas of Romania Prince Nicholas of Romania (; 5 August 1903 – 9 June 1978), later known as Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the fourth child and second son of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his wife Queen Marie. In 1927 after the death of ...

(1903–1978) *

Pope Nicholas I Pope Nicholas I (; c. 800 – 13 November 867), called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867. He is the last of the three popes listed in the Annuario Pontif ...

Pope Nicholas II Pope Nicholas II (; c. 990/995 – 27 July 1061), otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death in 27 July 1061. At the time of his election, he was bish ...

Pope Nicholas III Pope Nicholas III (; Wiktionary:circa, c. 1225 – 22 August 1280), born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 November 1277 to his death on 22 August 1280. He was a Roman nobleman who h ...

Pope Nicholas IV Pope Nicholas IV (; born Girolamo Masci; 30 September 1227 – 4 April 1292) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1288 to his death, on 4 April 1292. He was the first Franciscan to be elected pope.McBrie ...

Pope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V (; ; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a Cardinal (Catholic Chu ...

Given name

Nicholas Abercrombie Nicholas Abercrombie (born 1944) is a British sociologist and retired academic. He was Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University from 1990 to 2004. Education and career Born in Birmingham in 1944, Abercrombie's father Michael and mother J ...

(born 1944), English academic and sociologist *

Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere Maha Mudaliyar, ( Sinhala: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (8 May 1719 - 10 May 1794) was a Ceylonese Dutch colonial administrator. He was appointed as the Maha Mud ...

(1719–1794), Ceylonese–Dutch colonial administrator * Nicholas Abram (1589–1655), French Jesuit and theologian *

Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (1927–2013) was a former supreme court judge and Attorney-General of Ghana. He was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 1980 and became acting chief justice from 1990 to 1991. He was the Attorney General of Ghana b ...

(1927–2013), Ghanaian judge * Nicholas Addlery (born 1981), Jamaican soccer player *

Nicholas Agar Nicholas Agar (born 1965) is a New Zealand professor of ethics. Agar has a BA from the University of Auckland, an MA from the Victoria University of Wellington, and a PhD from the Australian National University. He has been teaching at the Univer ...

(born 1965), New Zealand professor *

Nicholas Alahverdian Nicholas Alahverdian (born July 11, 1987), also known as Nicholas Rossi and Arthur Knight, among other aliases, is an American political activist and sex offender who Faked death, faked his own death in 2020. Alahverdian alleged that he suffere ...

(born 1987), American sex offender * Nicholas Albery (1948–2001), English author and social inventor * Nicholas Alexis, Trinidadian cricketer * Nicholas Alipui, Ghanaian humanitarian *

Nicholas Alkemade Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (10 December 1922 – 22 June 1987) was a British tail gunner in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War who survived a freefall of without a parachute after abandoning his out-of-control, burning Avro Lan ...

(1922–1987) British tail gunner *

Nicholas Allard Nicholas W. Allard (born October 4, 1952) is an American attorney and founding Dean of the Jacksonville University College of Law. Biography Allard grew up in Northport, Long Island, New York, and in Suffern, New York. He was inspired to go to ...

(born 1952), American attorney *

Nicholas Allenby David Howard Nicholas Allenby SSM, (28 January 1909 – 28 February 1995) was an English clergyman in the Anglican Church and a member of the religious order the Society of the Sacred Mission. He held the position of Bishop of Kuching from 19 ...

(1909–1995), English Anglican clergyman * Nicholas Amankwah (born 1984), Ghanaian politician *

Nicholas R. Amato Nicholas Raymond Amato (born September 1, 1940) is an American politician who served as Essex County Executive from 1987 to 1991. He was the executive director of the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and later served as the ...

(born 1940), American politician *

Nicholas Ammeter Nicholas Ammeter (born 11 December 2000) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship. Career Club career Ammeter started his career with Swiss second-tier side Aarau. In 2018, he was sent on loan ...

(born 2000), Swiss soccer player *

Nicholas Amoako Nicholas Amoako (born December 6, 1997) is a Ghanaian football player. Who currently plays for Kalonji Pro-Profile Career Amoako signed with USL club Colorado Springs Switchbacks on 11 July 2018. He made his professional debut on 14 July 2018, ...

(born 1997), Ghanaian soccer player * Nicholas Amponsah (born 1997), Ghanaian soccer player *

Nicholas Angelich Nicholas Michael Angelich (December 14, 1970 – April 18, 2022) was an American pianist. He was noted for performing internationally with ensembles from Europe and North America. Early life Angelich was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 14 ...

(1970–2022), American pianist * Nicholas Angell (born 1979), American ice hockey player *

Nicholas Archibald Nicholas Bruce Archibald (born 6 December 1975 in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish former List A cricketer. He was educated at Lord Silkin School, Telford, Shropshire. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Shropshire and made a single app ...

(born 1975), Scottish cricketer * Nicholas Arciniaga (born 1983), American long-distance runner *

Nicholas Armstrong Nicholas John Armstrong (born 12 September 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer. Armstrong was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Nocton, Lincolnshire. Armstrong made his debut for Lincolnshire i ...

(born 1975), English cricketer *

Nicholas Asbury Nicholas Asbury (born 13 February 1971) is a British actor and author. He won an Olivier Award as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's complete cycle of Shakespeare's history plays in 2009 and is known for television roles such as Winston Churc ...

(born 1971), British actor and author * Nicholas Anthony Ascioti (born 1974), American composer and conductor * Nicholas Ashmore (born 1961), British military officer *

Nicholas Ashton Nicholas Ashton (8 October 1904 – 17 July 1986) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1924. He was educated at Repton School and Oriel College, Oxford. He married 6 October 1928 in ...

(1904–1986), English cricketer * Nicholas Asmussen (1871–1941), German–born Canadian politician and building contractor *

Nicholas Asselta Nicholas Asselta (born August 17, 1951) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2004 to 2008, where he represented the 1st Legislative District. In the Senate, Asselta was a member of the Budget and ...

(born 1951), American politician * Nicholas Ayache (born 1958), French computer scientist *

Nicholas Bacon (disambiguation) Nicholas Bacon may refer to: * Sir Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper) (1510–1579), English politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal * Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave (c. 1540–1624), his son, the fir ...

, several people * Nicholas Baptiste (born 1995), Haitian–Canadian ice hockey player *

Nicholas Barré Nicholas Barré, O.M. (21 October 1621 – 31 May 1686), was a French Minim friar and Catholic priest, who founded the Sisters of the Infant Jesus. He has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Early life Barré was born in Amiens, in ...

(1621–1686), French Catholic priest *

Nicholas Basbanes Nicholas Andrew Basbanes (born May 25, 1943, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American author who writes and lectures about authors, books, and book culture. His subjects include the "eternal passion for books" ('' A Gentle Madness''); the histor ...

(born 1943), American author *

Nicholas Bayard Nicholas Bayard (c. 1644–1707 or 1709) was a government official and slave trader in colonial New York. Bayard served as the mayor of New York City from 1685 to 1686. He is historically most notable for being Peter Stuyvesant's nephew and for ...

(1644–1707), Dutch–born American slave trader * Nicholas Bayard (theologian) (fl. 1300?), Dominican theologian * Nicholas Baylies (1768–1847), American judge, lawyer, and politician *

Nicholas Benavides Nicholas Benavides Medeiros ( zh, 尼高拉斯; born 5 November 2001) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of Chilean and Bolivian descent who currently plays as a left back or a left winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po and the Ho ...

(born 2001), Hong Kong soccer player *

Nicholas Bennett (disambiguation) Nicholas Bennett may refer to: * Nicholas Bennett (historian) (1823–1899), Welsh historian and musician * Nicholas Bennett (politician) (born 1949), British politician * Nicholas Bennett (swimmer) (born 2003), Canadian Paralympic swimmer * Nichola ...

, several people *

Nicholas Benois Nicholas or Nikolai Leontievich Benois (; – ) was a Russian architect who worked in Peterhof and other suburbs of St. Petersburg. Biography Benois was born in St. Petersburg, to Anna Katarina (''née'' Groppe), who was of German desce ...

(1813–1898), Russian architect * Nicholas F. Benton (born 1944), American publisher * Nicholas Berliner, American diplomat * Nicholas Bett (1992–2018), Kenyan hurdler * Nicholas Kiptanui Bett (born 1996), Kenyan steeplechase runner * Nicholas Bignall (born 1990), English soccer player * Nicholas Bilokapic (born 2002), Australian soccer player *

Nicholas Binge Nicholas Binge is an author of science fiction and Horror fiction, horror. His works include ''Ascension (book), Ascension'' and ''Dissolution (book), Dissolution''. He has won or been nominated for the Proverse Prize for Fiction, the Goodreads ...

(born 1990), Singaporean–born British author * Nicholas Bingham (born 1945), English mathematician *

Nicholas Biwott Nicholas Kipyator Kiprono arap Biwott (22 February 1940 – 11 July 2017) was a Kenyan businessman, politician, and philanthropist, who worked in the governments of the fathers of Kenyan independence, Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi. He held ...

(1940–2017), Kenyan businessman, philanthropist, and politician *

Nicholas Blain Alexander Nicholas John Blain (known as Nicholas or Nick) is an economist, specialising in industrial relations. He served as: a Presidential Member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; Chief Adviser to Western Australia's Labour Re ...

, Australian economist *

Nicholas Blake (disambiguation) Nicholas Blake was a pen name used by British poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972). Nicholas Blake may also refer to: * Nicholas Blake (Dominican) (fl. 1698–1702), Irish poet * Nicholas Blake (judge) (born 1949), judge of the High Court of Englan ...

, several people * Nicholas Blechman, American illustrator and graphic designer *

Nicholas Blincoe Nicholas Blincoe (born 1965) is an English author, critic and screenwriter. He is the author of six novels: ''Acid Casuals'' (1995), ''Jello Salad'' (1997), ''Manchester Slingback'' (1998), ''The Dope Priest'' (1999), ''White Mice'' (2002), and ...

(born 1965), English author, critic, and screenwriter * Nicholas Blomley (born 1962), English–Canadian professor and legal geographer *

Nicholas Bloom Nicholas Alexander Bloom (born 5 May 1973) is the William Eberle Professor in the Department of Economics at Stanford University, a courtesy professor at Stanford Business School and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and a co-dire ...

(born 1973), British–American economist and professor *

Nicholas Bodman Nicholas Cleaveland Bodman (July 27, 1913 – June 29, 1997) was an American linguist who made fundamental contributions to the study of historical Chinese phonology and Sino-Tibetan languages. Bodman was born in Chicago in 1913. He entered Harv ...

(1913–1997), American linguist *

Nicholas Bonneville Nicholas Bonneville (; born Nicolas de Bonneville; 13 March 1760 – 9 November 1828) was a French bookseller, printer, journalist, and writer. He was also a political figure of some relevance at the time of the French Revolution and into the ea ...

(1760–1828), French bookseller, journalist, printer, and writer *

Nicholas Bonsor Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet, (9 December 1942 – 21 March 2023) was a British Conservative politician. Early life Bonsor was educated at Eton College and Keble College, Oxford. Political career Having unsuccessfully fought Newcast ...

(1942–2023), English politician *

Nicholas Boyle Nicholas Boyle FBA (born 18 June 1946) is an English literary critic. He is the emeritus Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He has written widely on German literature, ...

(born 1946), English academic and literary critic *

Nicholas Bradanovich Nicholas Martin Bradanovich (13 September 1907 — 14 April 1961) was a New Zealand international rugby union player. Bradanovich was born in Auckland and attended Sacred Heart College. An attacking first five-eighth, Bradanovich toured Austral ...

(1907–1961), New Zealand rugby union player * Nicholas F. Brady (born 1930), American banker and politician *

Nicholas Braun Nicholas Joseph Braun (born May 1, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Hirsch in the HBO series ''Succession'' (2018–2023), for which he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppor ...

(born 1988), American actor *

Nicholas Brendon Nicholas Brendon Schultz (born April 12, 1971), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and Kevin L ...

(born 1971), American actor and writer *

Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs (born 29 September 1961) is an English actor, writer, director, sound designer and composer. He is associated with the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Da ...

(born 1961), English actor, composer, director, and writer *

Nicholas Briot Nicholas Briot (about 1579 – 24 December 1646) was an English coin engraver, medallist and mechanical engineer. Born in France, he emigrated to England and became chief engraver to the Royal Mint in 1633 and is credited with the invention of ...

(1579–1646), medallist, coin engraver, and mechanical engineer *

Nicholas Britell Nicholas Britell (born October 17, 1980) is an American film and television composer. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. He has received Academy Award nom ...

(born 1980), American actor *

Nicholas Brodszky Nicholas "Slug" Brodszky (; April 20, 1905December 24, 1958) was a composer of popular songs for the theatre and for films. Brodszky was born in Odessa, today Ukraine (previously in Russian Empire, 1772–1917), into a Jewish family, who moved t ...

(1905–1958), Russian–Ukrainian composer * Nicholas Bruckman, English–American documentarian * Nicholas Buckland (born 1989), English ice dancer *

Nicholas Budgen Nicholas William Budgen (3 November 1937 – 26 October 1998), often called Nick Budgen, was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life and career Named after St Nicholas Church in Newport, Shropshire of which his grandfather was a pr ...

(1937–1998), English politician * Nicholas Budgeon (born 1987), Australian field hockey player *

Nicholas Bullen Nicholas Bullen (sometimes called Nik Napalm; born 1968) is an English musician and a founding member of the grindcore band Napalm Death. Biography Bullen is one of the founding members – with Miles "Rat" Ratledge – of Napalm Death, the b ...

(born 1968), English musician *

Nicholas Bundock Nicholas John Bundock (born April 1973) is an English-born Anglican bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Since 2025, he has been Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Biography Bundock was born in 1973. Bundock studied molecular biology and bioch ...

(born 1973), Scottish Anglican bishop *

Nicholas Burtner Nicholas Burtner is an American permaculturist and consultant. Based in the Dallas, Texas area, he has advised on many landscape projects involving the utilization of keyline design Keyline design is a landscaping technique of maximizing the ...

, American permaculturist *

Nicholas Calabrese Nicholas W. Calabrese (November 30, 1942 – March 13, 2023) was an American mob hitman, best known for being a made man who testified against the Chicago Outfit. His testimony and cooperation with federal prosecutors helped result in the 2007 ...

(1942–2023), American mob hitman *

Nicholas J. Calogero Nicholas J. Calogero (August 27, 1924 – October 9, 2004) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Sen ...

(1924–2004), American politician *

Nicholas Campbell Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is a four-time Gemini Awards, Gemini Award winner, a three-time Genie Awards, Genie Award nominee, and a Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award nominee. He is k ...

(born 1952), Canadian actor and filmmaker * Nicholas Campion (born 1953), English astrologer and author * Nicholas Canellakis (born 1984), American cellist * Nicholas Canny (born 1944), Irish academic and historian *

Nicholas Cartwright Nicholas Cartwright is an Australian actor and former soldier, best known for playing Constable Cash Newman on the soap opera ''Home and Away'' since 2021. Early life and career At the age of 13, Cartwright first appeared on television in an ...

, Australian actor *

Nicholas Cavaliere Nicholas Cavaliere (July 23, 1899, in North Branford, New Haven, Connecticut – January 10, 1995, in North Branford, New Haven, Connecticut) was a cinematographer who filmed Frank Buck’s films Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932), Wild Cargo (1934), ...

(1899–1995), American cinematographer * Nicholas J. Celebrezze (born 1977), American politician and lawyer * Nicholas Chabraja (born 1942), Serbian–American lawyer * Nicholas Chalmers (born 1977), English conductor *

Nicholas Chamberlain Nicholas Alan "Nick" Chamberlain (born 25 November 1963) is a British Anglican bishop. On 19 November 2015, he became the suffragan Bishop of Grantham in the Diocese of Lincoln. He had previously been vicar of the parish of St George and St Hild ...

(born 1963), English Anglican bishop *

Nicholas Charnetsky Nicholas Charnetsky, Mykolai Charnetskyi or Mykolay Charnetsky (; December 14, 1884 – April 2, 1959) also known as Nicholas of Volyn (() was a member of the Redemptorists (Congregation of the Holy Redeemer), a religious congregation in the Byza ...

(1884–1959), Ukrainian Catholic bishop * Nicholas Chase (born 1966), American composer * Nicholas Chelimo (born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner * Nicholas Chiaravalloti, American politician * Nicholas F. Chilton, Australian chemist and professor *

Nicholas Choi Nicholas Edward Choi (, born 20 January 1993) is a Hong Kong foil (fencing), foil fencer. Career Choi took up fencing in 2002 while he was in primary school. He thought that the sport was cool because of the lights going off at each hit. His you ...

(born 1993), Hong Kong foil fencer *

Nicholas Christakis Nicholas A. Christakis ( ) (born May 7, 1962) is a Greek American sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the social, economic, biological, and evolutionary determinants of human welfare (including the behavio ...

(born 1962), American physician and sociologist *

Nicholas Christenfeld Nicholas Christenfeld is a former professor of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego until his dismissal in 2019. He first joined the department in 1991 and was a full professor from 2003 to 2019. Among other research, he has prom ...

, American professor and psychologist *

Nicholas Christofilos Nicholas Constantine Christofilos (; December 16, 1916 – September 24, 1972) was a Greece, Greek physicist. The Christofilos effect, a type of electromagnetic shielding, is named after him. Career Christofilos was born in Boston, Massachu ...

(1916–1972), Greek physicist * Nicholas Ciarelli (born 1986), American journalist *

Nicholas J. Cifarelli Nicholas John Cifarelli, M.D. (August 22, 1928 – December 25, 2005) was an Italian-American physician. He is known for starting the first bioethics advisory committee in the United States. Early life Cifarelli was born in Queens, New York ...

(1928–2005), Italian–American physician *

Nicholas Cirillo Nicholas Cirillo (born 5 June 1997) is an American actor and producer. Early life He is from Wilkes County, North Carolina, and was a 2014 graduate of Wilkes Central High School. He trained as an actor at the Actor’s Group in Winston-Salem. Ca ...

(born 1997), American actor and producer * Nicholas Civella (1912–1983), American mobster *

Nicholas Clack Nicholas Barry Menzies Clack (born 17 August 1930) is a British rower. Rowing career Clack competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxless four where they came fourth. He represented England and won a silver medal in th ...

(born 1930), English rower *

Nicholas Clagett Nicholas Clagett (14 April 1686 – 8 December 1746) was an English bishop. Life Claggett was from a clerical family of Bury St Edmunds. He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge aged 16 in April 1702, graduating B.A. in 1705–6, M.A. in ...

(1686–1746), English bishop *

Nicholas Clapp Nicholas Clapp (born May 1, 1936) is an American filmmaker, writer, and amateur archaeologist who has been called "a modern day Indiana Jones". He has received 70 film awards (including Emmys), and several films that he edited have received Acade ...

(born 1936), American filmmaker, writer, and amateur archaeologist * Nicholas Clapton (born 1955), English author, countertenor, and singing teacher *

Nicholas Clavin Nicholas "Nick" Clavin (born 1948 in Rahan, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club St Carthage's and was a member of the Offaly senior county team from 1968 until 1973. He was ordained in ...

(born 1948), Irish soccer player *

Nicholas Cleaver Nicholas Cleaver (born 9 May 1975) is an Australian freestyle skier, who represented Australia in the Winter Olympics, in 1992 and 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of ...

(born 1975), Australian freestyle skier *

Nicholas Clemente Nicholas A. Clemente J.D., LL.M. (2 February 1929 – 4 May 2009) was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court where he served for over 25 years, mainly in Brooklyn. He was also a professor, Judicial Hearing Officer and novelist. In 20 ...

(1929–2009), attorney, judge, novelist, and professor *

Nicholas Cleobury Nicholas Cleobury (born 23 June 1950) is an English conducting, conductor. Cleobury was organ scholar at Worcester College, Oxford, conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford and held assistant organist posts at Chichester Cathedral and Christ Church ...

(born 1950), English conductor *

Nicholas Clinch Nicholas Bayard Clinch III (9 November 1930, Evanston, Illinois – 15 June 2016, California) was an American mountain climber, lawyer, author and environmentalist. Clinch Peak, in Antarctica, was named for him in 2006. Education and person ...

(1930–2016), author, environmentalist, lawyer, and mountaineer *

Nicholas Colasanto Nicholas Colasanto (January 19, 1924 – February 12, 1985) was an American actor and television director. He is best known for his role as Ernie Pantusso in the American television sitcom ''Cheers'' (1982 – 1985). Early life Colasanto was b ...

(1924–1985), American actor and director *

Nicholas Coleridge Sir Nicholas David Coleridge, , DL (born 4 March 1957) is a British former media executive, author, and cultural chair. He is chairman of Historic Royal Palaces (2023–) and Provost of Eton (2024–). He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in th ...

(born 1957), English author, cultural chair, and media executive * Nicholas Colla (born 1986), Australian actor and filmmaker *

Nicholas Collon Nicholas Collon (born 7 February 1983 in London) is a British conductor. Biography A viola player, organist and pianist by training, Collon played viola in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB). He studied at Eton and was an org ...

(born 1983), British conductor *

Nicholas Comper Nicholas Comper (29 April 1897 – 17 June 1939) was an England, English aviator and aircraft designer, whose most notable success was the 1930s Comper Swift monoplane racer. Early life Nicholas Comper was born in Lambeth, London, England, the ...

(1897–1939), English aviator and aircraft designer *

Nicholas Conard Nicholas J. Conard, (born July 23, 1961 in Cincinnati) is an American and naturalized German citizen who works as an archaeologist and prehistorian. He is the director of the department for early prehistory and quaternary ecology and the foundi ...

(born 1961), American–German archaeologist and prehistorian * Nicholas Condy (1793–1857), English painter *

Nicholas Confessore Nicholas Confessore is a Pulitzer Prize-winning political correspondent on the National Desk of ''The New York Times''. Early life Confessore grew up in New York City and attended Hunter College High School. He was a politics major at Princet ...

(born 1976), American political correspondent * Nicholas Congiato (1816–1897), Italian Jesuit priest *

Nicholas Connor Nicholas Connor is an English filmmaker. Best known for his work on the film ''Cotton Wool''. In 2017 he was awarded the 'Ones to Watch' Award by Into Film at the Odeon Leicester Square. Presented by actor Charles Dance, sponsored by EON Product ...

(born 1999), English filmmaker *

Nicholas Conroy Nicholas Conroy (1816 – October 13, 1879) was an Irish-born farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1846 to 1850 as a Tory and from 1859 to 1867 and from ...

(1816–1879), Irish–born Canadian farmer and politician *

Nicholas Contreraz Nicholaus Contreraz (January 15, 1982 – March 2, 1998) was an American 16-year-old from Sacramento, California, who was murdered while attending the Arizona Boys Ranch in 1998. Contreraz had been incarcerated at the residential school's bra ...

(1982–1998), American torture victim *

Nicholas Copeman Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Alfred Copeman, (28 February 1906 – 21 November 1969) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station from 1960 to 1963. Naval career Copeman served in the Second ...

(1906–1969), English Navy officer *

Nicholas Corozzo Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo (born March 17, 1940) is an American mobster who is a captain in the Gambino crime family of New York City. Criminal career Nicholas Corozzo was born at 1825 Pitkin Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brook ...

(born 1940), American mobster * Nicholas Cosmo (born 1971), American businessman and white-collar criminal *

Nicholas Cottam Major General Nicholas Jeremy Cottam, (born 17 February 1951) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary and thereafter Registrar of St Paul's Cathedral. Early life Cottam is the son of Brigadier Donald Cottam. ...

(born 1951), British military officer *

Nicholas Courtney William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. ...

(1929–2011), Egyptian–born English actor *

Nicholas Cowdery Nicholas Richard Cowdery (born 19 March 1946), is a barrister who served as the Director of Public Prosecutions (New South Wales), Director of Public Prosecutions for the Australian state of New South Wales from 1994 to 2011. Cowdery also serv ...

(born 1946), Australian barrister * Nicholas Cradock (born 2005), Australian actor *

Nicholas Crafts Nicholas Francis Robert Crafts Order of the British Empire, CBE (9 March 1949 – 6 October 2023) was a British economist who was known for his contributions to economic history, in particular on the Industrial Revolution. He was Professor of ...

(1949–2023), British economist *

Nicholas Crane Nicholas Crane (born 6 May 1954) is an English geographer, explorer, writer and broadcaster. Since 2004 he has written and presented four television series for BBC Two: ''Coast'', ''Great British Journeys'', '' Map Man'' and ''Town''. Early ...

(born 1954), English broadcaster, explorer, geographer, and writer *

Nicholas Craven Nicholas Craven is a Canadian record producer from Montreal, Quebec. He has worked with artists such as Roc Marciano, Billy Woods, Your Old Droog, and Navy Blue. He is also known for his work with Griselda artists such as Boldy James, Benny Th ...

, Canadian record producer * Nicholas Creed (born 1980), English cricketer *

Nicholas Cresswell Nicholas Cresswell (5 January 1750 – 26 July 1804) was an English diarist and explorer, best known for his detailed journal documenting his travels to America during the years 1774 to 1777.Gwenda Morgan, �Cresswell, Nicholas (1750–1804)��, ...

(1750–1804), English diarist and explorer *

Nicholas Cummings Nicholas Andrew Cummings (July 25, 1924 – June 8, 2020) was an American psychologist and author. Education Cummings first attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology, before moving to Claremon ...

(1924–2020), American author and psychologist *

Nicholas Cummins Nicholas William Redfern Cummins (born 1973) is an Australian cricket administrator and is the current CEO of Cricket Victoria. Career Cummins began working in sports management in 1997 where he worked with Elite Sports Properties (ESP). A ...

(born 1973), Australian cricket administrator *

Nicholas D'Agosto Nicholas "Nick" D'Agosto (born April 17, 1980) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role in ''Election'' (1999). D'Agosto gained recognition with recurring roles as West Rosen on season 2 of the NBC superhero televisi ...

(born 1980), American actor *

Nicholas Daniloff Nicholas S. Daniloff (December 30, 1934 – October 17, 2024) was an American journalist known for his reporting on the Soviet Union. In 1986, he was briefly detained by Soviet security services on espionage charges, sparking a diplomatic crisis ...

(1934–2024), French–born American journalist * Nicholas Danby (1935–1997), British organist, recitalist, and teacher *

Nicholas Dante Nicholas Dante (November 22, 1941 – May 21, 1991
from '' ...

(1941–1991), American dancer and writer *

Nicholas Davey Nicholas Davey (born 8 August 1950) is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Dundee. He is known for his expertise in aesthetics, hermeneutics, and his work on Hans-Georg Gadamer Hans-Georg Gadamer (; ; 11 Feb ...

(born 1950), British philosopher and professor * Nicholas Dawidoff (born 1962), American writer * Nicholas Delbanco (born 1942), American writer *

Nicholas Denton Nicholas Denton is a writer and Australian stage and screen actor. Career In 2017, Denton appeared with Lucy Moir in the John Kolvenbach play ''Love Song'' at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. He also appeared as Billy Bibbit in a version of ...

, Australian actor and writer *

Nicholas Devlin Nicholas Devlin (born September 30, 1971) is a Canadian jurist and former federal prosecutor. He is currently a Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta. Devlin served as law clerk for Justice Jack Major of the Supreme Court of Canada ...

(born 1971), Canadian judge *

Nicholas Dillon Nicholas Dillon (born 25 March 1997) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger. International career Dillon made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Panama Panama ...

(born 1997), Trinidadian soccer player *

Nicholas Dimbleby Nicholas Dimbleby (8 August 1946 – 10 February 2024) was a British sculptor. Early life and education Dimbleby was born in Sussex, England, the third of four children to broadcaster Richard Dimbleby and his wife, Dilys (née Thomas). He grew up ...

(1946–2024), English sculptor *

Nicholas Dopuch Nicholas Dopuch (November 15, 1929 – February 4, 2018) was an American accounting researcher and educator. He was a professor at Olin Business School The Olin Business School is the business school and one of seven academic schools at Wash ...

(1929–2018), American educator and accounting researcher * Nicholas Doumanis (born 1964), Australian historian *

Nicholas Downs Nicholas William Downs is an American actor. Downs has played supporting roles in several films, including ''Constantine (film), Constantine'' (2005), ''The Girl Next Door (2004 film), The Girl Next Door'' (2004), and ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl ...

(born 1976), American actor * Nicholas Dozenberg (1882–1954), Latvian–born American communist *

Nicholas Dromgoole Nicholas Arthur Dromgoole (3 December 1927 – 20 September 2023) was a British ballet critic. Biography Born in Maranhão, Brazil, he was the third son of Nicholas Arthur Dromgoole, a Civil Service telegraphist, and Violet Brookes. The family re ...

(1927–2023), Brazilian–born English ballet critic *

Nicholas Duarte Nicholas Recoba Duarte (born 16 December 2003) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Central Coast Mariners. Career Wollongong Wolves Duarte begun his senior career at Wollongong Wolves in the National Premier Leag ...

(born 2003), Australian soccer player * Nicholas Duncan-Williams (born 1957), Ghanaian preacher and religious leader * Nicholas Fairall (born 1989), American ski jumper *

Nicholas Fairbairn Sir Nicholas Hardwick Fairbairn, (24 December 1933 – 19 February 1995) was a Scottish politician and advocate. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinross and Western Perthshire from October 1974 to 1983, and then for Pert ...

(1933–1995), Scottish advocate and politician * Nicholas Falcone (1892–1981), Italian–American composer, conductor, educator, and marching band director *

Nicholas Fandos Nicholas Fandos is an American journalist who covers the Metro desk for ''The New York Times''. Education Fandos attended St. Louis University High School where he was editor-in-chief of the school’s weekly newspaper, the ''Prep News''. H ...

, American journalist *

Nicholas Farrell Nicholas C. Frost (born 1955), known professionally as Nicholas Farrell, is an English stage, film and television actor. Early life Farrell was born in Brentwood, Essex. He was educated at Fryerns Grammar and Technical School in Basildon, Ess ...

(born 1955), English actor *

Nicholas Fattoush Nicholas Fattoush (born 1943) is a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served in various cabinet posts, including minister of tourism. He was also member of the Lebanese Parliament. Biography Fattoush was born in Zahlé in 1943. He hails from a M ...

(born 1943), Lebanese politician *

Nicholas Fekete Nicholas Fekete (born August 5, 1962) is a Canadian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an inter ...

(born 1962), Canadian modern pentathlete *

Nicholas Fenn Sir Nicholas Maxted Fenn (19 February 1936 – 18 September 2016) was a British diplomat. He was High Commissioner to India from 1991 to 1996. Fenn served as a RAF pilot in the 1950s before his diplomatic and civil service career. Fenn late ...

(1936–2016), British diplomat * Nicholas Fernandes (born 1992), Indian soccer player * Nicholas Fernandez (born 1990), Australian figure skater *

Nicholas Fernando Nicholas Marcus Fernando (6 December 1932 – 10 April 2020) was a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic archbishop. Fernando was born in Negombo Sri Lanka and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdio ...

(1932–2020), Sri Lankan Catholic archbishop * Nicholas Fernicola (1903–1982), American politician * Nicholas Ferraby (born 1983), English cricketer * Nicholas Ferraro (1928–1984), American lawyer and politician * Nicholas Field (born 1948), British actor * Nicholas Fitzherbert (1550–1612), English secretary *

Nicholas Fitzsimon Nicholas Fitzsimon (1807 – 31 July 1849) was an Irish politician. Born at Broughall Castle, Fitzsimon attended Trinity College Dublin. He lived at Castlewood in County Offaly, and worked as a distiller. He became a captain in the County M ...

(1807–2849), Irish politician * Nicholas Fletcher (born 1954), American football player and coach * Nicholas Folker (born 1976), South African swimmer * Nicholas Folland (born 1967), Australian artist and educator * Nicholas Ford (1833–1897), American politician *

Nicholas Forell Nicholas F. Forell (1923 – February 19, 1998) was a structural engineer and a leading authority in the development of modern earthquake safety design. He was a founder and former president of the San Francisco firm Forell/Elsesser Engineers. Ear ...

(1923–1998), German structural engineer *

Nicholas Fortugno Nicholas Fortugno (born May 13, 1975) is an American game designer and educator. Fortugno is a faculty member at the City College of New York and is Director of the Digital Game Development program at that university. Fortugno is also CCO of Pla ...

(born 1975), American educator and game designer *

Nicholas Forwood Sir Nicholas James Forwood, King's Counsel, KC (born 1948) is a British barrister and former judge. Early life and education Born in 1948, Forwood is the son of an army officer.

(born 1948), British barrister and judge *

Nicholas Foulkes Nicholas Foulkes is an English historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods. Robb Report included his book, ''The Impossible Collection of Watches,'' in a li ...

, English author, historian, and journalist *

Nicholas Frankau Nicholas Frankau (born 16 July 1954) is an English actor best known for playing the role of Flt. Lt. Carstairs in the British sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' whose recurring theme involves failure to get back to Britain. Early life and career Frankau ...

(born 1954), English actor * Nicholas Frankl (born 1971), Hungarian–English bobsledder * Nicholas Frayling (born 1944), English Anglican priest *

Nicholas Freeston Nicholas Freeston (28 August 1907 – 6 February 1978) was an English poet who spent most of his working life as a weaver in cotton mills near his home in Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire. He published five books of poetry, occasionally writing in L ...

(1907–1978), English poet *

Nicholas Fung Nicholas Fung Chee Yung (born 18 May 1990) is a Malaysian professional golfer. Asian Development Tour Fung won the Order of Merit (money title) on the 2013 Asian Development Tour (ADT). He won ADT events in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Asian Tour Fung ...

(born 1990), Malaysian golfer *

Nicholas Galitzine Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine ( ; born 29 September 1994) is an English actor. After appearing in an episode of the television series ''Legends (TV series), Legends'' in 2015, he had lead roles in the 2016 teen films ''High Strung (201 ...

(born 1994), English actor *

Nicholas Gleaves Nicholas Gleaves (born 2 January 1969) is an English actor and playwright. Career Gleaves's first theatre part was as an extra in ''Don Carlos'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. He did several plays there including the lead in ''Ma ...

(born 1969), English actor and playwright *

Nicholas Gonzalez Nicholas Edward Gonzalez is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the roles of Alex Santiago on the Showtime television series '' Resurrection Blvd'', Dr. Ben Douglas in Anacondas (2004) and Dr. Neil Melendez on the ABC television ...

(born 1976), American actor *

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (15 January 195329 August 2012) was a British historian and professor of Western esotericism at the University of Exeter, best known for his authorship of several scholarly books on the history of Germany between the W ...

(1953–2012), English historian and professor *

Nicholas Halliday Nicholas Halliday (; born 18 June 1999) is a Hong Kong sailor who competes in the ILCA 7 class. He represented Hong Kong at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics in the Laser Standard The Laser Standard or ILCA 7 is a popular one-design class of sin ...

(born 1999), Hong Kong sailor *

Nicholas Hammond (disambiguation) Nicholas Hammond (born 1950) is an American and Australian actor and writer. Nicholas or Nick Hammond may also refer to: * Nick Hammond (cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer * N. G. L. Hammond (1907–2001), British historian * Nicholas Ha ...

, several people *

Nicholas Hoult Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (; born Wokingham, 7 December 1989) is an English actor. He has received several accolades, including a nomination for a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe nominations, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. ...

(born 1989), English actor *

Nicholas Hytner Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner ( ; born 7 May 1956) is an English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes as director include ''Miss Saigon'', '' ...

(born 1956), English director and producer * Nicholas LaRoche (born 1983), American figure skater * Nicholas Lash (1934–2020), English Catholic theologian *

Nicholas Latifi Nicholas Daniel Latifi (; born 29 June 1995) is a Canadian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, Latifi is the son of Iranian Canadians, Iranian-Canadian billionaire businessman ...

(born 1995), Canadian racing driver * Nicholas Laucella (1882–1952), American composer and flautist *

Nicholas Laughlin Nicholas Laughlin (born 6 May 1975)"In brief"
Nicholas Laughlin's website. is a writer and editor from

Nicholas Lavender (born 1964), English judge *

Nicholas Lavery Nicholas Lavery (born 1 July 1998) is an Australian representative rower. He is an Australian national champion and has competed at underage and senior world championships. He rowed in the Australian men's eight at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He w ...

(born 1998), Australian rower *

Nicholas Legeros Nicholas Legeros (born February 27, 1955, in Edina, Minnesota) is an American (Minnesotan) bronze sculptor. Working from his studio building Blue Ribbon Bronze in Northeast Minneapolis, Nick has created over 500 sculptures in his career. His most ...

(born 1955), American bronze sculptor *

Nicholas Lemann Nicholas Berthelot Lemann is an American writer and academic, and is the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of Journalism and Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He ...

, American academic and writer *

Nicholas Lezard Nicholas Andrew Selwyn LezardThe Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 December 1991, Cambridge University Press, p. 814 is an English journalist, author and literary critic. Background and education The Lezard family went from London to ...

, English author, journalist, and literary critic *

Nicholas Lindheim Nicholas K. Lindheim (born November 9, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Professional career Lindheim turned professional in 2005 and played on several U.S. mini-tours during his early career including ...

(born 1984), American golfer *

Nicholas Livas Nicholas Livas (Greek language, Greek: Νίκος Λίβας; born April 27, 1987) is a Greek-American professional basketball player. He is 1.98 m tall. He plays the small forward position. Professional career Livas started playing basketball in ...

(born 1987), Greek–American basketball player * Nicholas Loftin, American record producer * Nicholas Logsdail (born 1945), English art dealer *

Nicholas Loney Nicholas Loney (, Plymouth, United Kingdom – , Mount Kanlaon, Negros Island, Philippines) was an English businessman and the British Empire's vice-consul in the city of Iloílo. Early life The younger son of Admiral Robert Loney, of the ...

(1826–1869), English businessman *

Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he initiated the success ...

(1869–1931), American lawyer and politician * Nicholas Luard (1937–2004), British politician and writer * Nicholas Lydon (born 1957), British biochemist, entrepreneur, and scientist *

Nicholas Lyell Nicholas Walter Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate, PC, QC (6 December 1938 – 30 August 2010) was a British Conservative Party politician, known for much of his active political career as Sir Nicholas Lyell. Early life Born in London, he was t ...

(1938–2010), English politician *

Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and is best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003). He was cast as Professor Alan C ...

(born 1961), English actor *

Nicholas Mangione Nicholas Bernard Mangione ( , ; February 17, 1925 – November 2, 2008) was an American real estate development, real estate developer. He was the founder of Lorien Health Services and owner of the radio station WCBM, both in Baltimore. Mangione ...

(1935–2008), American real estate developer *

Nicholas McDonald Nicholas "Nicky" McDonald (born 23 November 1996) is a Scottish singer–songwriter and recording artist. He was the runner-up of the The X Factor (UK series 10), tenth series of ''The X Factor (UK), The X Factor'' in 2013. After the show, he ...

(born 1996), Scottish singer and songwriter * Nicholas Megura (1920–1988), American fighter pilot *

Nicholas Monroe Benjamin Nicholas Monroe (born April 12, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. Monroe was a doubles specialist. He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 30 on 2 October 2017 and won four ATP Tour doubles titles and t ...

(born 1982), American tennis player * Nicholas Morrow (born 1995), American football player *

Nicholas Mosley Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (25 June 1923 – 28 February 2017), was a British peer, novelist and biographer. Two of his volumes of biography covered the life of his father, Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fasc ...

(1923–2017), English aristocrat, biographer, and novelist * Nicholas Nayfack (1909–1958), American film producer *

Nicholas Negroponte Nicholas Negroponte (born December 1, 1943) is a Greek American architect. He is the founder and chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also founded the One Laptop per Child Association (OLPC). Negroponte ...

(born 1943), Greek–American architect and computer scientist * Nicholas Nicastro (born 1963), American filmmaker, writer, and film critic * Nicholas Nixon (born 1947), American photographer *

Nicholas Patrick Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick (born 19 November 1964), is a British-American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. His flight on the 2006 ''Discovery'' STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into space. ...

(born 1964), English–American astronaut and engineer *

Nicholas Paul Nicholas Paul (born 23 September 1998) is a Trinidadian track cyclist, who specializes in sprinting events. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's keirin on 11 August 2024. Career On 6 September 2019, Paul set a flying 200m world ...

(born 1998), Trinidadian track cyclist *

Nicholas Pegg Nicholas Pegg is a British actor, director and writer. Education Educated at Nottingham High School and graduating with a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Exeter, Pegg subsequently trained at the Guildford School of ...

, English actor, director, and writer * Nicholas Petit-Frere (born 1999), American football player *

Nicholas Pettas Nicholas Pettas (born January 23, 1973) is a Greek- Danish karateka, former heavyweight kickboxer and actor, who fought out of Team Spirit Tokyo, Japan. Pettas mainly competed in the promotion K-1 between 1998 and 2007, and was the winner of th ...

(born 1973), Greek–Danish mixed martial artist *

Nicholas Pierini Nicholas Pierini (born 6 August 1998) is an Italian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for club US Sassuolo Calcio, Sassuolo. Club career Sassuolo On 29 October 2017, Pierini ...

(born 1998), Italian soccer player *

Nicholas Pileggi Nicholas Pileggi (, ; born February 22, 1933) is an American author and screenwriter. He wrote the 1985 non-fiction book ''Wiseguy (book), Wiseguy'' and co-wrote the screenplay for ''Goodfellas'', its 1990 film adaptation, for which he received ...

(born 1933), American author and screenwriter *

Nicholas Pinnock Nicholas Andre Pinnock (born 2 September 1973) is a British actor. He is known for his role as lead character Aaron Wallace in the ABC legal drama '' For Life'' and as Truman Dawes in the Peacock crime drama '' Long Bright River''. Early life ...

(born 1973), English actor *

Nicholas Platt Nicholas Platt (born March 10, 1936) is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, and as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. He is the former ...

(born 1946), American diplomat *

Nicholas Podany Nicholas Podany is an American actor, and musician. Early life He attended the Juilliard School in New York City, graduating in 2018. Career Stage He played Albus Severus Potter in the New York production of ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' ...

, American actor *

Nicholas Pooran Nicholas Pooran (; born 2 October 1995) was a Trinidadian cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team in limited overs formats till 2024 and served as the team's captain. He also competes domestically for Trinidad and Tobago national c ...

(born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer *

Nicholas Pryor Nicholas David Pryor (born Probst; January 28, 1935 – October 7, 2024) was an American character actor. He appeared in various television series, films, and stage productions. Early life and career Pryor was born Nicholas David Probst in Balt ...

(1935–2024), American actor *

Nicholas Rescher Nicholas Rescher (; ; 15 July 1928 – 5 January 2024) was a German-born American philosopher, polymath, and author, who was a professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1961. He was chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Sc ...

(1928–1924), German–born American author, philosopher, and polymath * Nicholas Russo (1845–1902), Italian Catholic priest, Jesuit, missionary, and philosopher *

Nicholas Sacco Nicholas J. Sacco (born November 17, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1994 to 2024, where he represented the 32nd Legislative District. Sacco served as the chairman of the Senate ...

(born 1946), American politician *Nicholas Samartis, Australian artist, photographer, and sculptor *Nicholas Santora (1942–2018), American mobster *Nicholas Santos (born 1980), Brazilian swimmer *Nicholas Saputra (born 1984), Indonesian actor and film producer *Nicholas Sheehy (1728–1766), Irish Catholic priest *Nicholas Soames (born 1948), English politician *Nicholas Sparks (politician) (1794–1862), American politician *Nicholas Sparks (born 1965), American novelist and screenwriter *Nicholas Stoller (born 1976), English–born American filmmaker *Nicholas Tarling (1931–2017), New Zealand academic, author, and historian *Nicholas Teo (born 1981), Malaysian–Chinese singer *Nicholas Thorburn (born 1981), Canadian musician *Nicholas Treadwell (born 1937), English gallerist *Nicholas Tse (born 1980), Hong Kong actor, entrepreneur, singer, songwriter, and martial artist *Nicholas Turturro (born 1962), American actor *Nicholas Walters (born 1986), Jamaican boxer *Nicholas Winton (1909–2015), English humanitarian and stockbroker *Nicholas Worth (1937–2007), American actor *Nicholas Wrigley (born 1955), British merchant banker

Nobility

(1796–1855), Emperor of Russia *

(1868–1918), Emperor of Russia * Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, son of George I of Greece

Saints

* Nicholas of Myra * Nicholas of Trani

Catholic

*Nicholas The Duc Bui *Nicholas of Flüe * Nicholas of Tolentino

Eastern Orthodox

* Nicholas of Japan * Nicholas Kabasilas * Nicholas of Lesvos * Nicholas of Ohrid and Žiča *

* Nicholas Salos of Pskov

Surname

*Bob Nicholas (born 1957), American politician *Cindy Nicholas (1957–2016), Canadian long-distance swimmer *Cyril Nicholas (1898–1961), Sri Lankan Burgher army captain, civil servant, and forester *Edward Nicholas (1593–1699), English politician *Fred Nicholas (1893–1962), British cricketer *George Nicholas (politician) (1754–1799), American law professor, son of Robert C. Nicholas Sr. *George Nicholas (footballer) (born 1992) *Harry Nicholas (1905–1997), British trade unionist *John Nicholas (academic), 17th-century Oxford administrator *John Nicholas (congressman) (1764–1819), American lawyer and politician, father of Robert C. Nicholas *John Nicholas (judge), Australian judge *John Nicholas (of Chepstow), 17th-century English politician *John Spangler Nicholas (1895–1963), American embryologist *Nick St. Nicholas (born 1943), musician *Paul Nicholas (born 1944), English actor and singer *Phil Nicholas (born 1955), American politician *Philip Nicholas (1876–1952), Welsh rugby player *Robert C. Nicholas (New York politician) (1801–1851), American politician *Robert Carter Nicholas, Sr. (1728–1780), American lawyer and politician *Robert C. Nicholas, Robert Carter Nicholas (1793–1857), American planter and politician *Samuel Nicholas (1744–1790), the first American Marine officer and commandant *Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (born 1948), Canadian indigenous activist and senator *Thomas Nicholas (disambiguation), several people *Tom Nicholas, British economist *Victor A. Nicholas (1897–1956), second Sri Lankan to hold post of Postmaster General of Sri Lanka *William H. Nicholas (1892–1984), American politician *William Nicholas (officer) (1785–1812), British Army officer *Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761–1820), American banker and politician * The Nicholas Brothers, American tap dancers: ** Fayard Nicholas (1914–2006) ** Harold Nicholas (1921–2000)

References

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