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

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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, 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: * * * () * * (, ), (, ) *

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: , , * * (), () * * (), (), (), (), (), (), () * * * * * () * * * * * * * * 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: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline * Danish: Nikoline * English: Nicole/Nichole, Nicola/Nichola * French: 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: 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, Nicole, Nicolina * Macedonian: Николина (Nikolina) * Norwegian: Nilsine, Nicoline * Polish: Nikola * Portuguese: Nicole * Romanian: 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 (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 (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 (born 1944), English academic and sociologist * Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe (1719–1794), Ceylonese–Dutch colonial administrator * Nicholas Abram (1589–1655), French Jesuit and theologian * Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (1927–2013), Ghanaian judge * Nicholas Addlery (born 1981), Jamaican soccer player * Nicholas Agar (born 1965), New Zealand professor * Nicholas Alahverdian (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 (born 1952), American attorney * Nicholas Allenby (1909–1995), English Anglican clergyman * Nicholas Amankwah (born 1984), Ghanaian politician * Nicholas R. Amato (born 1940), American politician * Nicholas Ammeter (born 2000), Swiss soccer player * Nicholas Amoako (born 1997), Ghanaian soccer player * Nicholas Amponsah (born 1997), Ghanaian soccer player * Nicholas Angelich (1970–2022), American pianist * Nicholas Angell (born 1979), American ice hockey player * Nicholas Archibald (born 1975), Scottish cricketer * Nicholas Arciniaga (born 1983), American long-distance runner * Nicholas Armstrong (born 1975), English cricketer * Nicholas Asbury (born 1971), British actor and author * Nicholas Anthony Ascioti (born 1974), American composer and conductor * Nicholas Ashmore (born 1961), British military officer * Nicholas Ashton (1904–1986), English cricketer * Nicholas Asmussen (1871–1941), German–born Canadian politician and building contractor * Nicholas Asselta (born 1951), American politician * Nicholas Ayache (born 1958), French computer scientist * Nicholas Bacon (disambiguation), several people * Nicholas Baptiste (born 1995), Haitian–Canadian ice hockey player * Nicholas Barré (1621–1686), French Catholic priest * Nicholas Basbanes (born 1943), American author * Nicholas Bayard (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 (born 2001), Hong Kong soccer player * Nicholas Bennett (disambiguation), several people * Nicholas Benois (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 (1940–2017), Kenyan businessman, philanthropist, and politician * Nicholas Blain, 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 (born 1965), English author, critic, and screenwriter * Nicholas Blomley (born 1962), English–Canadian professor and legal geographer * Nicholas Bloom (born 1973), British–American economist and professor * Nicholas Bodman (1913–1997), American linguist * Nicholas Bonneville (1760–1828), French bookseller, journalist, printer, and writer * Nicholas Bonsor (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 (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 (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 (1905–1958), Russian–Ukrainian composer * Nicholas Bruckman, English–American documentarian * Nicholas Buckland (born 1989), English ice dancer * Nicholas Budgen (1937–1998), English politician * Nicholas Budgeon (born 1987), Australian field hockey player * Nicholas Bullen (born 1968), English musician * Nicholas Bundock (born 1973), Scottish Anglican bishop * Nicholas Burtner, 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 (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, Australian actor * Nicholas Cavaliere (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 (born 1963), English Anglican bishop * Nicholas Charnetsky (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 (born 1962), American physician and sociologist * Nicholas Christenfeld, 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 (born 1997), American actor and producer * Nicholas Civella (1912–1983), American mobster * Nicholas Clack (born 1930), English rower * Nicholas Clagett (1686–1746), English bishop * Nicholas Clapp (born 1936), American filmmaker, writer, and amateur archaeologist * Nicholas Clapton (born 1955), English author, countertenor, and singing teacher * Nicholas Clavin (born 1948), Irish soccer player * Nicholas Cleaver (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 (1924–1985), American actor and director * Nicholas Coleridge (born 1957), English author, cultural chair, and media executive * Nicholas Colla (born 1986), Australian actor and filmmaker * Nicholas Collon (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 (1816–1879), Irish–born Canadian farmer and politician * Nicholas Contreraz (1982–1998), American torture victim * Nicholas Copeman (1906–1969), English Navy officer * Nicholas Corozzo (born 1940), American mobster * Nicholas Cosmo (born 1971), American businessman and white-collar criminal * Nicholas Cottam (born 1951), British military officer * Nicholas Courtney (1929–2011), Egyptian–born English actor * Nicholas Cowdery (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 (born 1954), English broadcaster, explorer, geographer, and writer * Nicholas Craven, Canadian record producer * Nicholas Creed (born 1980), English cricketer * Nicholas Cresswell (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 (born 1973), Australian cricket administrator * Nicholas D'Agosto (born 1980), American actor * Nicholas Daniloff (1934–2024), French–born American journalist * Nicholas Danby (1935–1997), British organist, recitalist, and teacher * Nicholas Dante (1941–1991), American dancer and writer * Nicholas Davey (born 1950), British philosopher and professor * Nicholas Dawidoff (born 1962), American writer * Nicholas Delbanco (born 1942), American writer * Nicholas Denton, 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 (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 (1927–2023), Brazilian–born English ballet critic * Nicholas Duarte (born 2003), Australian soccer player * Nicholas Duncan-Williams (born 1957), Ghanaian preacher and religious leader * Nicholas Fairall (born 1989), American ski jumper * Nicholas Fairbairn (1933–1995), Scottish advocate and politician * Nicholas Falcone (1892–1981), Italian–American composer, conductor, educator, and marching band director * Nicholas Fandos, American journalist * Nicholas Farrell (born 1955), English actor * Nicholas Fattoush (born 1943), Lebanese politician * Nicholas Fekete (born 1962), Canadian modern pentathlete * Nicholas Fenn (1936–2016), British diplomat * Nicholas Fernandes (born 1992), Indian soccer player * Nicholas Fernandez (born 1990), Australian figure skater * Nicholas Fernando (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 (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 (1923–1998), German structural engineer * Nicholas Fortugno (born 1975), American educator and game designer * Nicholas Forwood (born 1948), British barrister and judge * Nicholas Foulkes, English author, historian, and journalist * Nicholas Frankau (born 1954), English actor * Nicholas Frankl (born 1971), Hungarian–English bobsledder * Nicholas Frayling (born 1944), English Anglican priest * Nicholas Freeston (1907–1978), English poet * Nicholas Fung (born 1990), Malaysian golfer * Nicholas Galitzine (born 1994), English actor * Nicholas Gleaves (born 1969), English actor and playwright * Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976), American actor * Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (1953–2012), English historian and professor * Nicholas Halliday (born 1999), Hong Kong sailor * Nicholas Hammond (disambiguation), several people * Nicholas Hoult (born 1989), English actor * Nicholas Hytner (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 (born 1975), Trinidadian editor and writer * Nicholas Lavender (born 1964), English judge * Nicholas Lavery (born 1998), Australian rower * Nicholas Legeros (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, English author, journalist, and literary critic * Nicholas Lindheim (born 1984), American golfer * Nicholas Livas (born 1987), Greek–American basketball player * Nicholas Loftin, American record producer * Nicholas Logsdail (born 1945), English art dealer * Nicholas Loney (1826–1869), English businessman * Nicholas Longworth (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 (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 (1935–2008), American real estate developer * Nicholas McDonald (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 (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 (born 1964), English–American astronaut and engineer * Nicholas Paul (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 (born 1973), Greek–Danish mixed martial artist * Nicholas 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 (born 1973), English actor * Nicholas Platt (born 1946), American diplomat * Nicholas Podany, 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 (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 (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 Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching, (born 12 February 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex from 1997 to 2019, having previously served as the MP fo ...

(born 1948), English politician * Nicholas Sparks (politician) (1794–1862), American politician *

Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all ''New York Times'' bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 115 million copies sold ...

(born 1965), American novelist and screenwriter *

Nicholas Stoller Nicholas Stoller (born March 19, 1976) is a British-American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the comedy films ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (2008), its spin-off/sequel ''Get Him to the Greek'' (2010), ''The Five-Year Engagement'' (2012) ...

(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 Nicholas Treadwell (born 1937) owns the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery, which started in 1963 in touring vehicles, after which it was run in buildings in London, Bradford and finally Austria. Treadwell has promoted the Superhumanism art movement, whi ...

(born 1937), English gallerist *

Nicholas Tse Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, martial artist, entrepreneur and TV chef.EEGmusic.EEGmusic." ''Nicolas Tse profile.'' Retrieved on 22 April 2008. Tse debuted as a singer in 1996 before shif ...

(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 Sir Nicholas George Winton (; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue refugee children, mostly Jews, Jewish, whose families had fled persecution by Nazi Germany. Born to History of the Jews ...

(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 Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (, romanized: ''Nikólaos''; 22 January 1872 – 8 February 1938), of the Glücksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg, was the fourth child and third son of King George I of Greece, and of Queen Olga. H ...

, son of

George I of Greece George I ( Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, romanized: ''Geórgios I''; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was born in Copenhage ...

Saints

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

* Nicholas of Trani

Catholic

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

Eastern Orthodox

Nicholas of Japan Nicholas (Kasatkin), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin (; – 16 February 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan.''"Святый Н� ...

* 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 Carter Nicholas (1793–1857), American planter and politician *

Samuel Nicholas Samuel Nicholas (1744 – August 27, 1790) was an American Marine and military officer who was the first officer commissioned in the United States Continental Marines (predecessor to the United States Marine Corps) and by tradition is conside ...

(1744–1790), the first American Marine officer and commandant * Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (born 1948), Canadian indigenous activist and senator *

Thomas Nicholas (disambiguation) Thomas Nicholas may refer to: * Thomas Nicholas (MP) (c. 1575–1638), English politician * Thomas Nicholas (antiquary) (1816–1879), Welsh antiquary and educator * Thomas Ian Nicholas (born 1980), American film actor, singer, musician, producer, ...

, 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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