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and Scottish surname. It is a

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form of the given name ''

Nichol Nichol is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * B. P. Nichol, Canadian poet * Bob Nichol, Canadian curler * Caleb Nichol, fictional character from ''The O.C.'' * Camilla Nichol, British geologist * Gene Nichol, former College of Wi ...

'', which was a common medieval form of ''

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People with the surname

Aideen Nicholson Aideen Nicholson (April 29, 1927 – May 31, 2019) was an Irish-born social worker and Canadian politician. Background Aideen Nicholson was born in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated at Trinity College Dublin, and later at the London School o ...

(1927–2019), Irish-born Canadian politician *

A. J. Nicholson A.J. Nicholson (born June 25, 1983) is an American football linebacker who has played in the NFL, the Arena Football League, and the Indoor Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. H ...

(born 1983), American football linebacker *

Alexander Malcolm Nicholson Alexander Malcolm "Sandy" Nicholson (November 25, 1900 – October 12, 1991) was a Canadian clergyman, farmer and politician. He was born in Lucknow, Ontario, the son of Alexander Nicholson and Isabelle MacDonald, and was educated in Lucknow and ...

(1900–1991), Canadian clergyman, farmer, and politician *

Alfred O. P. Nicholson Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (August 31, 1808March 23, 1876), was a lawyer, newspaper editor, banker, and politician from Tennessee. A Democrat, he was twice a US Senator from that state. Biography Nicholson was born near Franklin, Tennessee, in ...

(1808–1876), United States Senator from Tennessee *

Alistair Nicholson Alistair "Big Jack" Nicholson (born 4 March 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicholson was schooled at Scotch College, Perth, where he was s ...

(born 1978), Australian rules footballer * Anne-Marie Nicholson (born 1991), English singer and songwriter known as

Anne-Marie (singer) Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born 7 April 1991) is an English singer. She has attained charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including Clean Bandit's " Rockabye", which peaked at number one, as well as " Alarm", " Ciao Adios", " Friends", " ...

Archibald Keightley Nicholson Archibald Keightley Nicholson (1871–1937) was an English 20th century ecclesiastical stained-glass maker. His father was Charles Nicholson and his two brothers, Charles and Sydney, were a church architect and church musician, respectively. ...

(1871–1937), British ecclesiastical stained-glass maker *

Arthur D. Nicholson Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. (7 June 1947 – 24 March 1985) was a United States Army military intelligence officer shot by a Soviet sentry while engaged in intelligence-gathering activities as part of an authorized military liaison mission which ope ...

, (1947–1985) U.S. Army officer *

Asenath Nicholson Asenath Hatch Nicholson (February 24, 1792 – May 15, 1855) was an American vegan, social observer and philanthropist. She wrote at first hand about the Great Hunger in Ireland in the 1840s. She wrote about the life of Ireland both before and du ...

(1792–1855), American activist, writer and philanthropist *

Barry Nicholson Barry Nicholson (born 24 August 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Fleetwood Town's development squad and also served as caretaker manager of the first team squad. He star ...

(born 1978), Scottish footballer *

Ben Nicholson Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscape and still-life. Background and training Nicholson was born on 10 April 1894 in Den ...

(1894–1982), English abstract painter (married to Winifred Nicholson) * Bill Nicholson (disambiguation), several people *

Bob Nicholson (disambiguation) Bob Nicholson may refer to: *Bob Nicholson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player and administrator *Bob Nicholson (rugby league) (died after 1950), English rugby league player *Bob Nicholson (sports executive) (born 1955), Canadian f ...

, several people *

Bobby Nicholson Robert Albert Nicholson, also known as "Bobby Nicholson" and "Nick Nicholson" (April 29, 1918–September 23, 1993) was an American actor and musician. Biography Nicholson was a trombonist who played in big bands of the 1930s and 1940s. After ...

(1918–1993), American musician and actor *

Bruce Nicholson Bruce Nicholson is a special effects artist who received the Special Achievement Academy Award in 1980 for the visual effects of the film ''The Empire Strikes Back'', which he shared with Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund and Dennis Muren. He won his f ...

special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual w ...

s artist * Sir

Charles Nicholson Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet (23 November 1808 – 8 November 1903) was an English-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist. The Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney is nam ...

(1808–1903), British–Australian politician *

Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, 2nd Baronet (27 April 1867 – 4 March 1949), was an English architect and designer who specialised in ecclesiastical buildings and war memorials. He carried out the refurbishments of several cathedrals, the desi ...

(1867–1949), British ecclesiastical architect *

Charles Ernest Nicholson Charles Ernest Nicholson (12 May 1868 – 26 February 1954) was a British yacht designer. Biography He was born in 1868, one of four sons and six daughters of Benjamin Nicholson (1828-1906), also a yacht designer, and the original Nicholson of ...

, (1868–1954) British yacht designer *

Christopher Nicholson Christopher David George "Kit" Nicholson (16 December 1904 – 28 July 1948) was a British architect and designer closely associated with the early Modern Movement in Britain. His most notable works of the 1930s were comparable to the advanc ...

(1904–1948), British architect and designer * Claude Nicholson (1892–1951), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s * Claude Nicholson, (1898–1943) British Brigadier, in command of Calais during the

Siege of Calais (1940) The siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port of Calais during the Battle of France. The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) ...

* Danell Nicholson (born 1967), American boxer *

David Nicholson (disambiguation) David Nicholson may refer to: * David Nicholson (Australian politician) (1904–1997), former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland *David Nicholson (British politician) (born 1944), former Member of Parliament * David Nicholson (civil s ...

, several people *

Donald Nicholson (disambiguation) Donald Nicholson may refer to: *Donald W. Nicholson (1888–1968), American politician * Donald Nicholson (Canadian politician) (1850–1932), Canadian politician *Donald Nicholson (biochemist) Donald Elliot Nicholson (1916 – 2012) was a Briti ...

, multiple people *

Donte Nicholson Donte Lamar Nicholson (born December 18, 1981, in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of ...

(born 1981), American NFL football player *

Ed Nicholson Edward George Nicholson (September 9, 1923 – January 15, 1987) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1947–48 season, on March 21, 1948 against ...

(1923–1987), Canadian ice hockey player * Edward Nicholson (disambiguation), several people **

Edward Max Nicholson Edward Max Nicholson (12 July 1904 – 26 April 2003) was a pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and internationalist, and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund. Early life Max Nicholson, as he was known to all, was born in Kilternan, Ir ...

(1904–2003), founder of World Wildlife Fund **

Edward Williams Byron Nicholson Edward Williams Byron Nicholson (16 March 1849 – 17 March 1912) was a British author and Bodley's Librarian, the head of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, from 1882 until his death in 1912. Early life and career Nicholson was ...

, Bodley's Librarian *

Eliza Jane Nicholson Pearl Rivers (pen name of Eliza Jane Nicholson; formerly Holbrook; née Poitevent; March 11, 1843 – February 15, 1896) was an American journalist and poet, and the first female editor of a major American newspaper. After being the literary edit ...

(1843–1896), American journalist *

Elliot Nicholson Elliot Tenbosch Nicholson (13 December 1871 – 1 December 1953)
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Emma Nicholson Emma Harriet Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (born 16 October 1941) is a British politician, who has been a life peer since 1997. She was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon in 1987, befor ...

, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (born 1941), British politician * Rev

Ernest Nicholson Ernest Wilson Nicholson, (26 September 1938 – 22 December 2013) was a British scholar of the Old Testament and Church of England priest. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1979 to ...

(1938–2013), British biblical scholar *

Francis Nicholson Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson (12 November 1655 – ) was a British Army general and colonial official who served as the Governor of South Carolina from 1721 to 1725. He previously was the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1712 to 1715, th ...

(1655–1727/8), British military officer and colonial governor *

Francis Nicholson (painter) Francis Nicholson (14 November 1753 – 6 March 1844) was a British artist. He worked in watercolour and oil, and is mainly known as a landscape artist. Early life Nicholson was born in Pickering, North Yorkshire. Career Nicholson studied wit ...

(1753–1844), British artist *

Frank Nicholson (disambiguation) Frank Nicholson may refer to: * Frank Nicholson (cricketer) (1909–1982), South African cricketer * Frank Nicholson (rugby union) (1878–?), rugby union player who represented Australia * Frank Nicholson (business), former managing director * Fr ...

, several people *

Geoff Nicholson Geoff J. Nicholson (born 4 March 1953) is a British novelist and non-fiction writer. Biography Geoff J. Nicholson was born in Hillsborough, Sheffield studied English at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, and Modern European Drama at the Unive ...

(born 1953), British novelist and short story writer *

George Nicholson (printer) George Nicholson (1760 – 1 November 1825) was an English printer, author, and vegetarianism advocate. Life Nicholson was born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Nicholson had started a printing business with his brother Georg ...

(1760–1825), British printer *

George Nicholson (footballer) George Nicholson (born 12 May 1905, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Pelaw, Gateshead, County Durham. Career Nicholson did not begin his professional football career until the relatively late age of ...

, English footballer * Sir

Godfrey Nicholson Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet (9 December 1901 – 14 July 1991) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP). Early life and education A member of the family which founded London-based gin distillers J&W Nicholson & Co, Nic ...

(1901–1991), British Conservative Party politician *

Grace Nicholson Grace Nicholson (December 31, 1877 – August 31, 1948) was an American art collector and art dealer, specializing in Native American and Chinese handicrafts. The space she originally designed for her shop is now home to the USC Pacific Asia M ...

(1877–1948), American art collector and art dealer *

Harold James Nicholson Harold James Nicholson (born November 17, 1950) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who was twice convicted of spying for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Nicholson's recruitment to the SVR appears to have occurre ...

(born 1950), CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia *

Henry Alleyne Nicholson Henry Alleyne Nicholson FRS FRSE FGS FLS (11 September 1844 – 19 January 1899) was a British palaeontologist and zoologist. Life The son of John Nicholson (1809–1886), a biblical scholar, and his wife Annie Elizabeth Waring, he was born at ...

(1816–1878), British paleontologist and zoologist *

Howard Nicholson Howard Nicholson (1912–2014) was a British pulmonologist and pioneer in multidisciplinary care-planning and the treatment of tuberculosis with antibiotics. Biography Howard Nicholson began the study medicine at University College Hospital ...

(1912–2014), English physician *

J. C. Nicholson Julius Carnes "J. C." Nicholson Jr. (born 1942) is an American judge who sits on the South Carolina Circuit Court. Early life Nicholson was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to parents Frances E. and Julius Carnes Nicholson Sr. He grew up in Camde ...

(born 1942), American judge *

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...

(born 1937), American actor *

James W. Nicholson Rear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson (10 March 1821 – 28 October 1887) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Life and naval career The son of Nathaniel Nicholson and gra ...

(1821–1887), U.S. Navy officer during Mexican–American War and Civil War *

Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician) Robert James Nicholson (born February 4, 1938) is an attorney, real estate developer, and a former Republican National Committee chairman. He was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 26, 2005, until October 1, 2007. P ...

(born 1938), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs *

Joe Nicholson Joseph Robinson Nicholson (born 4 June 1898 in Ryhope, died 1974) was an English people, English professional footballer. He is most famous for playing for Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City in the 1925 FA Cup Final. Career After playing for lo ...

(1898–1978), English footballer *

John Nicholson (disambiguation) John Nicholson may refer to: In politics *John Nicholson (Yarmouth MP), Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth 1698–1700, 1702–08 * John Nicholson (New York politician) (1765–1820), United States Representative from New York *John A. Nichol ...

, several people *

Joseph Hopper Nicholson Joseph Hopper Nicholson (May 15, 1770 – March 4, 1817) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland. Born in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, Nicholson graduated from Washington College in 1787 and studied law. He was adm ...

(1770–1817), American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland *

Joseph Shield Nicholson Joseph Shield Nicholson, FBA, FRSE (9 November 1850 – 12 May 1927) was an English economist. Life He was born in Wrawby in Lincolnshire on 9 November 1850 the only son of Rev Thomas Nicholson, minister of Banbury, and his wife, Mary Anne ...

(1850–1927), English economist *

Joyce Nicholson Joyce Nicholson (née Thorpe) (1 June 1919 – 30 January 2011) was an Australian author and business woman. The daughter of publisher D.W. Thorpe, Nicholson was born in Melbourne and educated at Methodist Ladies' College and the University o ...

(1919–2011), Australian author *

Julianne Nicholson Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films '' August: Osage County'' (2013) and '' Blonde'' (2022), as well as the television series '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2006–2009) ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Julie Nicholson Julie Nicholson is a British author and the mother of the late Jenny Nicholson, who was killed at the age of 24, when suicide bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated a bomb in the London Underground in the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Jenny Nic ...

, British author and former vicar * John

Kenyon Nicholson Kenyon Nicholson (May 21, 1894 – December 19, 1986) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Early life John Kenyon Nicholson was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on May 21, 1894, the oldest son of Thomas B. and Anne (Kenyon) Nichol ...

, American playwright *

Ken Nicholson Ken Nicholson is a video game developer. Career Nicholson is a video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer. He was the founder of GamePC Consortium and inventor of the technology used by Microsoft as the basis for Windows' DirectX graphic ...

, video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer *

Kevin Nicholson (disambiguation) Kevin Nicholson may refer to: * Kevin Nicholson (baseball) (born 1976), Canadian baseball player *Kevin Nicholson (footballer) Kevin John Nicholson (born 2 October 1980) is an English former professional footballer who is currently assistant m ...

, several people *

Leonard Nicholson Leonard Hanson Nicholson, OC, MBE (June 8, 1904 – March 22, 1983) served as the tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from May 1, 1951 to March 31, 1959. Nicolson served with the RCMP from 1923 to 1927 (and again from 193 ...

(1904–1983), tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1951–1959) *

Lorna Schultz Nicholson Lorna Schultz Nicholson is a Canadian author of several children's books about sports. Raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, Nicholson obtained a B.Sc. in Human Performance from the University of Victoria. With her degree, she worked as the Fitne ...

, Canadian children's writer *

Lorraine Nicholson Lorraine Broussard Nicholson (born April 16, 1990) is an American actress and director. She is known for playing Alana Blanchard in the biographical film ''Soul Surfer'' (2011). Early life Nicholson was born in Los Angeles to actors Jack Nicholso ...

, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson *

Lawson Nicholson Lawson Ambrose Nicholson (March 3, 1866 – March 1, 1947) was a Washington State pioneer, engineer, and surveyor. He gained public recognition working on many engineering and municipal tasks during the development of Tacoma, Everett and other c ...

(1866–1947), Washington state pioneer, engineer, and surveyor *

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (January 7, 1890 – September 21, 1965) was an American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur who pioneered the American comic book, publishing the first such periodical consisting solely of original material rath ...

(1890–1965), American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer * Marjorie Nicholson (1914–1997), British activist *

Matthew Nicholson Matthew James Nicholson (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian former cricketer who played in one Test match in 1998 and over 100 first-class games for New South Wales, Western Australia, Northamptonshire and Surrey. A native of the Sydney subu ...

(born 1974), Australian cricketer *

Meredith Nicholson Meredith Nicholson (December 9, 1866 – December 21, 1947) was a best-selling author from Indiana, United States, a politician, and a diplomat. Biography Nicholson was born on December 9, 1866, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Edward Willis Nic ...

(1866–1947), American author and politician *

Meredith Merle Nicholson Meredith Merle Nicholson (March 11, 1913 – August 18, 2005) was an American cinematographer. He worked behind the camera on low-budget films of the 1950s, hit television series in the 1960s, and comedies, dramas, and made-for-TV movies in the ...

(1913–2005), American cinematographer *

Michael Nicholson Michael Nicholson (9 January 1937 – 11 December 2016) was an English journalist, specializing in war reporting, and a newscaster. He was ITN's Senior Foreign Correspondent. Early life Nicholson was born in Romford, Essex, on 9 January ...

(1937–2016), English journalist *

Montae Nicholson Montae Nicholson (born December 4, 1995) is an American football free safety for the DC Defenders of the XFL. He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. H ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Nancy Nicholson Annie "Nancy" Mary Pryde Nicholson (1899–1977) was an English painter and fabric designer. Early life Born Annie Mary Pryde Nicholson, she was the only daughter of the artists Sir William Nicholson and Mabel Pryde. She had three brothers, ar ...

(1899–1977), British painter and fabric designer *

Natalie Nicholson Natalie Nicholson (born March 10, 1976 in Bemidji, Minnesota as Natalie Simenson) is an American curler. She is currently the coach of the Tabitha Peterson rink. Career As a junior curler, Nicholson played second for Risa O'Connell and represen ...

(born 1976), American curler *

Neil Nicholson (cricketer) Neil George Nicholson (born 17 October 1963, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England) is an English former first-class cricketer, who played five games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1988 and 1989, when he also played in two one day games. ...

, (English cricketer) *

Nigel Nicholson Nigel Nicholson is a British business psychologist and Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. He is known for his work advocating the application of evolutionary psychology to business management. Referen ...

, British psychologist *

Norman Nicholson Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson (8 January 1914 – 30 May 1987) was an English poet associated with the Cumbrian town of Millom. His poetry is noted for local concerns, straightforward language, and elements of common speech. Although known chief ...

(1914–1987), English poet *

Ossie Nicholson Oserick Bernard "Ossie" Nicholson (1910 – 9 November 1965) was an Australian cyclist who twice held the World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year. Australian cycling career Nicholson was a professional cyclist in the years be ...

(1906–1965), Australian cyclist *

Parson Nicholson Thomas Clark "Parson" Nicholson (April 14, 1863 – February 28, 1917) was an American baseball player whose career spanned from 1887 to 1899. He played principally as a second baseman and in the minor leagues. He did play three seasons in Majo ...

(1863–1917), American Major League Baseball player * Paul Nicholson (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey forward *

Paul Nicholson (industrialist) Sir Paul Douglas Nicholson, (born 7 March 1938) is an English industrialist and was Lord Lieutenant of County Durham from 1997 to 2013. Nicholson was born in County Durham and educated at Ludgrove School, Harrow School and Clare College, Camb ...

(born 1938), British industrialist *

Paul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Michael Nicholson (born 10 May 1979) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won a major event, the 2010 Players Championship Finals, where he defeated Mervyn King ...

(born 1979), English-born Australian darts player *

Peter Nicholson (architect) Peter Nicholson (20 July 1765 – 18 June 1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favour of teaching and writing. He practised as ...

(1765–1844), British architect, engineer and mathematician *

Peter Nicholson (cartoonist) Peter Nicholson (born 1946) is an Australian political cartoonist, caricaturist and sculptor. He has won five Walkley Awards. Nicholson has also produced animated political cartoons for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the TV series ' ...

(born 1946), Australian political cartoonist *

Ray Nicholson Ray Nicholson is an American actor. He appeared opposite Diane Kruger in the Neil LaBute film ''Out of the Blue'' (2022). On television, he appeared in the 2021 Amazon Prime Video series ''Panic''. Personal life Nicholson is the son of Jack Ni ...

(born 1992), American actor *

Reginald Nicholson Reginald Nicholson (15 July 1869 – 27 April 1946) was an English Liberal Party politician. He was elected at the 1918 general election as a Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was Pa ...

(1869–1946), English politician *

Reginald F. Nicholson Rear Admiral Reginald Fairfax Nicholson (15 December 1852 – 19 December 1939) was an officer in the United States Navy. He fought in the American Civil War and Spanish–American War, was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, a ...

(1852–1939), United States Navy admiral *

Reynold A. Nicholson Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, FBA (18 August 1868 – 27 August 1945), or R. A. Nicholson, was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi (Mevlana ...

(1868–1945), British orientalist *

Richard Nicholson (composer) Richard Nicholson (baptised 26 September 1563 – 1638 or 1639) was an English composer and organist and the first Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford. Life Richard Nicholson was baptised in Durham and sang in Durham Cathedral ...

(c1570–1639), English composer *

Richard Nicholson (Paralympian) Richard Nicholson (born 30 June 1970) is an Australian Paralympic powerlifter and athlete. He has competed at five successive Paralympic Games from the 1996 to 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2000 Games, he won a silver medal in the powerlif ...

(dates unknown), Australian paralympics competitor *

Rob Nicholson (musician) Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (born November 24, 1969) is an American bassist. He performed on Rob Zombie's solo albums and is currently part of Ozzy Osbourne's band. He is also noted for his contribution as bassist to metal band Cryptic Slaughter with ...

(born 1969), also known as "Blasko", American rock music performer *

Rob Nicholson Robert Douglas "Rob" Nicholson (born April 29, 1952) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. Under Prime Minister Stephen ...

(born 1952), Canadian Member of Parliament *

Robert Nicholson (disambiguation) Robert Nicholson may refer to: * Robert Nicholson (baritone), Australian singer * Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer) (1745–1821), British military officer in Bombay * Robert Nicholson (judge), Australian jurist * Robert Nicholson (piper) (1798 ...

, several people **

Robert Nicholson (judge) Robert David Nicholson is an Australian judge. He served as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1995 to 2007, in the Court's Perth registry. Nicholson was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1960, and held the position of Justice of ...

, Australian jurist **

Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer) Lieutenant-General Robert Nicholson (1745–1821) was a British military officer on the Bombay establishment, who briefly commanded forces there in 1800. Military career Robert Nicholson was the son of Alexander Nicholson and Mary Murray. In ...

(1745–1821), British military officer in Bombay **

Robert Nicholson (piper) Robert Nicholson (1798–1842) was a Northumbrian piper and fiddler. He was the nephew and pupil of William Green, who was piper to the Duke of Northumberland Duke of Northumberland is a noble title that has been created three times in E ...

(1798–1842), Northumbrian piper **

Robert B. Nicholson Robert Balfour Nicholson (1863 – 22 July 1917) was an Australian businessman, best known as general manager of Ivanhoe Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. History Nicholson was born in Essendon, Victoria, the second son of C. H. Nicholso ...

(1863–1917), businessman in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia *

Roscoe Nicholson Roscoe Conklin Nicholson (January 22, 1887 – October 22, 1959) was a surveyor and early advocate of conservation, who played an important role in preserving forest land in the U.S. state of Georgia in the early 20th century. Born and raised ...

(1887–1959), American surveyor and conservationist *

Ross Nicholson Ross Nicholson (born 8 August 1975) is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. He was born at Gisborne, New Zealand in 1975. International career Nicholson made his full All Whites debut as a sub ...

(born 1975), New Zealand football goalkeeper *

Roxie Nicholson Roxie Nicholson is a policy analyst who worked for much of her career at the United States Department of Labor. She retired in 2014. She is considered an expert on welfare policy and has often been quoted by ''The New York Times'', ''The Washin ...

(born 1950), U.S. Department of Labor welfare policy analyst *

Russ Nicholson Russ Nicholson is a British illustrator, best known for his black and white fantasy art. Education Russ studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Scotland which later became part of Dundee University. He moved to England ...

, British illustrator *

Samuel Nicholson (disambiguation) Samuel Nicholson (1743–1811) was an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy. Samuel Nicholson may also refer to: * Samuel Nicholson (merchant) (1738–1827), English wholesale haberdasher and banker * Samuel Caldwell Nicholson ...

, several people *

Seth Barnes Nicholson Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 – July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer. He worked at the Lick observatory in California, and is known for discovering several moons of Jupiter in the 20th century. Nicholson was born in Springfield, ...

(1891–1963), American astronomer *

Shane Nicholson (footballer) Shane Michael Nicholson (born 3 June 1970 in Newark-on-Trent) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back. In his 21-year career Nicholson played for 8 clubs, played in 523 league matches, scoring 31 goals. In all c ...

(born 1970), English footballer *

Sharon Nicholson Sharon E. Nicholson is a meteorology professor at Florida State University (FSU) in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science. Nicholson has been teaching about and researching climates of Africa. Nicholson has earned the Humboldt A ...

, American climatologist *

Simon Nicholson Simon Hepworth Nicholson (3 October 1934 – 17 January 1990) was a British painter and sculptor. He was the son of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and her second husband, artist Ben Nicholson. Nicholson attended Dartington Hall School before stud ...

, British painter and sculptor *

Skonk Nicholson James Mervyn Nicholson (6 February 1917 – 27 February 2011), better known as Skonk Nicholson, was a rugby coach and school master at Maritzburg College. He is often credited with having trained large numbers of provincial and Springbok pl ...

(1917–2011), South African rugby coach *

Stan Nicholson Stan Nicholson is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers ( Heritage № 404). Playing career Nicholson made his début for Featherstone Rovers on ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s * Stuart Nicholson (1987), English footballer * Sir

Sydney Nicholson Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson (9 February 1875 – 30 May 1947) was an English choir director, organist and composer, now chiefly remembered as the founder of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) and the compiler of ''The Parish Psalter''. Li ...

(1875–1947), English choir directory, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music *

Thomas Nicholson Thomas Nicolson or Nicholson may refer to: * Thomas Nicolson of Carnock (died 1646), commissioner for Stirlingshire * Sir Thomas Nicolson, 6th Baronet (died 1693), of the Nicolson baronets * Thomas Nicolson (bishop) (1645–1718), Roman Catholic b ...

, several people *

Tony Nicholson Anthony George Nicholson (25 June 1938 – 4 November 1985) was an English first-class cricketer, active 1962 to 1975, who played for Yorkshire as a right arm medium pace bowler and was a member of the club's five County Championship-winning t ...

(1938–1985), English cricketer *

Viv Nicholson Vivian "Viv" Nicholson (nee Asprey; 3 April 1936 – 11 April 2015) was a British woman who became famous when she told the media that she would "spend, spend, spend" after her husband Keith won £152,319 () on the football pools in 1961. Nicho ...

(1936–2015), British gambling winner and tabloid target *

Wayne Nicholson Wayne Nicholson (March 26, 1958 – June 8, 2023) was an American biologist. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1987 and served as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Connecticut from 1987-1990. He tau ...

, American biologist *

William Nicholson (disambiguation) William Nicholson may refer to: *William Nicholson (English bishop) (1591–1672), Bishop of Gloucester *William Nicholson (chemist) (1753–1815), English chemist, publisher, and inventor *William Nicholson (artist, born 1781) (1781–1844), Engli ...

, several people *

Winifred Nicholson ''From Bedroom Window, Bankshead'', date unknown, private collection. Typical of Nicholson's impressionist work, combining still life with landscape. Rosa Winifred Nicholson (née Roberts; 21 December 1893 – 5 March 1981) was a British p ...

(''née'' Roberts) (1893–1981), English painter (married to Ben Nicholson)

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