Nicolaas is the

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 ...

equivalent of the masculine given name

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

. Before the 19th century the name was also written Nicolaes, while Nikolaas is an uncommon variant spelling. Most people with the name use a short form in daily life, like ''Claas'', ''

Claes Claes is a masculine given name, a version of Nicholas, as well as a patronymic surname. It is also spelled Klas, Clas and Klaes. Given name Claes is a common first name in Sweden. It was also a common name in the Low Countries until the 18th cent ...

'', '' Klaas'', ''

Nico Christa Päffgen (; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress, and model. Nico had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) and Andy Warhol's ...

'', and '' Niek''. Notable people with the name Nicolaas or Nikolaas include:

Academics

Nicolaas Bidloo Nicolaas Bidloo (c. 1673/74 – 23 March 1735) was a Dutch physician who served as the personal physician of Tsar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great). Bidloo was the director of the first hospital in Russia as well as the first medical schoo ...

(1673–1735), Dutch personal physician to Tsar Peter the Great *

Nicolaas Bloembergen Nicolaas Bloembergen (March 11, 1920 – September 5, 2017) was a Dutch- American physicist and Nobel laureate, recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonlinear optics for laser spectroscopy. During his career, he was a ...

(1920–2017), Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate * Nicolaas Bom (born 1937), Dutch electrical engineer * Nicolaas H. J. van den Boogaard (1938–1982), Dutch medievalist scholar *

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn Nicolaas Govert "Dick" de Bruijn (; 9 July 1918 – 17 February 2012) was a Dutch mathematician, noted for his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic.

(1918–2012), Dutch mathematician *

Nicolaas Laurens Burman Nicolaas Laurens Burman (27 December 1734 – 11 September 1793) was a Dutch botanist. He was the son of Johannes Burman (1707–1780). He succeeded his father to the chair of botany at the Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam., and at the Hortus Bot ...

(1734–1793), Dutch botanist *

Nicolaas Duneas Nicolaas Duneas is a South African biochemist and developer of osteogenic biomaterials. He is the co-founder (with Nuno Pires) and CEO of Altis Biologics. The company developed the first injectable treatment for bone injuries that require graft ...

(born c. 1972), South African biotech entrepreneur * Nicolaas Everaerts (1461–1532), Dutch jurist *

Nicolaas Hartsoeker Nicolaas Hartsoeker (26 March 1656 – 10 December 1725) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope . Biography He was the son of Anna van der Meij and Christiaan Hartsoeker (1626–1683), a Remonst ...

(1656–1725), Dutch mathematician, physicist, and microscopist *

Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder (; 20 July 1620 – 7 October 1681) was a Dutch classical scholar, poet and diplomat. He travelled all over Europe to visit the major libraries and over time collected Europe's largest private library in the fiel ...

(1620–1681), Dutch classical scholar and poet *

Nicolaas Heinsius the Younger Nicolaas Heinsius the Younger (1656, in The Hague – buried 12 January 1718, in Culemborg) was a Dutch physician and writer. Life Heinsius was an illegitimate son of Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder and his long term Swedish-born partner, Margareth ...

(1656–1718), Dutch physician and writer *

Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz (born 26 April 1924) is a Dutch physicist. He was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Groningen between 1960 and 1989. Hugenholtz was born in Wormerveer. He studied physics at Leiden University and o ...

(born 1924), Dutch physicist *

Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen (15 May 1776, Haarlem – 15 March 1839, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Mennonite author and deacon. While never university educated, he studied literature and history and published a large number of writings, including a hi ...

(1921–2013), Dutch theoretical physicist *

Nicolaas Kruik Nicolaas Samuelszoon Kruik (; 2 December 1678 West-Vlieland – 5 February 1754 Spaarndam), also known as Nicolaes Krukius, was a Dutch surveyor, cartographer, astronomer and weather observer. Cruquius took temperature measurements in Fahrenheit ...

(1678–1754), Dutch land surveyor, cartographer, astronomer and weatherman known as ''Cruquius'' *

Nicolaas Kuiper Nicolaas Hendrik Kuiper (; 28 June 1920 – 12 December 1994) was a Dutch mathematician, known for Kuiper's test and proving Kuiper's theorem. He also contributed to the Nash embedding theorem. Kuiper studied at University of Leiden in 1937- ...

(1920–1994), Dutch mathematician *

Nicolaas Meerburgh Nicolaas Meerburgh (1734 in Leiden – 20 March 1814 in Leiden) was a Netherlands gardener, botanist and botanical illustrator. His date of birth is unknown, but he was baptized on February 3, 1734. He was possibly trained by the gardener Adriaan ...

(1734–1814), Dutch botanist and botanical garden director * Nicolaas des Muliers (1564–1630), Flemish-born Dutch physician and astronomer known as ''Mulerius'' *

Nicolaas Nagelkerke Nicolaas Jan Dirk "Nico" Nagelkerke (born 1951) is a retired Dutch biostatistician and epidemiologist. He was a professor of biostatistics at the United Arab Emirates University and previously taught at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands ...

(born 1951), Dutch biostatistician and epidemiologist * Nicolaas M.M. Nibbering (1938–2014), Dutch chemist and mass spectrometrist *

Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus or N.W. Posthumus (26 February 1880 in Amsterdam – 18 April 1960 in Bussum) was a Dutch economic historian, political scientist, and professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Posthumus was one of the founders of ...

(1880–1960), Dutch economic historian and political scientist * Nicolaas J.M. Roozen (born 1953), Dutch economist *

Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke Nicolaas Adrianus Rupke (born 22 January 1944 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch historian of science and biographer, who began his academic career as a marine geologist.''Who is Who in the World 2011'' - 28th edition. He studied biology and geology at the ...

(born 1944), Dutch historian of science *

Nicolaas Stenius Nicolaes van der Steen, or Nicolaas Stenius (1605 – 1670), was a Dutch theologian, best known today for his portrait by Frans Hals. Biography He was born in Haarlem, and according to the NNBW he became canon priest of the Old Catholic Haarl ...

(1605–1670), Dutch theologian portrayed by Frans Hals *

Nicolaas Jan van Strien Nicolaas Jan van Strien (1 April 1946 – 7 February 2008), or just Nico van Strien, was a zoologist and conservationist of Dutch ancestry. He became notable for his conservation projects on the Sumatran Rhinoceros and the Javan Rhinoceros. Nico ...

(1946–2008), Dutch zoologist and conservationist *

Nikolaas Tinbergen Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen ( , ; 15 April 1907 – 21 December 1988) was a Dutch biologist and ornithologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Karl von Frisch and Konrad Lorenz for their discoveries concerning the ...

(1907–1988), Dutch biologist and ornithologist and Nobel Laureate *

Nicolaas van Wijk Nicolaas van Wijk (; 4 October 1880 – 25 March 1941) was a Dutch linguist, literary scholar, and philanthropist. He is best known for his contributions to Slavistics, serving as the first chair (academic), chair of the Balto-Slavic languag ...

(1880–1941), Dutch linguist and slavist

Arts

* Nicolaas Bastert (1854–1939), Dutch landscape painter * Nicolaas Baur (1767–1820), Dutch marine painter *

Nicolaas van Eyck Nicolaas van Eyck or Nicolaes van Eyck (1617–1679) was a Flemish people, Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the middle of the 17th century. He is known for his equestrian and battle scenes, landscapes and portraits. He also painted a few ci ...

(1617–1679), Flemish painter * Nikolaas van Hoy (1631–1679), Flemish painter active in Austria * Nicolaas Wilhelm Jungmann (1872–1935), Dutch-English painter and illustrator * Nicolaas de Liemaecker (1601–1646), Flemish historical painter * Nicolaas Piemont (1644–1709), Dutch landscape painter *

Nicolaas Pieneman Nicolaas Pieneman (; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1860) was a Dutch painter, art collector, lithographer, and sculptor. Biography Nicolaas Pieneman was born on 1 January 1809 in Amersfoort in the Kingdom of Holland. He was the son of painte ...

(1809–1860), Dutch painter, art collector, lithographer, and sculptor * Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938), Dutch painter * Nicolaas Regnier (1591–1667), Flemish painter and art collector * Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom (1843–1896), Dutch landscape painter *

Nicolaas Roosendael Nicolaas Roosendael (1634, Hoorn – 1686, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was the companion of Jacob Toorenvliet on his trip to Italy, but it is unknown whether he joined the bentvueghels with ...

(1634–1686), Dutch painter *

Nicolaas Rubens, Lord of Rameyen Nicolaas Peter Paul Rubens, Lord of Rameyen (1618–1655) was a son of the painter Peter Paul Rubens and Isabella Brant. Family Rubens married Constancia Helman (1609–1678) in 1640, who was the daughter of Ferdinand Helman, Schepen of Antwerp ...

(1618–1655), Flemish son of the painter Peter Paul Rubens *

Nicolaas Verkolje Nicolaas Verkolje or Vercolje (11 April 1673, Delft – 21 January 1746, Amsterdam), was a Dutch painter and mezzotinter. He specialized in history pieces and portraits in a classicistic style. Biography He was the son of Jan Verkolje and ...

(1673–1746), Dutch painter and mezzotint maker *

Nicolaas van der Waay Nicolaas van der Waay (1855–1936) was a Dutch decorative artist, watercolorist and lithographer. He worked in many genres, including stamp, coin and banknote designs. He is perhaps best known for the allegorical illustrations he created for the ...

(1855–1936), Dutch decorative artist, watercolorist and lithographer

Music

* Nicolaas Cornelius Carstens (1926–2016), South African accordionist and songwriter * Nicolaas Dijkshoorn (born 1960), Dutch musician and writer * Nicolaas Douwman (born 1982), Dutch DJ, record producer and songwriter * Nicolaas Maria Schilder (born 1983), Dutch singer-songwriter

Politics

* (1842–1928), Belgian politician and promoter of gymnastics * Nicolaas Debrot (1902–1981), Dutch writer and Governor of the Netherlands Antilles *

Nicolaas Diederichs Nicolaas Johannes "Nico" Diederichs, (17 November 1903 – 21 August 1978) served as the third state president of South Africa from 1975 to 1978. Education and career After completing school, he attended Grey University College between 1921 ...

(1903–1978), State President and Finance Minister of South Africa *

Nicolaas Geelvinck Nicolaas Geelvinck (3 June 1732, Amsterdam – 7 December 1787, The Hague), son of Nicolaes Geelvinck, Lord of Stabroek, was President of the Dutch West India Company The Dutch West India Company () was a Dutch chartered company that was foun ...

(1732–1787), President of the Dutch West India Company *

Nicolaas Havenga Nicolaas Christiaan Havenga (1 May 1882 – 14 March 1957) better known as Klasie Havenga, was a South African politician who served as Finance Minister in the governments of J. B. M. Hertzog and D. F. Malan. Relationship with Hertzog Haveng ...

(1882–1957), South African Finance Minister *

Nicolaas Jouwe Nicolaas Jouwe (24 November 1923 – 16 September 2017) was a Indigenous people of New Guinea, Papuan leader who was selected to be vice president of the New Guinea Council that governed the Netherlands, Dutch colony of Netherlands New Guinea. As ...

(1923–2017), Papuan leader, first president of West New Guinea *

Nicolaas Pierson Nicolaas Gerard Pierson (7 February 1839 – 24 December 1909) was a Dutch economist and Liberal statesman who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Netherlands from 1897 until 1901. Pierson was a professor ...

(1839–1909), Dutch economist and Prime Minister of the Netherlands *

Nicolaas II Rockox Nicolaas Rockox (1560–1640), was an art patron and collector, numismatist, humanist, philanthropist and mayor of Antwerp. He was a close personal friend and important patron of Peter Paul Rubens. His residence in Antwerp was a centre where Ant ...

(1560–1640), Flemish knight, mayor of Antwerp * Nicolaas Smit (1837–1896), South African Boer general and politician *

Nicolaas Steelink Nicolaas Steelink (October 5, 1890 – April 21, 1989) was a Dutch American labor activist who was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), an international industrial union, and an important figure in the creation of the Californi ...

(1890–1989), Dutch American labor activist * Nicolaas Verburg (c.1620–1676), Dutch Governor of Formosa and Director General of the VOC council in Batavia *

Nicolaas Frederic de Waal Sir Nicolaas Frederic de Waal (8 July 1853 – 5 April 1932) was the first Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands and arrived in South Africa in 1880 where he settled in Middelburg and opened a ...

(1853–1932), Dutch-born Administrator of Cape Province, South Africa *

Nicolaas Waterboer Nic(h)olaas Waterboer (c. 1819 - 17 September 1896) was a leader ("Kaptijn") of the Griqua people. He was the last fully independent Griqua Kaptijn of Griqualand West, and after it became a British colony, his rule and that of his successors was ...

(1819–1896), South African leader of the Griqua people *

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, PC, QC (11 September 1873 – 16 March 1960) was a South African politician, lawyer, and judge who was Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945. Early life De Wet was born and went ...

(1873–1960), South African Chief Justice and Governor-General

Religion

* Nicolaas Goudanus (1517–1565), Dutch Jesuit and papal diplomat * Nicolaas Grevinckhoven (died 1632), Dutch Protestant (Remonstrant) minister *

(1776–1839), Dutch Mennonite author and deacon *

Nicolaas van Nieuwland Nicolaas van Nieuwland, or Nicolas Van Nienlant (9 June 1510 – 15 July 1580) was a Dutch Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Haarlem and abbot of Egmond Abbey from 1562 to 1569 and as Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht (1541–?).

(1510–1580), Dutch bishop of Haarlem and abbot of Egmond Abbey * Nicolaas Pieck (1534–1572), Dutch Franciscan friar * Nicolaas Johannes Smith (1929–2010), South African minister and apartheid opponent

Sports

* Nicolaas Jan Jerôme Bouvy (1892–1957), Dutch footballer * Nicolaas A.P. de Bree (1944–2016), Dutch footballer * Nicolaas G.M. van den Broek (born 1955), Dutch ice hockey player * Nicolaas Broekhuijsen (1876–1958), Dutch teacher, inventor of korfball * Nicolaas Buchly (1910–1965), Dutch track cyclist * Nicolaas R.J. Buwalda (1890–1970), Dutch footballer * Nicolaas Pieter Claesen (born 1962), Belgian footballer * Nicolaas Cortlever (1915–1995), Dutch chess master * Nikolaas Davin (born 1997), Namibian cricketer *

Nicolaas Driebergen Nicolaas "Nick" Driebergen (born August 19, 1987 in Rijnsburg) is a former Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course ...

(born 1987), Dutch swimmer * Nicolaas Holzken (born 1983), Dutch kickboxer and boxer *

Nicolaas van Hoorn Nicolaas van Hoorn (25 August 1904 – 17 June 1946) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and off ...

(1904–1946), Dutch fencer *

Nicolaas Immelman Jacob Nicolaas Olivier Immelman (born ) is a South African rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often ju ...

(born 1993), South African rugby player * Nicolaas Jacobs (born 1981), Namibian wrestler * Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg (born 1994), South African rugby player * Nicolaas de Jong (1887–1966), Dutch cyclist * Nicolaas Pieter de Jong (born 1942), Dutch sailor * Nicolaas Landeweerd (born 1954), Dutch water polo player * Nicolaas Jacobus Lee (born 1994), South African rugby player * Nicolaas "Moos" Linneman (1931–2020), Dutch boxer * Nicolaas Bernardus Lutkeveld (1916–1997), Dutch javelin thrower * Nicolaas Johannes Luus (born 1977), South African rugby player * Nicolaas Meiring (born 1933), South African swimmer * Nicolaas Johannes Michel (1912–1971), Dutch footballer *

Nicolaas Moerloos Nicolaas Moerloos (10 August 1900 – 5 September 1944) was a Belgian gymnast and weightlifter who competed in the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sint-Niklaas and died in Belsele. In 1920 he won the silver medal as a memb ...

(1900–1944), Belgian gymnast and weightlifter * Nicolaas Nederpeld (1886–1969), Dutch fencer * Nicolaas Pretorius (born 1984), South African rugby player * Nicolaas Pretorius (born 1989), South African cricketer * Nicolaas Hessel Rienks (born 1962), Dutch rower *

Nicolaas Scholtz (cricketer) Nicolaas Reimert Petrus Scholtz (born November 5, 1986) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He represented the Namibian cricket team in five Youth One-Day Internationals during the Under-19s World Cup of ...

(born 1986), Namibian cricketer * Nicolaas Scholtz (born 1991), South African tennis player * Nicolaas Bernard Spits (born 1943), Dutch field hockey player * Nicolaas J.S. Steyn (born 1985), South African rugby player *

Nicolaas Tates Nicolaas Tates (born 5 May 1915 – 25 December 1990) was a Dutch canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Zaandam Zaandam () is a city in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, ...

(1915–1990), Dutch canoeist * Nicolaas Theunissen (1867–1929), South African cricketer * Nicolaas Peter Vanos (1963–1987), American basketball player * Nicolaas C.M. Verhoeven (born 1961), Dutch cyclist * Nicolaas de Wolf (1887–1967), Dutch footballer * Nicolaas Wolmarans (1916–1994), South African boxer

Writers

* Nicolaas Beets (1814–1903), Dutch theologian, writer and poet *

Nicolaas Matsier Nicolaas Matsier (born Krommenie, 25 May 1945) is a Dutch novelist. Nicolaas Matsier is a pseudonym of Tjit Reinsma. Prizes * 1987: Zilveren Griffel for ''Ida stak een zebra over''. * 1995: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize for his novel '' Gesloten hui ...

(born 1945), Dutch novelist * Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989), Austrian novelist, playwright and poet *

Nicolaas Vergunst Nicolaas Maartin Vergunst (born 1 September 1958, in Cape Town) is the author of Knot of Stone, ''Knot of Stone: The Day that Changed South Africa's History''. ''Knot of Stone'' is a historical murder mystery about the first recorded massacre and ...

(born 1958), South African novelist * Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw (1906–1970), Afrikaans-language poet, playwright and scholar

Other

* (1813–1898), Dutch photographer active in London *

Nicolaas Nieuwoudt Lieutenant-General Nicolaas Nieuwoudt MBChB (1929–1989) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Air Force's medical branch in 1960, after five years private practise. He commanded the South Afr ...

(1929–1989), South African military commander * Nicolaas van Rensburg (1864–1926), South African Boer and prophet *

Nicolaas van Staphorst Nicolaas van Staphorst (January 1742 – 14 June 1801) was a Dutch banker and financier. Nicolaas and Jacob van Staphorst were involved from 1782–1794 in a total of eleven loans to the United States with a value of 29 million guilders. Van St ...

(1742–1801), Dutch banker * Nicolaas Zannekin (died 1328), Flemish peasant revolutionary leader