Namesakes
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
5 popes, 1 antipope
Nicholas I the Great 858-867 
Nicholas II 1058-1061
Nicholas III 1277-1280
Nicholas IV 1288-1292
Nicholas 1328-1330
Nicholas V 1447-1455
Danish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Niels (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1104-1134
Fictional Characters from Books:
3 characters, 1 hero
Nicholas Nickleby 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
Nick Adams 1924 In Our Time
Nick Carraway 1925 The Great Gatsby
Nicholas Rubashov 1940 Darkness at Noon
Fictional Characters from Television:
8 characters
Nick Barkley 1965 The Big Valley
Nick Fallon 1965 Days of Our Lives
Nick Biancavilla 2000 Strong Medicine
Nick Stokes 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Nick Ryan 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Nick Torres 2003 NCIS
Nick George 2007 Dirty Sexy Money
Nicky Katsopolis 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales:
1 character
Santa Claus (a.k.a. Nicholas) European
Hall-of-Famers:
1 football
(football) Nick Buoniconti 2001
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane, 1 storm
Storm Nicholas 2003
Hurricane Nicholas 2021
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) Nicholas Murray Butler 1931
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Nicholas Winton 1909-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
24 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 magician
Noah Beery (middle name Nicholas) 1882-1946
Richard Conte (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1910-1975
John Cassavetes (middle name Nicholas) 1929-1989
Nick Adams (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1931-1968
Nick Nolte 1941-
Nicholas Hammond 1950-
Rupert Vansittart (middle name Nicholas) 1958-
Nick Cassavetes 1959-
Nicholas Lyndhurst 1961-
Nicholas Turturro 1962-
Noah Emmerich (middle name Nicholas) 1965-
Nicholas Rowe 1966-
Criss Angel (middle name Nicholas) 1967-
Nick Offerman 1970-
Nicholas Brendon 1971-
James Callis (middle name Nicholas) 1971-
Nick Frost 1972-
Adrien Brody (middle name Nicholas) 1973-
Nicholas Bishop 1973-
Nick Swardson 1976-
Nick Kroll 1978-
Nick Wechsler 1978-
Nicholas D'Agosto 1980-
Nicholas Braun 1988-
Nicholas Hoult 1989-
Nick Jonas 1992-
Nick Robinson 1995-
Notable Artists:
1 animator, 1 painter
Nikolai Rerikh (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1874-1947
Nick Park 1958-
Notable Athletes:
2 rugby, 2 tennis, 1 cricket, 1 soccer, 1 track
(cricket) Learie Constantine (middle name Nicholas) 1901-1971
(tennis) Paul Haarhuis (middle name Nicholas) 1966-
(rugby) Nick Easter 1978-
(soccer) Nick Rimando 1979-
(rugby) Nick Phipps 1989-
(track) Nicholas Bett 1990-2018
(tennis) Nick Kyrgios 1995-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Niccolò de' Conti (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1395-1469
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
John Cassavetes (middle name Nicholas) 1929-1989
Nick Park 1958-
Nick Cassavetes 1959-
Notable Musicians:
4 singers, 1 composer, 1 musician
Nicholas Hooper c. 1952-
Nick Cave 1957-
Nick Lachey 1973-
Nicky Byrne 1978-
Brian McFadden (middle name Nicholas) 1980-
Nick Jonas 1992-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers
Nicholas of Cusa 1401-1464
Niccolò Machiavelli (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1469-1527
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1473-1543
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet
Vachel Lindsay (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1879-1931
Nicholas Sparks 1965-
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 3 silver, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 gold
(silver/bronze) Nick Gillingham 1988; 1992 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(silver) Nicholas Sprenger 2004 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Nick Ffrost 2008 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Nick Skelton 2012 equestrian
(gold/silver) Nick Thoman 2012 swimming
(gold/silver) Zac Purchase (middle name Nicholas) 2008; 2012 rowing
(bronze) Nick McCrory 2012 diving
(bronze) Nick Goepper 2014 freestyle skiing
(silver/bronze) Nick Willis 2008; 2016 1500 m
(silver) Nick Martinez 2020 baseball
(bronze) Nick Kay 2020 basketball
(silver) Nick Allen 2020 baseball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Adrien Brody (middle name Nicholas) 2003; 2025 The Pianist; The Brutalist
Other Royalty:
4 grand dukes, 4 princes
Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1831-1891 Russia
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia 1843-1865 Russia
Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia 1850-1918 Russia
Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1856-1917 Russia
Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia 1859-1917 Russia
Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1872-1938 Denmark; Greece
Nicolae of Romania (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1903-1931 Romania
Edward, Duke of Kent (middle name Nicholas) 1935- United Kingdom
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Nick Massi (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1990 The Four Seasons
Nick Mason 1996 Pink Floyd
Topper Headon (a.k.a. Nicholas) 2003 The Clash
Nick Rhodes (a.k.a. Nicholas) 2022 Duran Duran
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
2 tsars
Tsar Nikolai I (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1825-1855
Tsar Nikolai II (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1894-1917
Saints:
13 blessed, 13 saints
Saint Nicholas 270-343
Saint Nicholas 820-867
Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim ?-1094
Blessed Nicholas Giustiniani ?-1180
Blessed Nicholas Puglia 1197-1265
Saint Nicola of Tolentino (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1245-1305
Blessed Nicholas Fortiguera ?-1270
Blessed Nicholas Hermansson 1331-1391
Saint Nikola Tavelić (a.k.a. Nicholas) c. 1340-1391
Saint Nicholas of Hungary ?-1369
Blessed Niccolò Albergati (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1375-1443
Saint Niklaus von Flüe (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1417-1487
Blessed Nicolás Factor (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1520-1583
Saint Nikoloz V of Georgia (a.k.a. Nicholas) c. 1529-1591
Saint Nicolaas Pieck (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1534-1572
Blessed Nicholas Woodfen 1550-1586
Blessed Nicholas Garlick 1555-1588
Saint Nicholas Owen c. 1562-1606
Saint Nicolaas Poppel (a.k.a. Nicholas) ?-1572
Blessed Nicholas Horner ?-1590
Blessed Nicholas Postgate 1597-1679
Blessed Nicolas Roland (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1642-1678
Saint Nicholas The ?-1839
Saint Nikolai II (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1868-1918
Blessed Mykolai Charnetsky (a.k.a. Nicholas) 1884-1959
Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung 1895-1944
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
Nicholas Taming of the Shrew
Sir Nicholas Vaux Henry VIII