Namesakes
Nicholas
(m) 
Shakespearian Characters Taming of the Shrew
Santa Claus
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 270-343
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales European
Saints (Nicholas)
Nicholas I the Great
(m) 820-867
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 858-867
Saints (Nicholas)
Nicholas II
(m) c. 990-1061
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1058-1061
Nicholas the Pilgrim
(m) ?-1094
Saints
Niels
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) ?-1134
Danish Kings and Queens 1104-1134
Nicholas Giustiniani
(m) ?-1180
Saints
Nicholas Puglia
(m) 1197-1265
Saints
Nicholas III
(m) c. 1210-1280
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1277-1280
Nicholas IV
(m) 1227-1292
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1288-1292
Nicola of Tolentino
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1245-1305
Saints
Nicholas
(m) 1258-1333
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1328-1330
Nicholas Fortiguera
(m) ?-1270
Saints
Nicholas Hermansson
(m) 1331-1391
Saints
Nikola Tavelić
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) c. 1340-1391
Saints
Nicholas of Hungary
(m) ?-1369
Saints
Niccolò Albergati
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1375-1443
Saints
Niccolò de' Conti
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1395-1469
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Nicholas V
(m) 1397-1455
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1447-1455
Nicholas of Cusa
(m) 1401-1464
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Niklaus von Flüe
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1417-1487
Saints
Niccolò Machiavelli
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1469-1527
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Nicolaus Copernicus
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1473-1543
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Nicolás Factor
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1520-1583
Saints
Sir Nicholas Vaux
(m) ?-1523
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
Nikoloz V of Georgia
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) c. 1529-1591
Saints
Nicolaas Pieck
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1534-1572
Saints
Nicholas Woodfen
(m) 1550-1586
Saints
Nicholas Garlick
(m) 1555-1588
Saints
Nicholas Owen
(m) c. 1562-1606
Saints
Nicolaas Poppel
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) ?-1572
Saints
Nicholas Horner
(m) ?-1590
Saints
Nicholas Postgate
(m) 1597-1679
Saints
Nicolas Roland
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1642-1678
Saints
Nikolai I
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1796-1855
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1825-1855
Nicholas Nickleby
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas The
(m) ?-1839
Saints
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
(m) 1843-1865
Other Royalty 1843-1865 Russia (prince)
Nicholas Murray Butler
(m) 1862-1947
Nobel Prize Winners 1931 (peace)
Nikolai II
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1868-1918
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1894-1917
Saints
Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1872-1938
Other Royalty 1872-1938 Denmark; Greece (prince)
Nikolai Rerikh
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1874-1947
Notable Artists
Vachel Lindsay
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1879-1931
Notable Writers
Noah Beery
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1882-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mykolai Charnetsky
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1884-1959
Saints
Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
(m) 1895-1944
Saints
Learie Constantine
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1901-1971
Notable Athletes (cricket)
Nicolae of Romania
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1903-1978
Other Royalty 1903-1931 Romania (prince)
Nicholas Winton
(m) 1909-2015
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Richard Conte
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1910-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Adams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1924 In Our Time
Nick Carraway
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1925 The Great Gatsby
Nick Massi
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1927-2000
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Four Seasons
John Cassavetes
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1929-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Nick Adams
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1931-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward, Duke of Kent
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1935-
Other Royalty 1935- United Kingdom (prince)
Nicholas Rubashov
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1940 Darkness at Noon
Nick Buoniconti
(m) 1940-2019
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (football)
Nick Nolte
(m) 1941-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Mason
(m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Pink Floyd
Nicholas Hammond
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Hooper
(m) c. 1952-
Notable Musicians
Topper Headon
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1955-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Clash
Nick Cave
(m) 1957-
Notable Musicians
Nick Skelton
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 2012 equestrian (gold)
Rupert Vansittart
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Park
(m) 1958-
Notable Artists
Notable Filmmakers
Nick Cassavetes
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Nicholas Lyndhurst
(m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Turturro
(m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Rhodes
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1962-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2022 Duran Duran
Nick Barkley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 The Big Valley
Nick Fallon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Noah Emmerich
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Sparks
(m) 1965-
Notable Writers
Paul Haarhuis
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1966-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Nicholas Rowe
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Gillingham
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (silver/bronze)
Criss Angel
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (magician)
Nick Offerman
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Brendon
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Callis
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Frost
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Adrien Brody
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2003; 2025 The Pianist; The Brutalist (actor)
Nicholas Bishop
(m) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Lachey
(m) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Nick Swardson
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Kroll
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Nick Easter
(m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Nick Wechsler
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicky Byrne
(m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Nick Rimando
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Brian McFadden
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1980-
Notable Musicians
Nicholas D'Agosto
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Willis
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2016 1500 m (silver/bronze)
Nicholas Sprenger
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2004 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
Nick Thoman
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (gold/silver)
Zac Purchase
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 rowing (gold/silver)
Nick Ffrost
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Nicky Katsopolis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Nicholas Braun
(m) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Phipps
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Nicholas Hoult
(m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Bett
(m) 1990-2018
Notable Athletes (track)
Nick Martinez
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Nick McCrory
(m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2012 diving (bronze)
Nick Kay
(m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Nick Jonas
(m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Nick Goepper
(m) 1994-
Olympic Medalists 2014 freestyle skiing (bronze)
Nick Robinson
(m) 1995-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Kyrgios
(m) 1995-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Nick Allen
(m) 1998-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Nick Biancavilla
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Strong Medicine
Nick Stokes
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Nick Ryan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Nicholas
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2003 (storm)
Nick Torres
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 NCIS
Nick George
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Dirty Sexy Money
Nicholas
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2021 (hurricane)