Namesakes
Nicolaus Copernicus
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1473-1543 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Niccolò Machiavelli
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1469-1527
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Santa Claus
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 270-343
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales European
Saints (Nicholas)
Nikolai II
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1868-1918
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1894-1917
Saints
Nikolai I
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1796-1855
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1825-1855
Nicholas V
(m) 1397-1455
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1447-1455
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 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
Nicholas of Cusa
(m) 1401-1464
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Nick Nolte
(m) 1941-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nikolai Rerikh
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1874-1947
Notable Artists
Adrien Brody
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2003; 2025 The Pianist; The Brutalist (actor)
Nick Jonas
(m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Nicholas Murray Butler
(m) 1862-1947
Nobel Prize Winners 1931 (peace)
Nicholas Winton
(m) 1909-2015
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Nick Mason
(m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Pink Floyd
Nicholas Sparks
(m) 1965-
Notable Writers
John Cassavetes
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1929-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Nicholas
(m) 1258-1333
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1328-1330
Nick Cave
(m) 1957-
Notable Musicians
Niels
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) ?-1134
Danish Kings and Queens 1104-1134
Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
(m) 1856-1929
Other Royalty 1856-1917 Russia (grand duke)
Nicholas Hoult
(m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward, Duke of Kent
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1935-
Other Royalty 1935- United Kingdom (prince)
Niccolò de' Conti
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1395-1469
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Criss Angel
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (magician)
Nick Robinson
(m) 1995-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicky Byrne
(m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia
(m) 1859-1919
Other Royalty 1859-1917 Russia (grand duke)
Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1872-1938
Other Royalty 1872-1938 Denmark; Greece (prince)
Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
(m) 1831-1891
Other Royalty 1831-1891 Russia (grand duke)
Nick Frost
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Nick Kyrgios
(m) 1995-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Nick Offerman
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Park
(m) 1958-
Notable Artists
Notable Filmmakers
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
(m) 1843-1865
Other Royalty 1843-1865 Russia (prince)
Nick Cassavetes
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Nick Kroll
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Niklaus von Flüe
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1417-1487
Saints
Nick Adams
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1931-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Brian McFadden
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1980-
Notable Musicians
James Callis
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard Conte
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1910-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas D'Agosto
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Lachey
(m) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Noah Emmerich
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicolae of Romania
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1903-1978
Other Royalty 1903-1931 Romania (prince)
Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia
(m) 1850-1918
Other Royalty 1850-1918 Russia (grand duke)
Nicholas Brendon
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Noah Beery
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1882-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paul Haarhuis
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1966-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Nicholas Bett
(m) 1990-2018
Notable Athletes (track)
Nick Rimando
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Nick Swardson
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nikola Tavelić
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) c. 1340-1391
Saints
Nicholas Braun
(m) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Willis
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2016 1500 m (silver/bronze)
Nick Wechsler
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mykolai Charnetsky
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1884-1959
Saints
Nick Rhodes
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1962-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2022 Duran Duran
Vachel Lindsay
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1879-1931
Notable Writers
Nicholas Hammond
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Hooper
(m) c. 1952-
Notable Musicians
Nicholas Bishop
(m) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Owen
(m) c. 1562-1606
Saints
Topper Headon
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1955-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Clash
Nicholas Turturro
(m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Goepper
(m) 1994-
Olympic Medalists 2014 freestyle skiing (bronze)
Nick McCrory
(m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2012 diving (bronze)
Nick Thoman
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (gold/silver)
Rupert Vansittart
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Zac Purchase
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 rowing (gold/silver)
Nicholas Lyndhurst
(m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicholas Rowe
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Kay
(m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Nick Skelton
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 2012 equestrian (gold)
Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
(m) 1895-1944
Saints
Nick Easter
(m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Nick Ffrost
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Nick Gillingham
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (silver/bronze)
Nick Stokes
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Learie Constantine
(middle name Nicholas) (m) 1901-1971
Notable Athletes (cricket)
Nick Adams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1924 In Our Time
Nicolás Factor
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1520-1583
Saints
Nicholas Sprenger
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2004 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
Nick Martinez
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Nicolaas Pieck
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1534-1572
Saints
Nicolas Roland
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1642-1678
Saints
Nick Buoniconti
(m) 1940-2019
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (football)
Nick Massi
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1927-2000
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Four Seasons
Nick Phipps
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Nick Allen
(m) 1998-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Nicholas
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2021 (hurricane)
Nicholas Garlick
(m) 1555-1588
Saints
Nicholas Postgate
(m) 1597-1679
Saints
Sir Nicholas Vaux
(m) ?-1523
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
Nicholas Woodfen
(m) 1550-1586
Saints
Nikoloz V of Georgia
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) c. 1529-1591
Saints
Nicholas Horner
(m) ?-1590
Saints
Nick Carraway
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1925 The Great Gatsby
Nicholas
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2003 (storm)
Nick Torres
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 NCIS
Nicholas
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Taming of the Shrew
Nicky Katsopolis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Nick Fallon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Nicholas Nickleby
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Rubashov
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1940 Darkness at Noon
Nick Ryan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Nick George
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Dirty Sexy Money
Nick Barkley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 The Big Valley
Nick Biancavilla
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Strong Medicine
Niccolò Albergati
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1375-1443
Saints
Nicholas the Pilgrim
(m) ?-1094
Saints
Nicholas of Hungary
(m) ?-1369
Saints
Nicholas Fortiguera
(m) ?-1270
Saints
Nicholas Giustiniani
(m) ?-1180
Saints
Nicholas Hermansson
(m) 1331-1391
Saints
Nicholas Puglia
(m) 1197-1265
Saints
Nicholas The
(m) ?-1839
Saints
Nicola of Tolentino
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) 1245-1305
Saints
Nicolaas Poppel
(a.k.a. Nicholas) (m) ?-1572
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