Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to masculine

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Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

. The given name ''Nicolas'' is widely used in France () and Brazil (). The variant Nicolás () is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Nicola (), while mistakenly considered feminine in parts of the English-speaking world, is a popular male name in Italy, although ''Nicolas'' is also sometimes used, especially amongst Italian Americans and Latin Americans of Italian descent.

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Prince Nicolas of Belgium nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria ger, Laurentius Benedikt Balduin Maria , image = Prince Laurent of Belgium (2015 F).jpg , caption = Prince Laurent in 2015 , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels, ...

(born 2005), grandson of King Albert II *

Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

(born 2015), grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf *

Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755) was a Bordeaux wine maker who during his lifetime was known as the "Prince of Vines" due to his ownership of some of the most famous Bordeaux chateaus-including Château Lafite, Château Latour, Ch ...

(1695–1755), French aristocrat *

Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Sébastien Anelka (; born 14 March 1979) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and retired Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football), forward. As a player, he regularly fe ...

(born 1979), French footballer *

Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gu ...

(born 1964), American actor * Nicolas Chalvin (born 1969), French conductor and oboist * Nicolas Chumachenco (1944–2020), Polish violinist *

Nicolas Coutelot Nicolas Coutelot (born 9 February 1977) is a retired professional male tennis player from France who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 87 in May 2002. He also failed a drugs test in 2004 and was suspended for two months (cannabi ...

(born 1977), a French tennis player *

Nicolas Devilder Nicolas Devilder (born 25 March 1980) is a retired French tennis player. Devilder reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, achi ...

(born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player *

Nicolas Flamel Nicolas Flamel (; 1330 – 22 March 1418) was a French scribe and manuscript-seller. After his death, Flamel developed a reputation as an alchemist believed to have created and discovered the philosopher's stone and to have thereby achieved im ...

( 1330–1418), French alchemist *

Nicolas Hayek Nicolas George Hayek (19 February 1928 – 28 June 2010), was a Swiss businessman of Lebanese descent, and the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Swatch Group. Early life and education Hayek was born the second of three children, ...

(1928–2010), Lebanese-American Swiss businessman and founder of Swatch * Nicolas Heurtaut (1720–1771), French wood carver and furniture designer *

Nicolas de Jong Nicolas de Jong (born April 15, 1988) is a Dutch-French professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), de Jong usually plays as Center (basketball), center. Professional career ...

(born 1988), a Dutch basketball player *

Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer (; born 5 July 1977) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of the 2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kief ...

(born 1977), a German former tennis player *

Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at the ...

(born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player *

Nicolas Meizonnet Nicolas Jérôme Grégoire Meizonnet-Bérenguier (born 22 December 1983) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 2nd constituency of Gard since 1 February 2020. A member of the National Rally (RN), he has ...

(born 1983), French politician *

Nicolas Nkoulou Nicolas Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena (born 27 March 1990), known as Nicolas Nkoulou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club Aris. Nkoulou began his career in the French league with Monaco, where ...

(born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *

Nicolas Roeg Nicolas Jack Roeg (; 15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing '' Performance'' (1970), ''Walkabout'' (1971), ''Don't Look Now'' (1973), ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' (1976 ...

(1928–2018), English film director *

Nicolas Rothwell Nicolas Rothwell is a journalist and the Northern Australia correspondent for ''The Australian'' newspaper. He is also an award-winning writer with several works of non-fiction to his name. Background Rothwell is the child of Czech and Australi ...

, Australian journalist and author *

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

(born 1955), French politician and former president of France *

Nicolas "Cole" Turner Nicolas "Cole" Turner (born March 16, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nevada as a wide receiver before switching to tight end as a senior ...

(born 2000), American football player

Nicolás

(Spanish variant) *

Nicolás Aguirre (basketball) Gustavo Nicolás Aguirre (born 31 March 1988) is an Argentine professional basketball player, currently playing for Flamengo Basketball of the New Basketball Brazil. Professional career Aguirre was the Argentine Super 8 Cup MVP in 2014, and th ...

(born 1988), a professional Argentine basketball player *

Nicolás Aguirre (footballer) Nicolás Diego Aguirre (; born 27 June 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Atlético de Rafaela as a midfielder. Club career Born in Chabás, Aguirre graduated from the youth setup of Arsenal de Sarandí and made his first team debut ...

(born 1990), an Argentine professional association football player *

Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Sánchez (; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008, 2010 and 2012 (losing each time to Rafael Nadal, the eventual ch ...

(born 1985), a Spanish professional tennis player *

Nicolás Falczuk Nicolás Gastón Falczuk ( he, ניקולאס פלצ'וק; born 16 November 1986) is a former Argentine- Israeli professional association football. Playing career Falczuk put pen to paper on 4 August 2010 after impressing in a pre-season camp ...

(born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player *

Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education ...

(1837–1885), an Argentine journalist, professor, and President *

Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (13 May 1865 – 8 July 1925) was a Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial candidate in his country's presidential elections. Although he never won a significant share of the votes, he considered hi ...

(1865–1925), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric *

Nicolás Guillén Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (10 July 1902 – 17 July 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.

(1902–1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer *

Nicolás Guillén Landrián Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938 in Camagüey, Cuba - July 23, 2003 in Miami, Florida) was a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter. Guillén was an accomplished filmmaker. He made a total of 13 documentaries, although they were heavily censor ...

(1938–2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter *

Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (; born 13 August 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. His brothers, Giovanni Lapentti, Giovanni and Leonardo, uncle Andrés Gómez, Andrés, and cousins Roberto Quiroz, Roberto and Emil ...

(born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player *

Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade unio ...

(born 1962), president of Venezuela *

Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (; born 10 October 1979), nicknamed ''El Vampiro'' (Spanish, 'the vampire'), is a Chilean former professional tennis player. A former world No. 9 in singles, he won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 200 ...

(born 1979), a Chilean Olympic champion tennis player * Nicolás Palacios (1854–1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist * Nicolás Pauls (born 1973), an Argentine actor *

Nicolás Pereira Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970) is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Professional career In th ...

(born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player *

Nicolás Tauber Nicolás Tauber ( he, ניקולאס טאובר; born August 20, 1980) is an Argentine-Israeli footballer currently playing for Villa San Carlos. He was born in La Plata, Argentina. Playing career During 2003 the former Maccabi Netanya manage ...

(born 1980), an Argentine-Israeli professional association football player *

Nicolás Terol Nicolás "Nico" Terol Peidro (born 27 September 1988) is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer, winner of the 125cc World Championship in . He has previously competed in the Superbike World Championship and the Supersport World Champio ...

(born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race * Nicolás Valansi (born 1979), Argentine-Israeli footballer

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