Nicolson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of

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 ...

". There are alternate spellings. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Nicolson, British writer, son of Nigel Nicolson *

Adela Florence Nicolson Violet Nicolson (9 April 1865 – 4 October 1904; otherwise known as Adela Florence Nicolson (née Cory)), was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope, however she became known as Violet Nicolson. In the early 1900s, she bec ...

, British poet writing as "Laurence Hope" * Alexander Mclean Nicolson, US inventor (crystals, sound) *

Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock, (19 September 1849 – 5 November 1928), known as Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet, from 1899 to 1916, was a British diplomat and politician during the last quarter of the 19th century to the middle of World ...

, British diplomat and politician *

Benedict Nicolson Lionel Benedict Nicolson (6 August 1914 – 22 May 1978) was a British art historian and author. Nicolson was the elder son of authors Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West and the brother of writer and politician Nigel Nicolson, Nigel. ...

, British art historian and author, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West *

Dan Henry Nicolson Dan Henry Nicolson (1933–2016) was a botanist known particularly for his work on the Araceae, and for his contributions to botanical nomenclature. He is honoured by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy with the ''Dan Nicolson Fund'' ...

, American botanist * David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock, British peer and solicitor. *

Eric James Brindley Nicolson Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson, (29 April 1917 – 2 May 1945) was a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Britis ...

, Royal Air Force officer *

Gerda Nicolson Gerda Maureen Nicolson (11 November 1937 – 12 June 1992) was an Australian theatre and television actress best known for several long-running television roles. She was best known for playing Governor Ann Reynolds of the Wentworth Detention Cen ...

, Australian actress *

Harold Nicolson Sir Harold George Nicolson (21 November 1886 – 1 May 1968) was a British politician, diplomat, historian, biographer, diarist, novelist, lecturer, journalist, broadcaster, and gardener. His wife was the writer Vita Sackville-West. Early lif ...

, (1886–1968) British diplomat, politician and writer, son of Arthur Nicolson *

James Nicolson (bishop) James Nicolson (1557–1607) was Bishop of Dunkeld in 1607. Life He was born in Cupar in central Fife in 1557 the second son of James Nicolson, a local burgess, and his wife, Margaret Philip. He spent most of his life in north Perthshire. H ...

(died 1607), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland & Bishop of Dunkeld. *

John Nicolson (disambiguation) John Nicolson (born 1961) is a Scottish journalist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2017, and again from 2019 to date. John Nicolson may also refer to: * John Nicolson (artist) (1891–1951), British artist * John ...

, multiple people * Marjorie Hope Nicolson (1894-1981), American literary scholar *

Mark Nicolson Mark Nicolson is an American tenor opera singer residing in New York City. Mark Nicolson was born in Galesburg, Illinois and grew up in Peoria, Illinois, where he attended Bradley University. He subsequently studied at University of North T ...

, American tenor and voice teacher * Nigel Nicolson, British publisher, writer and politician, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West * Phyllis Nicolson, mathematician * William Nicolson, British bishop

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