Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name

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 ...

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People

Royalty

* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nikolay II, last Emperor of Russia, from 1894 until 1917 * Prince Nikolai of Denmark (born 1999)

Other people

Nikolai

* Nikolai Aleksandrovich (disambiguation) or Nikolay Aleksandrovich, several people *

Nikolai Antropov Nikolai Alexandrovich Antropov (russian: Николай Александрович Антропов; born February 18, 1980) is a Kazakhstani-Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the ...

(born 1980), Kazakh former ice hockey winger *

Nikolai Berdyaev Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (; russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бердя́ев; – 24 March 1948) was a Russian Empire, Russian philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialism, Christian existentialist who e ...

(1874–1948), Russian religious and political philosopher *

Nikolai Bogomolov Nikolai Bogomolov (born May 30, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey. Bogomolov his professional debut with HC Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League The ...

(born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman *

Nikolai Bukharin Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Буха́рин) ( – 15 March 1938) was a Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician, Marxist philosopher and economist and prolific author on revolutionary theory. ...

(1888–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician * Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975), Soviet politician and minister of defence * Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004), Russian astronomer *

Nikolai Dudorov Nikolai Dudorov (1906–1977) was a Soviet politician who served as the minister of internal affairs between 1956 and 1960. Early life and education Dudorov was born in a village, Mishnevo, in Vladimir province in 1906. In 1927 he joined the ...

(1906–1977), Soviet politician * Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (born 1952), Soviet serial killer *

Nikolai Goc Nikolai Goc (born June 17, 1986) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Bietigheim Steelers in the DEL2. He previously played with Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He participated at th ...

(born 1986), German ice hockey player *

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

(1809–1852), Russian dramatist and novelist * Nikolai Fraiture (born 1978) American bassist for The Strokes * Nikolai Khabibulin (born 1973), Russian former ice hockey goaltender * Nikolai Kinski (born 1976), film actor * Nikolai Kotlyar (1935–2003), Soviet engineer, maritime specialist and politician *

Nikolai Kulemin Nikolay Vladimirovich Kulemin (russian: Николай Владимирович Кулёмин; born 14 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). ...

(born 1986), Russian ice hockey winger * Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician and geometer * Nikolai Lukashenko (born 2004), third son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus *

Nikolai Medtner Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (russian: Никола́й Ка́рлович Ме́тнер, ''Nikoláj Kárlovič Métner''; 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immedi ...

(1880–1951), Russian composer and pianist * Nikolai Melnikov (born 1948), Soviet Olympic champion water polo player * Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950), Russian composer * Nikolai Novosjolov (born 1980), Estonian fencer * Nikolai Onoprienko (1911–1979), Soviet Red Army colonel *

Nikolai Pegov Nikolai Pegov (Russian: Николай Пегов; 3 April 1905 – 19 April 1991) was a Soviet official and diplomat. He served as the ambassador to Iran, Algeria, and India. Being a member of the Communist Party he also held various posts at th ...

(1905–1991), Soviet official and diplomat * Nikolai Pozdneev (1930–1978), Russian painter *

Nikolai Przhevalsky Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (or Prjevalsky;; pl, Nikołaj Przewalski, . – ) was a Russian geographer of Polish descent (he was born in a Polish noble family), and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reache ...

(1839–1888), Russian geographer and explorer *

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

(1844–1908), Russian composer * Nikolai Rubinstein (1835–1881), Russian painter, conductor and composer * Nikolai Ryzhkov (born 1929), Russian politician * Nikolai Shchelokov (1910–1984), Soviet statesman and army general *

Nikolai Slichenko Nikolai Alekseyevich Slichenko (russian: link=no, Никола́й Алексе́евич Сличе́нко; 27 December 1934 — 2 July 2021) was a Soviet and Russian singer, actor and chief director of the Romen Theatre in Moscow. He was the ...

(1934–2021), Soviet and Russian singer, actor, and theatre director *

Nikolai Tanayev Nikolay Timofeyevich Tanayev (russian: Николай Тимофеевич Танаев; 5 November 1945 – 19 July 2020) was a Kyrgyz politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2002 to 2005, under President Askar Akayev. ...

(1945–2020), Kyrgyz politician *

Nikolai Tcherepnin Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (Russian: Николай Николаевич Черепнин; – 26 June 1945) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He was born in Saint Petersburg and studied under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov at t ...

(1873–1945), Russian composer, pianist, and conductor * Nikolai Tikhonov (writer) (1896–1979), Soviet writer * Nikolai Tikhonov (1905–1997), Russian politician *

Nikolai Timkov Nikolai Efimovich Timkov (russian: Тимко́в Никола́й Ефи́мович; August 12, 1912 – December 25, 1993) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, and a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artis ...

(1912–1993), Russian painter *

Nikolai Topor-Stanley Nikolai David Topor-Stanley (born 11 March 1985) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a centre back. He has played for A-League clubs Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets and Western Sydney Wanderers. He has also played i ...

(born 1985), Australian footballer * Nikolai Valuev (born 1973), Russian boxer and world heavyweight champion * Nikolai Vavilov (1887–1943), Russian botanist and geneticist * Nikolai Volkoff (1947–2018), professional WWF wrestler *

Nikolai Yezhov Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov ( rus, Никола́й Ива́нович Ежо́в, p=nʲɪkɐˈɫaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪt͡ɕ (j)ɪˈʐof; 1 May 1895 – 4 February 1940) was a Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin who was head of the N ...

(1895–1940), head of NKVD and perpetrator of the Great Purge *

Nikolai Zherdev Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev ( uk, Микола Олегович Жердев; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the HC Merano of the Alps Hockey League. He p ...

(born 1984), Russian ice hockey player

Nikolay

* Nikolay Davydenko (born 1981), professional tennis player * Nikolay Dollezhal (1899–2000), Soviet nuclear reactor designer, head of NIKIET from 1952–1986 *

Nikolay Epshtein Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein (russian: Николай Семёнович Эпштейн) (27 December 1919 – 27 August 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach. Biography Epshtein, who was Jewish, was born in Kolomna, Russian FSFR. He coached from 1 ...

(1919–2005), Soviet ice hockey coach * Nikolay Pechalov (born 1970), Olympic and World champion in weightlifting * Nikolay Peskov (born 1990), Russian army veteran *

Nikolay Shubin Nikolay Pavlovich Shubin (russian: Николай Павлович Шубин; born 1956), known as The Cemetery Director, is a Georgian-born Russian serial killer, who killed 13 homeless and single people between 2004 and 2006 in the city of Lipe ...

(born 1956), Georgian-born Russian serial killer

Other uses

Nikolai, Alaska Nikolai (Edze Dochak' in Upper Kuskokwim) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 94 as of the 2010 census, down from 100 in 2000. Geography Nikolai is located at (63.010838, -154.383895). According ...

, a city in the United States **

Nikolai Airport Nikolai Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Nikolai, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. As per Federal Aviation Ad ...

, an airport serving Nikolai, Alaska *

Nikolai (vodka) Nikolai is a brand of vodka on the market in the United States. The brand was originally launched and developed by Seagram, and has existed since at least 1963. The Nikolai brand is currently owned and produced by the Sazerac Company Sazerac Com ...