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 Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...

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Royalty

Nicholas I of Russia , house = Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp , father = Paul I of Russia , mother = Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) , birth_date = , birth_place = Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire , death_date ...

(1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 *

Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Polan ...

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

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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 philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialist who emphasized the existential spiritual sig ...

(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 Hockey Club Vityaz (, en, HC Knigh ...

(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 Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh (russian: Никола́й Степа́нович Черны́х) (6 October 1931 – 25 May 2004Казакова, Р.К. Памяти Николая Степановича Черных'. Труды Государст ...

(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 (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 Nikolai Philippe Fraiture (born November 13, 1978) is an American musician best known as the bassist of the American rock band The Strokes. Since co-founding the band in 1998, he has released six studio albums with them. Among other creative pro ...

(born 1978) American bassist for The Strokes * Nikolai Khabibulin (born 1973), Russian former ice hockey goaltender *

Nikolai Kinski Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski (born July 30, 1976) is a French-American film actor, who has also done work in television and on stage. He was born in Paris, and grew up in California. Currently residing in Berlin, he has acted primarily in American and ...

(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 Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky ( rus, Никола́й Ива́нович Лобаче́вский, p=nʲikɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ləbɐˈtɕɛfskʲɪj, a=Ru-Nikolai_Ivanovich_Lobachevsky.ogg; – ) was a Russian mathematician and geometer, ...

(1792-1856), Russian mathematician and geometer *

Nikolai Lukashenko Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lukashenko ( be, Мікалай Аляксандравіч Лукашэнка, Mikałaj Alaksandravič Łukašenka; russian: Николай Александрович Лукашенко; born 31 August 2004) is the third ...

(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 immed ...

(1880-1951), Russian composer and pianist *

Nikolai Melnikov Nikolai Andreyevich Melnikov (born January 24, 1948) is a former water polo player for the Soviet Union. He is Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. See also * Soviet Union men's Olympi ...

(born 1948), Soviet Olympic champion water polo player *

Nikolai Myaskovsky Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky or Miaskovsky or Miaskowsky (russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский; pl, Mikołaj Miąskowski, syn Jakóbowy; 20 April 18818 August 1950), was a Russian and Soviet composer. He is som ...

(1881-1950), Russian composer *

Nikolai Novosjolov Nikolai Novosjolov (born 9 June 1980) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer, two-time individual world champion, and four-time Olympian. Novosjolov competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the 2012 Lon ...

(born 1980), Estonian fencer *

Nikolai Onoprienko Nikolai Nikolayevich Onoprienko (russian: Николай Николаевич Оноприенко, uk, Микола Миколайович Онопрієнко; 19 December 1911 – 12 November 1979) was a Red Army colonel and World War II Hero o ...

(1911-1979), Soviet Red Army colonel *

Nikolai Pozdneev Nikolai Matveevich Pozdneev (russian: Никола́й Матве́евич Поздне́ев; 28 September 1930 – 10 June 1978) was a Soviet Russian painter, living and working in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, repr ...

(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 reac ...

(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 Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein (russian: Николай Григорьевич Рубинштейн; – ) was a Russian pianist, conductor, and composer. He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tc ...

(1835-1881), Russian painter, conductor and composer *

Nikolai Ryzhkov Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov ( uk, Микола Іванович Рижков; russian: Николай Иванович Рыжков; born 28 September 1929) is a Soviet, and later Russian, politician. He served as the last Chairman of the Counc ...

(born 1929), Russian politician *

Nikolai Shchelokov Nikolai Anisimovich Shchelokov; uk, Микола Онисимович Щолоков ( – 13 December 1984) was a Soviet statesman and army general who served sixteen years as minister of internal affairs from 17 September 1966 to 17 Decemb ...

(1910–1984), Soviet statesman and army general *

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 Lip ...

(born 1956), Georgian-born Russian serial killer *

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 (1873-1945), Russian composer, pianist, and conductor * Nikolai Tikhonov (writer) (1896-1979), Soviet writer * Nikolai Tikhonov (1905-1997), Russian politician * Nikolai Timkov (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 in i ...

(born 1985), Australian footballer * Nikolai Valuev (born 1973), Russian boxer and world heavyweight champion *

Nikolai Vavilov Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ( rus, Никола́й Ива́нович Вави́лов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Ivanovich_Vavilov.ogg; – 26 January 1943) was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist ...

(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 Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( rus, Никола́й Влади́мирович Давыде́нко ; born 2 June 1981) is a Ukrainian-born Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 i ...

(born 1981), professional tennis player *

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 Nikolay Dmitriyevich Peskov (; born 3 February 1990), also known as Nikolai Choles (Николай Чоулз) is the son of Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Biography Peskov was born 3 February 1990 in Moscow. He is the eldest son o ...

(born 1990), Russian army veteran *

Nikolay Dollezhal Nikolay Antonovich Dollezhal (russian: Николай Антонович Доллежа́ль; – 20 November 2000) was a Russian engineer of Czechs, Czech origin whose career was spent in the former Soviet atomic bomb project, Soviet program ...

(1899-2000), Soviet nuclear reactor designer, head of NIKIET from 1952-1986

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), a brand of vodka