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. Notable people with the name include the following:

Given name

Music

Nikolas Asimos Nikolas Asimos ( el, Νικόλας Άσιμος; 20 August 1949 – 17 March 1988) was a Greek composer, singer and performance artist.Nikolas Caoile, American conductor * Nikolas Metaxas (born 1988), American singer and songwriter *Nikolas Papamitrou (born 1995), American hip hop record producer known by his stage name

Papamitrou Nikolas Papamitrou, better known mononymously as Papamitrou or by the stage name Nick Papz, is a music producer from Massachusetts. Papamitrou is currently the first signed producer to Meek Mill's record label: Dreamchasers. Career Papamitrou gra ...

* Nikolas Schreck, American singer/songwriter, musician, author, film-maker and Tantric Buddhist religious teacher *

Nikolas Sideris Nikolas Sideris (born 1977 in Athens, Greece), has been studying music since the age of 5, and holds a PhD in composition from Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Hol ...

(born 1977), Greek composer *Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis (1936–1998), American record producer known as

Nick Venet Nick Venet (born Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis, 3 December 1936 – 2 January 1998) was an American record producer, who began his career at age 19 with World Pacific Jazz. He is best known for signing The Beach Boys to Capitol Records and p ...

Sports

* Nikolas Asprogenous (born 1986), Cypriot footballer *

Nikolas Berger Nikolas "Nik" Berger (born March 18, 1974 in Salzburg) is an Austrian beach volleyball player. Berger began his career in indoor volleyball in 1986. Among his major achievements are the Austrian national championships runner-up with ''PLO/ASV Sa ...

(born 1974), Austrian beach volleyball player *

Nikolas Besagno Nikolas Besagno (born November 15, 1988) is an American former soccer player who is currently the manager of Washington Crossfire of the USL Premier Development League. Career Professional One of the most touted young players in the country, Be ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *Nikolas Gelavis (born 1929), Australian rules footballer known as

Nick Gelavis Nikolas Gelavis (born 15 June 1929) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Johannes "John" Gelavis (1898-1947), and Stavroula Gelavi ...

Nikolas Ketner Nikolas KetnerHC Stadion Litoměřice , Mládežnický hokej , Přehled článků http://www.hclitomerice.cz/mladez.asp? "Stadion na domácí nestačil a po prohraném zápase své pocity po zápase popsal sympatický mladík Nikolas Ketner." Ja ...

(born 1991), Czech ice hockey player *

Nikolas Ledgerwood Nikolas William "Nik" Ledgerwood (born 16 January 1985) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach with Cavalry FC. Club career Early career Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Ledgerwood played for Calgary Storm in ...

(born 1985), Canadian soccer player *Nikolas Lewis (born 1982), American gridiron football player and coach known as Nik Lewis *

Nikolas Maes Nikolas Maes (born 9 April 1986) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam . ...

(born 1986), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Nikolas Matinpalo Nikolas Matinpalo (born October 5, 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Ässät of the Liiga. Matinpalo made his Liiga debut with Ilves during the 2018–19 Liiga season The 2018–19 Liiga season w ...

(born 1998), Finnish ice hockey player *

Nikolas Mattheou Nikolas Mattheou ( el, Νικόλας Ματθαίου, born 7 May 1998 in Limassol) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a winger. Club career Mattheou started from Apollon Limassol youth clubs, and he moved to PAOK youth clubs in ...

(born 1998), Cypriot footballer * Nikolas Nartey (born 2000), Danish footballer *

Nikolas Nicolaou Nikolas Nicolaou (; born May 10, 1979 in Nicosia) is a retired Cypriot football defender, who played for Olympiakos Nicosia. He was the captain of Olympiakos Nicosia and also assistant manager of the club in 2014. He took over as coach of the U2 ...

(born 1979), Cypriot football player *

Nikolas Panagiotou Nikolas Panayiotou ( el, Νικόλας Παναγιώτου; born 12 May 2000) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a centre-back for Omonia and the Cyprus national team. Club career Having come through Anorthosis' academy, Panayiotou was pr ...

(born 2000), Cypriot footballer *

Nikolas Petrik Nikolas Petrik (born March 19, 1984) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Playing career He began his professional career playing exclusively with EC VSV before later joining Dornb ...

(born 1984), Austrian ice hockey player *

Nikolas Proesmans Nikolas Proesmans (born 11 May 1992 in Tongeren) is a Belgian midfielder who plays for A. C. Sangiustese. Career statistics Club Honours Újpest *Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for fo ...

(born 1992), Belgian footballer *

Nikolas Špalek Nikolas Špalek (born 12 February 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian club TSC. Club career Špalek was signed by Spartak Trnava in July 2014. He made his league debut for the club against Zlaté Moravce o ...

(born 1997), Slovak footballer *Nikolas Stauskas (born 1993), Canadian basketball player known as Nik Stauskas *

Nikolas Sylvester Nikolas Sylvester (born 20 January 2000) is a Vincentian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 61st with a time of 25.64 seconds, a national record. He did not advance to the s ...

(born 2000), Vincentian swimmer *

Nikolas Tsattalios Nikolas Constantinos Tsattalios (born 1 March 1990) is an Australian footballer who plays for Sydney Olympic FC. Club career Tsattalios grew up in Sydney playing for his local ''Carss Park Soccer Club,'' alongside former Sydney FC teammate Dean ...

(born 1990), Australian footballer *Nikolas Wallenda (born 1979), American acrobat known as Nik Wallenda *

Nikolas Wamsteeker Nikolas Wamsteeker (born October 28, 1996) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Haley Sales, he is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medallist and 2018 Lake Placid Ice Dance International bronze medallist. The two placed 9th at the 201 ...

(born 1996), Canadian ice dancer

Other professions

Nikolas Gvosdev Nikolas Kirrill Gvosdev is a Russian- American international relations scholar. He is currently professor of national security studies at the U.S. Naval War College and the former Editor of the bi-monthly foreign policy journal, ''The National In ...

(born 1969), Russian international relations scholar * Nikolas Kompridis (born 1953), Canadian philosopher and political theorist *

Nikolas Kozloff Nikolas Kozloff is an American academic, author and photojournalist. He currently writes for Al-Jazeera and has also been featured on BBC, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS' '' Charlie Rose'' show, ''The Daily Show'' and the pro-Bolivarian Revolu ...

(born 1969), American author *

Nikolas Löbel Nikolas Löbel (born 17 May 1986) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 2017 to 2021. He resigned in March 2021. Political career In 20 ...

(born 1986), German politician *

Nikolas Ormaetxea Nikolas Ormaetxea, also known as Orixe ( Orexa, Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-Sa ...

(1888–1961), Spanish writer *

Nikolas Papadopoulos Nikolas Papadopoulos ( el, Νικόλας Παπαδόπουλος; born 22 April 1973) is a Greek Cypriot lawyer and politician. He has been Member of Parliament for Nicosia since 2006 and leader of centrist DIKO party since 2013. Papadopoulos c ...

(born 1973), Cypriot politician *Nikolas Patsaouras (born 1943), American urban planner known as

Nick Patsaouras Nikolas "Nick" Patsaouras (born 1943) is a Greek-American engineer, urban planner, and public official in Los Angeles, California. Background and education Patsaouras was born in Greece, and is an immigrant to the United States. He is an eng ...

* Nikolas Rose (born 1947), British sociologist *

Nikolas Schiller Nikolas Schiller (born October 10, 1980) is an American blogger and drug policy reform activist who lives in Washington, DC. He is primarily known for developing ''Geospatial Art'', which is the name he gave to his collection of abstract fantasy ...

(born 1980), American blogger *

Nikolas Sigurdsson Paus Nikolas Sigurdsson Paus (mentioned 1329–1347) was a Norwegian nobleman who served as the Lawspeaker of Oslo shortly before the Black Death. He is mentioned in written sources in medieval Oslo between 1329 and 1347, and as lawspeaker in 1347, two ...

(mentioned 1329–1347), Norwegian nobleman *

Nikolas Tsakos Nikolas Tsakos ( gr, Νικόλαoς Τσάκος; born 1963) is a Greek shipowner. He is the Founder, President and CEO of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) Limited, a pioneering company which is the longest established Greek shipping public listin ...

(born 1963), Greek shipowner *

Nikolas Vogel Nikolas Vogel (9 March 1967 – 28 June 1991) was an Austrian-German film actor and news camera operator. Nikolas Vogel belonged to a family of famous actors and he also became an actor. Vogel left the acting profession to report the news and wo ...

(1967–1991), Austrian film actor

Other

* Nikolas Cruz (born 1998), American mass murderer facing a life sentence.

Fictional characters

Nikolas Cassadine Nikolas Cassadine is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Originated by actor Tyler Christopher in 1996, he left the show on July 14, 1999. Due to Nikolas' importance on the soap, he was imm ...

, from American soap opera ''General Hospital'

Middle name

* Karl Nikolas Fraas (1810–1875), German botanist and agriculturist *

Olaf Nikolas Olsen Olaf Nikolas Olsen (4 March 1794 – 19 December 1848, also spelled ''Oluf Nicolai'' or ''Nicolaj'') was a cartographer and an officer of the Danish army. He taught cartography at the Royal Cadet School and from 1830 on also at the new Army Ac ...

(1794–1848), Danish military officer

Surname

Alexa Nikolas Alexa Nikolas (born April 4, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon television series ''Zoey 101''. Nikolas has also appeared on various other television series, including '' That's Life'', ...

(born 1992), American actress