Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (born 1941), British politician
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Ernest Nicholson
Ernest Wilson Nicholson, (26 September 1938 – 22 December 2013) was a British scholar of the Old Testament and Church of England priest. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1 ...
(1938–2013), British biblical scholar
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Francis Nicholson
Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson (12 November 1655 – ) was a British Army general and colonial official who served as the Governor of South Carolina from 1721 to 1725. He previously was the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1712 to 1715, the ...
(1655–1727/8), British military officer and colonial governor
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Francis Nicholson (painter)
Francis Nicholson (14 November 1753 – 6 March 1844) was a British artist. He worked in watercolour and oil, and is mainly known as a landscape artist.
Early life
Nicholson was born in Pickering, North Yorkshire.
Career
Nicholson studied wi ...
(1753–1844), British artist
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Frank Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
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Geoff Nicholson (born 1953), British novelist and short story writer
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George Nicholson (printer) (1760–1825), British printer
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George Nicholson (footballer)
George Nicholson (born 12 May 1905, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Pelaw, Gateshead, County Durham.
Career
Nicholson did not begin his professional football career until the relatively late age o ...
, English footballer
* Sir
Godfrey Nicholson
Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet (9 December 1901 – 14 July 1991) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP).
Early life and education
A member of the family which founded London-based gin distillers J&W Nicholson & Co, N ...
(1901–1991), British Conservative Party politician
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Grace Nicholson
Grace Nicholson (December 31, 1877 – August 31, 1948) was an American art collector and art dealer, specializing in Native American and Chinese handicrafts. The space she originally designed for her shop is now home to the USC Pacific Asia M ...
(1877–1948), American art collector and art dealer
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Harold James Nicholson
Harold James Nicholson (born November 17, 1950) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who was twice convicted of spying for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
Nicholson's recruitment to the SVR appears to have occurr ...
(born 1950), CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia
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Henry Alleyne Nicholson
Henry Alleyne Nicholson FRS FRSE FGS FLS (11 September 1844 – 19 January 1899) was a British palaeontologist and zoologist.
Life
The son of John Nicholson (1809–1886), a biblical scholar, and his wife Annie Elizabeth Waring, he was born ...
(1816–1878), British paleontologist and zoologist
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Howard Nicholson (1912–2014), English physician
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J. C. Nicholson
Julius Carnes "J. C." Nicholson Jr. (born 1942) is an American judge who sits on the South Carolina Circuit Court.
Early life
Nicholson was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to parents Frances E. and Julius Carnes Nicholson Sr. He grew up in Camden, ...
(born 1942), American judge
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Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...
(born 1937), American actor
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James W. Nicholson
Rear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson (10 March 1821 – 28 October 1887) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
Life and naval career
The son of Nathaniel Nicholson and gra ...
(1821–1887), U.S. Navy officer during Mexican–American War and Civil War
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Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician)
Robert James Nicholson (born February 4, 1938) is an attorney, real estate developer, and a former Republican National Committee chairman. He was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 26, 2005, until October 1, 2007.
P ...
(born 1938), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Joe Nicholson (1898–1978), English footballer
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John Nicholson (disambiguation) John Nicholson may refer to:
In politics
*John Nicholson (Yarmouth MP), Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency), Great Yarmouth 1698–1700, 1702–08
*John Nicholson (New York politician) (1765–1820), United States ...
, several people
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Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770–1817), American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland
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Joseph Shield Nicholson
Joseph Shield Nicholson, FBA, FRSE (9 November 1850 – 12 May 1927) was an English economist.
Life
He was born in Wrawby in Lincolnshire on 9 November 1850 the only son of Rev Thomas Nicholson, minister of Banbury, and his wife, Mary Anne G ...
(1850–1927), English economist
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Joyce Nicholson
Joyce Nicholson (née Thorpe) (1 June 1919 – 30 January 2011) was an Australian author and business woman.
The daughter of publisher D.W. Thorpe, Nicholson was born in Melbourne and educated at Methodist Ladies' College and the University o ...
(1919–2011), Australian author
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Julianne Nicholson
Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films '' August: Osage County'' (2013) and '' Blonde'' (2022), as well as the television series '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2006–2009) ...
(born 1971), American actress
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Julie Nicholson
Julie Nicholson is a British author and the mother of the late Jenny Nicholson, who was killed at the age of 24, when suicide bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated a bomb in the London Underground in the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
Jenny Nic ...
, British author and former vicar
* John
Kenyon Nicholson
Kenyon Nicholson (May 21, 1894 – December 19, 1986) was an American playwright and screenwriter.
Early life
John Kenyon Nicholson was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on May 21, 1894, the oldest son of Thomas B. and Anne (Kenyon) Nichols ...
, American playwright
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Ken Nicholson
Ken Nicholson is a video game developer.
Career
Nicholson is a video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer. He was the founder of GamePC Consortium and inventor of the technology used by Microsoft as the basis for Windows' DirectX graph ...
, video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer
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Kevin Nicholson (disambiguation) Kevin Nicholson may refer to:
*Kevin Nicholson (baseball) (born 1976), Canadian baseball player
*Kevin Nicholson (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer
*Kevin Nicholson (judge) on list of judges of the Supreme Court of South Australia
*Kevin ...
, several people
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Leonard Nicholson (1904–1983), tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1951–1959)
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Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Lorna Schultz Nicholson is a Canadian author of several children's books about sports.
Raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, Nicholson obtained a B.Sc. in Human Performance from the University of Victoria. With her degree, she worked as the Fitness ...
, Canadian children's writer
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Lorraine Nicholson
Lorraine Broussard Nicholson (born April 16, 1990) is an American actress and director. She is known for playing Alana Blanchard in the biographical film ''Soul Surfer'' (2011).
Early life
Nicholson was born in Los Angeles to actors Jack Nichols ...
, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson
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Lawson Nicholson
Lawson Ambrose Nicholson (March 3, 1866 – March 1, 1947) was a Washington State pioneer, engineer, and surveyor. He gained public recognition working on many engineering and municipal tasks during the development of Tacoma, Everett and other c ...
(1866–1947), Washington state pioneer, engineer, and surveyor
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Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (January 7, 1890 – September 21, 1965) was an American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur who pioneered the American comic book, publishing the first such periodical consisting solely of original material r ...
(1890–1965), American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer
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Marjorie Nicholson
Marjorie Nicholson , (22 December 1914 – 22 July 1997) was a British socialist activist.
Born in the Benwell area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nicholson grew up in Kenton, then in Middlesex. She was educated at Harrow High School before winning ...
(1914–1997), British activist
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Matthew Nicholson (born 1974), Australian cricketer
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Meredith Nicholson
Meredith Nicholson (December 9, 1866 – December 21, 1947) was a best-selling author from Indiana, United States, a politician, and a diplomat.
Biography
Nicholson was born on December 9, 1866, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Edward Willis Nic ...
(1866–1947), American author and politician
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Meredith Merle Nicholson
Meredith Merle Nicholson (March 11, 1913 – August 18, 2005) was an American cinematographer. He worked behind the camera on low-budget films of the 1950s, hit television series in the 1960s, and comedies, dramas, and made-for-TV movies in the ...
(1913–2005), American cinematographer
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Michael Nicholson
Michael Nicholson (9 January 1937 – 11 December 2016) was an English journalist, specializing in war reporting, and a newscaster. He was ITN's Senior Foreign Correspondent.
Early life
Nicholson was born in Romford, Essex, on 9 January 193 ...
(1937–2016), English journalist
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Montae Nicholson
Montae Nicholson (born December 4, 1995) is an American football free safety for the DC Defenders of the XFL. He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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(born 1995), American football player
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Nancy Nicholson (1899–1977), British painter and fabric designer
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Natalie Nicholson (born 1976), American curler
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Neil Nicholson (cricketer), (English cricketer)
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Nigel Nicholson, British psychologist
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Norman Nicholson
Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson (8 January 1914 – 30 May 1987) was an English poet associated with the Cumbrian town of Millom. His poetry is noted for local concerns, straightforward language, and elements of common speech. Although known chief ...
(1914–1987), English poet
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Ossie Nicholson
Oserick Bernard "Ossie" Nicholson (1910 – 9 November 1965) was an Australian cyclist who twice held the World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year.
Australian cycling career
Nicholson was a professional cyclist in the years be ...
(1906–1965), Australian cyclist
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Parson Nicholson
Thomas Clark "Parson" Nicholson (April 14, 1863 – February 28, 1917) was an American baseball player whose career spanned from 1887 to 1899. He played principally as a second baseman and in the minor leagues. He did play three seasons in Major ...
(1863–1917), American Major League Baseball player
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Paul Nicholson (ice hockey)
Peter John Paul Nicholson (February 16, 1954 – September 20, 2011) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He played 62 games in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Washington Capitals from 1974 to 1976. He was selected in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft ...
(born 1954), Canadian ice hockey forward
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Paul Nicholson (industrialist)
Sir Paul Douglas Nicholson, (born 7 March 1938) is an English industrialist and was Lord Lieutenant of County Durham from 1997 to 2013.
Nicholson was born in County Durham and educated at Ludgrove School, Harrow School and Clare College, Cam ...
(born 1938), British industrialist
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Paul Nicholson (darts player)
Paul Michael Nicholson (born 10 May 1979) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won a major event, the 2010 Players Championship Finals, where he defeated Mervyn King ...
(born 1979), English-born Australian darts player
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Peter Nicholson (architect)
Peter Nicholson (20 July 1765 – 18 June 1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favour of teaching and writing. He practised a ...
(1765–1844), British architect, engineer and mathematician
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Peter Nicholson (cartoonist) (born 1946), Australian political cartoonist
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Ray Nicholson (born 1992), American actor
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Reginald Nicholson
Reginald Nicholson (15 July 1869 – 27 April 1946) was an English Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election as a Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) ...
(1869–1946), English politician
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Reginald F. Nicholson (1852–1939), United States Navy admiral
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Reynold A. Nicholson (1868–1945), British orientalist
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Richard Nicholson (composer)
Richard Nicholson (baptised 26 September 1563 – 1638 or 1639) was an English composer and organist and the first Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford.
Life
Richard Nicholson was baptised in Durham and sang in Durham Cathedra ...
(c1570–1639), English composer
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Richard Nicholson (Paralympian)
Richard Nicholson (born 30 June 1970) is an Australian Paralympic powerlifter and athlete. He has competed at five successive Paralympic Games from the 1996 to 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2000 Games, he won a silver medal in the powerli ...
(dates unknown), Australian paralympics competitor
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Rob Nicholson (musician)
Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (born November 24, 1969) is an American bassist. He performed on Rob Zombie's solo albums and is currently part of Ozzy Osbourne's band. He is also noted for his contribution as bassist to metal band Cryptic Slaughter with ...
(born 1969), also known as "Blasko", American rock music performer
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Rob Nicholson
Robert Douglas "Rob" Nicholson (born April 29, 1952) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. Under Prime Minister Stephen Ha ...
(born 1952), Canadian Member of Parliament
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Robert Nicholson (disambiguation) Robert Nicholson may refer to:
* Robert Nicholson (baritone), Australian singer
* Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer) (1745–1821), British military officer in Bombay
* Robert Nicholson (judge), Australian jurist
* Robert Nicholson (piper) (179 ...
, several people
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Robert Nicholson (judge)
Robert David Nicholson is an Australian judge. He served as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1995 to 2007, in the Court's Perth registry.
Nicholson was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1960, and held the position of Justice of ...
, Australian jurist
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Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Robert Nicholson (1745–1821) was a British military officer on the Bombay establishment, who briefly commanded forces there in 1800.
Military career
Robert Nicholson was the son of Alexander Nicholson and Mary Murray. I ...
(1745–1821), British military officer in Bombay
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Robert Nicholson (piper)
Robert Nicholson (1798–1842) was a Northumbrian piper and fiddler. He was the nephew and pupil of William Green, who was piper to the Duke of Northumberland, and was later appointed as his assistant in this role.
He first played in public to ...
(1798–1842), Northumbrian piper
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Robert B. Nicholson (1863–1917), businessman in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
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Roscoe Nicholson Roscoe Conklin Nicholson (January 22, 1887 – October 22, 1959) was a surveyor and early advocate of conservation, who played an important role in preserving forest land in the U.S. state of Georgia in the early 20th century.
Born and raised ...
(1887–1959), American surveyor and conservationist
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Ross Nicholson (born 1975), New Zealand football goalkeeper
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Roxie Nicholson
Roxie Nicholson is a policy analyst who worked for much of her career at the United States Department of Labor. She retired in 2014. She is considered an expert on welfare policy and has often been quoted by ''The New York Times'', ''The Washin ...
(born 1950), U.S. Department of Labor welfare policy analyst
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Russ Nicholson
Russ Nicholson is a British illustrator, best known for his black and white fantasy art.
Education
Russ studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Scotland which later became part of Dundee University. He moved to Engla ...
, British illustrator
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Samuel Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
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Seth Barnes Nicholson
Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 – July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer. He worked at the Lick observatory in California, and is known for discovering several moons of Jupiter in the 20th century.
Nicholson was born in Springfield, ...
(1891–1963), American astronomer
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Shane Nicholson (footballer)
Shane Michael Nicholson (born 3 June 1970 in Newark-on-Trent) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back.
In his 21-year career Nicholson played for 8 clubs, played in 523 league matches, scoring 31 goals. In all co ...
(born 1970), English footballer
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Sharon Nicholson, American climatologist
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Simon Nicholson, British painter and sculptor
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Skonk Nicholson
James Mervyn Nicholson (6 February 1917 – 27 February 2011), better known as Skonk Nicholson, was a rugby coach and school master at Maritzburg College. He is often credited with having trained large numbers of provincial and Springbok playe ...
(1917–2011), South African rugby coach
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Stan Nicholson
Stan Nicholson is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers ( Heritage № 404).
Playing career
Nicholson made his début for Featherstone Rovers on S ...
, rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
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Stuart Nicholson Stuart Nicholson may refer to:
* Stuart Nicholson (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
* Stuart Nicholson (jazz historian) (born 1948), British jazz historian, biographer, music journalist, music critic, and academic
* Stuart Nicholson (org ...
(1987), English footballer
* Sir
Sydney Nicholson
Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson (9 February 1875 – 30 May 1947) was an English choir director, organist and composer, now chiefly remembered as the founder of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) and the compiler of ''The Parish Psalter''.
Li ...
(1875–1947), English choir directory, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music
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Thomas Nicholson, several people
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Tony Nicholson (1938–1985), English cricketer
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Viv Nicholson
Vivian "Viv" Nicholson (nee Asprey; 3 April 1936 – 11 April 2015) was a British woman who became famous when she told the media that she would "spend, spend, spend" after her husband Keith won £152,319 () on the football pools in 1961. Nicho ...
(1936–2015), British gambling winner and tabloid target
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Wayne Nicholson, American biologist
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William Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
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Winifred Nicholson
''From Bedroom Window, Bankshead'', date unknown, private collection.
Typical of Nicholson's impressionist work, combining still life with landscape.
Rosa Winifred Nicholson (née Roberts; 21 December 1893 – 5 March 1981) was a British p ...
(''née'' Roberts) (1893–1981), English painter (married to Ben Nicholson)
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