# Nicky

Nicky is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas, Nicola and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Sometimes it is spelled as Nikki, Niki. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic.

## People
### Sports

* Nicky Adams (born 1986), English-born Welsh footballer
* Nicky Boje (born 1973), South African cricketer
* Nicky Butt (born 1975), English former footballer
* Nicky Forster (born 1973), English football manager and former player
* Nicky Grist (born 1961), Welsh former rally co-driver
* Nicky Hayden (1981–2017), American motorcycle racer
* Nicholas Latifi (born 1995), Canadian former racing driver, also known by his nickname Nicky
* Nicky Law (footballer born 1961), English football manager and former player
* Nicky Law (footballer born 1988), English midfielder; son of the above
* Nicky Little (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* Nicky Maynard (born 1986), English footballer
* Nicky Rackard (1922–1976), Irish hurler
* Nicky Robinson (rugby union) (born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer
* Nicky Shorey (born 1981), English footballer
* Nicky Summerbee (born 1971), English former footballer
* Nicky Weaver (born 1979), English football goalkeeper
* Nicky Winmar (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer
* Dolph Ziggler (born 1980), American professional wrestler and comedian, also known by his ring name Nicky

### Music

* Nicky Astria (born 1967), Indonesian rock singer
* Nicky da B (1990–2014), American rapper specializing in the regional genre of bounce music
* Nicky Byrne (born 1978), singer and member of Irish pop group Westlife
* Nicky Chinn (born 1945), British songwriter and record producer
* Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English pianist and organist
* Nicky Jam (born 1980), stage name of reggaeton artist Nick Rivera Caminero
* Nicky Mehta, Canadian singer and songwriter
* Nicky Nola (born 1985), Ugandan singer and dancer
* Nicky Romero (born 1989), Dutch DJ and record producer
* Nicky Ryan (born 1949), Irish music producer, recording engineer and manager
* Nicky Thomas (1949–1990), Jamaican reggae singer
* Nicky Wire (born 1969), Welsh lyricist, bassist and occasional vocalist

### Other

* Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), called "Nicky" by Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V
* Nicky Arnstein (1879–1965), American professional gambler and con artist, best known as the second husband of Fanny Brice
* Nicky Best, British statistician
* Nicky Campbell (born 1961), Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist
* Nicky Case (born 1994), Canadian game developer
* Nicky Cruz (born 1938), Christian evangelist and former gang leader
* Nicky Gavron (born 1941), British politician, Deputy Mayor of London (2000-2003, 2004-2008), and member of the London Assembly
* Nicky Gumbel (born 1955), Anglican priest and author
* Nicky Henson (1945–2019), English actor
* Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), American socialite and businessman; grand-uncle of Nicky Hilton
* Nicky Hilton (born 1983), American socialite, heiress and fashion designer, sister of Paris Hilton
* Nicky Katt (born 1970), American actor
* Nicky Jones (born 1996), American kid actor
* Nicky Morgan (born 1972), British Member of Parliament (MP), former Education Secretary (2014–2016)
* Nicky Verstappen (1987–1998), Dutch homicide victim

## Fictional characters

* Nicky, hero of the film Little Nicky, played by Adam Sandler
* Nicky (Avenue Q), in the Broadway musical Avenue Q
* Nick Tilsley, originally called Nicky, in the soap opera Coronation Street
* The title character of the movie Nicky Deuce
* Nicky Katsopolis, a character from Full House
* Nicky Little, the titular character's best friend from Pepper Ann
* Nicky Pearson, a character on This Is Us
* Nicky Spurgeon, a character from Focus, played by Will Smith
* Nicky, a character in the Geronimo Stilton book series
* Nicky Harper, one of four title characters on the television series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn