# Nicolas (given name)

Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to masculine given names cognate to English Nicholas. The given name Nicolas is widely used in Brazil (Portuguese pronunciation:) and France (French pronunciation:). The variant Nicolás (Spanish pronunciation:) is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Niccolò (Italian pronunciation:), is a popular male name in Italy, although Nicolas is also sometimes used, especially amongst Italian Americans and Latin Americans of Italian descent.

## People
### Nicolas

* Prince Nicolas of Belgium (born 2005), grandson of King Albert II
* Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015), grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf
* Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755), French aristocrat
* Nicolas Alvarado (born 1944), Panamanian basketball player
* Nicolas Anelka (born 1979), French footballer
* Nicolas Cage (born 1964), American actor
* Nicolas Chalvin (born 1969), French conductor and oboist
* Nicolas Charles Oudinot (1767–1847), Maréchal d'Empire
* Nicolas Chumachenco (1944–2020), Polish violinist
* Nicolas Coutelot (born 1977), French tennis player
* Nicolas Devilder (born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player
* Nicolas Flamel (c. 1330–1418), French alchemist
* Nicolas Hayek (1928–2010), Lebanese-American Swiss businessman and founder of Swatch
* Nicolas Heurtaut (1720–1771), French wood carver and furniture designer
* Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 1987), German racing driver
* Nicolas Jackson (born 2001), Senegalese footballer
* Nicolas de Jong (born 1988), Dutch basketball player
* Nicolas Jover (born 1981), French football coach
* Nicolas Kiefer (born 1977), German former tennis player
* Nicolas Mahut (born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player
* Nicolas Maupas (born 1999), Italian-French actor
* Nicolas Meizonnet (born 1983), French politician
* Nicolas Nkoulou (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
* Nicolas Roeg (1928–2018), English film director
* Nicolas Rothwell, Australian journalist and author
* Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955), French politician and former president of France
* Nicolas Thierry (born 1975), French politician
* Nicolas Trifon (1949–2023), Romanian-born academic, editor and linguist in France
* Nicolas "Cole" Turner (born 2000), American football player

### Nicolás

(Spanish variant)
* Nicolás Aguirre (basketball) (born 1988), a professional Argentine basketball player
* Nicolás Aguirre (footballer) (born 1990), an Argentine professional association football player
* Nicolás Almagro (born 1985), a Spanish professional tennis player
* Nicolás Falczuk (born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player
* Nicolás Avellaneda (1837–1885), an Argentine journalist, professor, and President
* Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric
* Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer
* Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938–2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter
* Nicolás Lapentti (born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player
* Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela
* Nicolás Massú (born 1979), a Chilean Olympic champion tennis player
* Nicolás Palacios (1854–1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist
* Nicolás Pauls (born 1973), an Argentine actor
* Nicolás Pereira (born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player
* Nicolás Tauber (born 1980), an Argentine-Israeli professional association football player
* Nicolás Terol (born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race
* Nicolás Valansi (born 1979), Argentine-Israeli footballer