# Nicol (surname)

Nicol is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Nicol (born 1997), Scottish rugby player
* Alex Nicol (1916–2001), American actor
* Alexander Lee Nicol (1895–1967), American politician
* Alfred Nicol, English footballer
* Alphonse Nicol, French footballer
* Andrew Nicol (born 1951), British judge
* Andy Nicol (born 1971), Scottish rugby player
* Archie Nicol (1865–1941), Scottish footballer
* Bob Nicol, Canadian curler
* Bobby Nicol (1936–2012), Scottish footballer
* Broc Nicol (born 1998), American speedway rider
* Bruce M. Nicol (1913–1987), Scottish physician and nutrition scientist
* C. W. Nicol (1940–2020), Welsh-born Japanese writer
* Charles Nicol (1940–2020), American literary scholar
* Christine Nicol, British author, academic and researcher
* Dave Nicol (musician), Canadian folk singer
* Davidson Nicol (1924–1994), Sierra Leonean academic, diplomat, physician, writer and poet
* Donald Nicol (1923–2003), English Byzantinist
* Donald Nicol (MP) (1843–1903), Scottish politician
* Eduardo Nicol (1907–1990), Spanish-Mexican philosopher
* Emma Nicol (1800–1877), British actress
* Eric Nicol (1919–2011), Canadian writer and humorist
* Erskine Nicol (1825–1904), Scottish painter
* Evelyn Nicol (1930–2020), American immunologist and microbiologist
* George Nicol (athlete) (1886–1967), British sprinter
* George Nicol (bookseller) (1740?–1828), British publisher and bookseller
* George Nicol (baseball) (1870–1924), Major League Baseball player
* George Nicol (footballer) (1903–1968), Scottish footballer
* George William Nicol (1810–1884), African colonial secretary of Sierra Leone
* George Gurney Nicol, Sierra Leonean clergyman
* Graham Nicol (1907–1990), Australian politician
* Greg Nicol (born 1975), South African field hockey player
* Hector Nicol (1920–1985), Scottish Comedian
* Helen Nicol (1920–2021), Canadian-American baseball pitcher
* Helen Nicol (suffragist) (1854–1932), New Zealand suffragist
* Henri Nicol, 19th-century officer of the French Navy
* Henry Nicol (1845–1880), British philologist
* Herbert Nicol (1873–1950), British rugby union player
* Hugh Nicol (1858–1921), American baseball player
* Hugh Nicol (chemist)]] (1898-1972), British chemist
* Jacob Nicol (1876–1958), Canadian politician
* James Nicol (geologist) (1810–1879), Scottish geologist
* James Nicol (minister) (1769–1819), Scottish poet
* James Dyce Nicol (1805–1872), Scottish politician
* Jason Nicol (born 1973), Expert Clio Admitistrator.
* Jimmie Nicol (born 1939), British drummer and temporary member of the Beatles
* John Nicol (1755-1825), Scottish sailor
* Johnny Nicol (born 1938), Australian jazz singer
* Julia Nicol (1956–2019), South African activist
* Ken Nicol (musician) (born 1951), English musician
* Ken Nicol (politician) (born 1944), Canadian politician
* Kevin Nicol (born 1982), Scottish footballer
* Leigh Nicol (born 1995), Scottish footballer
* Lesley Nicol (actress) (born 1953), English actress
* Lesley Rumball (born 1973 as Lesley Nicol), New Zealand netball player
* Macleod Nicol (born 1958), British luger
* Madalena Nicol (1919–1996), Brazilian actress
* Mal Nicol (born 1997), Scottish television personality
* Mary Leakey (1913–1996, born as Mary Douglas Nicol), British anthropologist
* Mike Nicol (born 1951), South African writer and journalist
* Nelly Nicol, American politician
* Olive Nicol, Baroness Nicol (1923–2018), British politician
* Pat Nicol (1935–2023), Canadian politician
* Peter Nicol (born 1973), British squash player
* Phil Nicol (born 1953), Welsh painter
* Phyllis Nicol (1908–1999), British high jumper
* Phyllis Mary Nicol (1903–1964), Australian physics professor
* Rachel Nicol (physician) (1845–1881), American physician
* Rachel Nicol (swimmer) (born 1993), Canadian swimmer
* Rob Nicol (born 1983), New Zealand cricketer
* Robina Nicol (1861–1942), New Zealand photographer
* Ron Nicol (born 1953), American businessman
* Sarah Bezra Nicol (died after 1834), British actress
* Simon Nicol (born 1950), English folk rock musician
* Steve Nicol (born 1961), Scottish footballer
* Stuart Nicol (born 1966), Australian footballer
* Thomas Nicol (1846–1916), Scottish professor
* Thomas Nicol (anatomist) (1900–1983), Scottish anatomist
* Tom Nicol (1870–1915), Scottish footballer
* W. W. J. Nicol (1855–1929), Scottish chemist and photographer
* Walter Nicol (1769–1811), Scottish garden and greenhouse designer
* William Nicol (geologist) (1770–1851), Scottish physicist and geologist
* William Nicol (surgeon) (1790–1879), Scottish surgeon and politician
* William Nicol (Transvaal) (1887–1967), clergyman and Governor of the Transvaal
* William Nicol (teacher) (1744–1797), Scottish schoolmaster