Nicholson
Nicholson is a family name that may refer to:
- Aideen Nicholson (1927–2019), Irish-Canadian social worker and politician
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (1808–1876), American politician
- Andrew Nicholson (rider) (* 1961), New Zealand rider
- Andrew Nicholson (short tracker) , New Zealand short tracker
- Andrew Nicholson (basketball player) (born 1989), Canadian basketball player
- Andy Nicholson , British film architect
- Arnold Joseph Nicholson (born 1942), Jamaican politician (PNP)
- Arthur Nicholson (1947–1985), American major
- Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), British painter and object artist
- Bill Nicholson (cricketer) ( William Nicholson ; 1909-2001), Scottish cricketer
- Bill Nicholson (baseball player) ( William Beck Nicholson ; 1914–1996), American baseball player
- Bill Nicholson (soccer player) (1919-2004), English soccer player and coach
- Bill Nicholson (sound engineer) ( William Nicholson ), sound engineer
- Billy Nicholson (ice hockey player) ( William Charles Nicholson ; 1878 – after 1917), Canadian ice hockey player
- Billy Nicholson (politician) (born 1948), American politician
- Bob Nicholson (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player and sports official
- Brian Nicholson († 2015), British newspaper manager
- Bruce Nicholson (* 20th century), American special effects artist
- Carla Nicholson (* 1966), German musical singer
- Charles Nicholson (flautist) (1795–1837), British flautist and composer
- Charles Nicholson (Registrar) (1808–1903), First Speaker of the Legislative Council of Queensland and First Chancellor of the University of Sydney
- Charles E. Nicholson (1868–1954), British boat designer, see Camper & Nicholsons #Charles E. Nicholson
- Claude Nicholson (1898–1943), British brigade commander
- Donald Nicholson (1916–2012), English scientist
- Donald W. Nicholson (1888–1968), American politician
- Edward Max Nicholson (1904-2003), British ornithologist
- Emma Harriet Nicholson (* 1941), British politician (Liberal Democrats, previously Conservative Party)
- Francis Nicholson (1655–1727), English colonial governor
- Ernest Nicholson († 2013), British theologian and university provost
- Helen J. Nicholson (* 1960), British medieval historian
- Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1844–1899), British paleontologist and zoologist
- Howard Nicholson († 2014), British pulmonologist
- Jack Nicholson (born 1937), American actor
- James Nicholson (boxer) , Australian boxer
- James H. Nicholson (1916–1972), American film producer
- James Nicholson (politician) , UK MEP
- Jim Nicholson (politician, 1938) ( Robert James Nicholson ; * 1938), American politician
- Jim Nicholson (politician, 1945) ( James Frederick Nicholson ; * 1945), Northern Irish politician
- John Nicholson (politician, 1765) (1765–1820), American politician (New York)
- John Nicholson (officer) (1822-1857) British officer
- John Nicholson (politician, 1840) (1840-1919), Anglo-Australian politician
- John Nicholson (athlete) (1889-1940), American hurdler
- John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet (1911–1993), British nobleman and Lord Lieutenant
- John Nicholson (soccer player) (1936–1966), English soccer player
- John Nicholson (racing driver) (1941–2017), New Zealand racing car driver
- John Nicholson (cyclist) (born 1949), Australian cyclist
- John A. Nicholson (1827–1906), American politician
- John Robert Nicholson (1901-1983), Canadian politician
- John Sanctuary Nicholson (1863–1924), British politician
- John W. Nicholson Jr. (born 1957), American general
- John William Nicholson (1881–1955), British mathematician
- Joseph Nicholson († 2014), American journalist
- Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770-1817), American politician
- Joseph Shield Nicholson (1850-1927), British economist
- Julianne Nicholson (* 1971), American actress
- Leslie Nicholson (1902–1969), British intelligence officer
- Lorraine Nicholson (* 1990), American actress
- Lothian Nicholson (1827-1893), British officer and colonial administrator
- Margaret Nicholson (1750-1828), English assassin on George III.
- Mark Nicholson (1871-1941), English football player
- Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947), American writer and diplomat
- Michael Nicholson (1937-2016), British journalist
- Natalie Nicholson (* 1976), American curler
- Ossie Nicholson (1906 – around 1965), Australian cyclist
- Paul Nicholson (* 1979), Australian dart player
- Reggie Nicholson (* 19 **), American drummer, percussionist and composer
- Reynold Alleyne Nicholson (1868–1945), British orientalist
- Rob Nicholson ( Robert Douglas Nicholson ; born 1952), Canadian politician (Conservative Party)
- Robert Douglas Nicholson (* 1952), Canadian politician (Conservative Party), see Rob Nicholson
- Robert Grant Nicholson (* 1953), Canadian ice hockey official, see Bob Nicholson
- Robert James Nicholson (* 1938), American politician, see Jim Nicholson (politician, 1938)
- Ryan Nicholson (1971-2019), Canadian makeup artist and film director
- Sam Nicholson (born 1995), Scottish football player
- Samuel D. Nicholson (1859–1923), American politician
- Scott Nicholson (born 1962), American writer
- Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891–1963), American astronomer
- Shamar Nicholson (born 1997), Jamaican soccer player
- Shane Nicholson (born 1970), English football player
- Stuart Nicholson (Admiral) (1865–1936), British admiral
- Stuart Nicholson (Author) (born 1948), British music journalist and author
- Stuart Nicholson (soccer player) (born 1987), English soccer player
- Todd Nicholson (* 1972), American jazz musician
- Tyler Nicholson (* 1995), Canadian snowboarder
- Viv Nicholson († 2015), British sports betting winner
- William Nicholson (chemist) (1753-1815) British electrochemist and author
- William Nicholson (poet) (1783–1849), Scottish poet
- William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson (1845–1918), British Field Marshal
- William Nicholson (painter) (1872–1949) British painter and printmaker
- William Nicholson (writer) (born 1948), British writer
Nicholson is the name of the following places:
in the United States:
- Nicholson (Georgia)
- Nicholson, Kentucky
- Nicholson, Mississippi
- Nicholson, Pennsylvania
- Nicholson, Wisconsin , in Waupaca County
- Nicholson Township (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
- Nicholson Township (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania)
in Australia:
- Nicholson (Victoria)
- Nicholson County , New South Wales
astronomical objects:
- (1831) Nicholson , asteroid of the main belt
- Nicholson (moon crater) ,
- Nicholson (Mars crater)
- Nicholson Regio , area on Jupiter's moon Ganymede
Others:
- Nicholson (crater in Canada)
- USS Nicholson , several US Navy ships
See also
- Nicholson Peninsula , peninsula in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Nicholson Island , various islands
- Nicholson River , various rivers in Australia
- Nicholson Rock , rock formation in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
- Nicholson Peak
- Nicholson Township , various townships in the United States
- Nicholson Baker (born 1957), American writer
- Nicolson (disambiguation)
