Nicholson (surname)
Nicholson is a Germanic and Scottish surname. It is a patronymic form of the given name Nichol, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aideen Nicholson, Irish-born Canadian politician
- A. J. Nicholson, American football linebacker
- Alexander Malcolm Nicholson, Canadian clergyman, farmer, and politician
- Alfred O. P. Nicholson, United States Senator from Tennessee
- Alistair Nicholson, Australian rules footballer
- Anna Nicholson, British para-athlete
- Anne-Marie Nicholson, English singer and songwriter known as Anne-Marie (singer)
- Archibald Keightley Nicholson, British ecclesiastical stained-glass maker
- Arthur D. Nicholson, U.S. Army officer
- Asenath Nicholson, American activist, writer and philanthropist
- Barry Nicholson, Scottish footballer
- Ben Nicholson, English abstract painter
- Bill Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Bob Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Bobby Nicholson, American musician and actor
- Bruce Nicholson, special effects artist
- Sir Charles Nicholson, British–Australian politician
- Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet, British ecclesiastical architect
- Charles Ernest Nicholson, British yacht designer
- Chris Nicholson (athlete), New Zealand Olympian, competing in cycling and speed skating
- Chris Nicholson (magician), British close up magician
- Chris Nicholson (sailor), Australian Olympic yachtsman
- Chris Nicholson (judge), South African cricketer and jurist
- Christopher Nicholson (architect), British architect and designer
- Claude Nicholson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s
- Claude Nicholson (British Army), British Brigadier, in command of Calais during the Siege of Calais (1940)
- Danell Nicholson, American boxer
- David Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- DeCarlos Nicholson, American football player
- Donald Nicholson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Donte Nicholson, American NFL football player
- Ed Nicholson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Edward Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- *Edward Max Nicholson, founder of World Wildlife Fund
- *Edward Williams Byron Nicholson, Bodley's Librarian
- Eliza Jane Nicholson, American journalist
- Elliot Nicholson, English rugby union player
- Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, British politician
- Rev Ernest Nicholson, British biblical scholar
- Francis Nicholson, British military officer and colonial governor
- Francis Nicholson (painter), British artist
- Frank Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Geoff Nicholson, British novelist and non-fiction writer
- George Nicholson (printer), British printer
- George Nicholson (footballer), English footballer
- Sir Godfrey Nicholson, British Conservative Party politician
- Grace Nicholson, American art collector and art dealer
- Graham Nicholson, American football player
- Harold James Nicholson, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia
- Helen Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Henry Alleyne Nicholson, British paleontologist and zoologist
- Howard Nicholson, English physician
- Isaac R. Nicholson, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- J. C. Nicholson, American judge
- Jack Nicholson, American actor
- Jack Nicholson (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- James W. Nicholson, U.S. Navy officer during Mexican–American War and Civil War
- Jenny Nicholson, American video essayist
- Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer), Northern Irish footballer
- Joe Nicholson, English footballer
- John Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Hopper Nicholson, American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland
- Joseph Shield Nicholson, English economist
- Joyce Nicholson, Australian author
- Julianne Nicholson, American actress
- Julie Nicholson, British author and former vicar
- John Kenyon Nicholson, American playwright
- Ken Nicholson, video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer
- Kevin Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Leonard Nicholson, tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Lillie May Nicholson, American painter
- Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Canadian children's writer
- Lorraine Nicholson, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson
- Lawson Nicholson, Washington state pioneer, engineer, and surveyor
- Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer
- Marjorie Nicholson, British activist
- Marie Nicholson, Swedish politician
- Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketer
- Mavis Nicholson, Welsh writer and radio and television broadcaster
- Meredith Nicholson, American author and politician
- Meredith Merle Nicholson, American cinematographer
- Michael Nicholson, English journalist
- Montae Nicholson, American football player
- Nancy Nicholson, British painter and fabric designer
- Natalie Nicholson, American curler
- Neil Nicholson (cricketer),
- Nigel Nicholson, British psychologist
- Norman Nicholson, English poet
- Ossie Nicholson, Australian cyclist
- Parson Nicholson, American Major League Baseball player
- Paul Nicholson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey forward
- Paul Nicholson (industrialist), British industrialist
- Paul Nicholson (darts player), English-born Australian darts player
- Peter Nicholson (architect), British architect, engineer and mathematician
- Peter Nicholson (cartoonist), Australian political cartoonist
- Ray Nicholson, American actor
- Reginald Nicholson, English politician
- Reginald F. Nicholson, United States Navy admiral
- Reynold A. Nicholson, British orientalist
- Rhys Nicholson, Australian comedian and actor
- Richard Nicholson (composer), English composer
- Richard Nicholson (Paralympian), Australian paralympics competitor
- Rob Nicholson (musician), also known as "Blasko", American rock music performer
- Rob Nicholson (politician), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Robert Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- *Robert Nicholson (judge), Australian jurist
- *Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer), British military officer in Bombay
- *Robert Nicholson (piper), Northumbrian piper
- *Robert B. Nicholson, businessman in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Roscoe Nicholson, American surveyor and conservationist
- Ross Nicholson, New Zealand football goalkeeper
- Roxie Nicholson, U.S. Department of Labor welfare policy analyst
- Russ Nicholson, British illustrator
- Samuel Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Seth Barnes Nicholson, American astronomer
- Shane Nicholson (footballer), English footballer
- Sharon Nicholson, American climatologist
- Simon Nicholson, British painter and sculptor
- Skonk Nicholson, South African rugby coach
- Stan Nicholson, rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
- Stuart Nicholson (footballer), English footballer
- Stuart Nicholson (jazz historian), British music journalist, music critic, and academic
- Stuart Nicholson, vocalist and songwriter with English progressive rock band Galahad (band)
- Sir Sydney Nicholson, English choir director, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music
- Tahveon Nicholson, American football player
- Thomas Nicolson (disambiguation), several people
- Tony Nicholson, English cricketer
- Viv Nicholson, British gambling winner and tabloid target
- Wayne L. Nicholson, American microbiologist and scientist
- William Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Winifred Nicholson, English painter