Nicole (name)
Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.
The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is ultimately from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, composed of the elements níkē “victory” and laós “people”. There are many variants. The spelling "Nicole" also saw use as a medieval French man's name, e.g., Nicole Oresme.
People with the given name or variants
Music
- Nicole (Chilean singer), pop and rock singer
- Nicole Appleton, Canadian–born English singer and television presenter
- Nicole Atkins, American singer and songwriter
- Nicole Cabell, American classical and opera singer
- Nicole Dollanganger, Canadian singer and songwriter
- Nicole Jung, Korean–American singer
- Nicole C. Mullen, American actress, choreographer, singer, and songwriter
- Nicole Scherzinger, American dancer, singer, songwriter, and lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls
- Nicole Seibert, known for "Ein bißchen Frieden"
- Nicole Theriault, Thai singer
- Nicole Wray, American singer
- Nicole Zefanya, Indonesian singer, and songwriter
Literature
- Nicole Brossard, French–Canadian formalist poet and novelist
- Nicole Chung, American writer
- Nicole Krauss, American writer
- Nicole Lundrigan, Canadian writer
- Nicole Markotic, Canadian poet and novelist
- Nicole Mones, American novelist and food writer
Film
- Nicole Gale Anderson, American actress
- Nicole Beharie, American actress and singer
- Nicole Calfan, French actress and author
- Nicole de Boer, Canadian actress
- Nicole DeHuff, American actress
- Nicole Dorsey, Canadian filmmaker
- Nicole Eggert, American actress
- Nicole Holofcener, American filmmaker
- Nicole Hoey, New Zealand television producer
- Nicole Kassell, American filmmaker
- Nicole Kidman, Australian–American actress, singer, and film producer
- Nicole Maines, American actress and transgender rights activist
- Nicole Oliver, Canadian actress
- Nicole Paggi, American actress
- Nicole Parker, American actress, comedian, and singer
- Nicole Ari Parker, American actress and model
- Nicole Riegel, American filmmaker
- Nicole Steinwedell, American actress
- Nicole Sullivan, American actress, comedian, and voice artist
- Nicole Tubiola, American actress
Modelling
- Nicole Abe, Japanese–Filipina model
- Nicole Borromeo, Filipina model and beauty queen
- Nicole Cordoves, Filipino model and beauty queen
- Nicole Dunsdon, the last person to win the Miss Canada competition
- Nicole Faria, Indian model
- Nicole Fox, American model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13
- Nicole Linkletter, American model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
- Nicole Narain, American model
- Nicole Trunfio, Australian model
- Nicole Whitehead, American model
Politics
- Nicole Ameline, French politician
- Nicole Belloubet, French politician
- Nicole Bollman, South African politician
- Nicole Chouraqui, French economist and politician
- Nicole Cole, American politician
- Nicole Demers, Canadian politician
- Nicole Dubré-Chirat, French politician
- Nicole Eaton, Canadian politician
- Nicole Fontaine, French politician
- Nicole Gohlke, German politician
- Nicole Gries-Trisse, French politician
- Nicole Le Peih, French politician
- Nicole McKee, New Zealand politician
- Nicole Moinat, Dutch politician
- Nicole Nketo Bomele, Belgian politician
- Nicole Péry, French politician
- Nicole Roy-Arcelin, Canadian politician
- Nicole Sanquer, French Polynesian politician
- Nicole Seah, Singaporean politician
- Nicole Sinclaire, British former politician
- Nicole Uhre-Balk, American educator and politician
- Nicole Werner, Australian politician
- Nicole Westig, German politician
- Nicole Wong Siaw Ting, Malaysian politician
Sport
- Nicole Angat, Papua New Guinean tennis player
- Nicole Arendt, American tennis player
- Nicole Bass, American bodybuilder, actress, and professional wrestler
- Nicole Bates, American softball player
- Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player
- Nicole Cooke, Welsh cyclist
- Nicole Davis, American volleyball player
- Nicole den Dulk, Dutch Paralympic equestrian
- Nicole Enabosi, Nigerian basketball player
- Nicole Freedman, American cyclist
- Nicole Gibbs, American tennis player
- Nicole Gosling, Canadian ice hockey player
- Nicole Hall, Swedish ice hockey player
- Nicole Haynes, Canadian–American athlete
- Nicole Hensley, American ice hockey goaltender
- Nicole Hetzer, German swimmer
- Nicole Kosta, Canadian ice hockey player
- Nicole Livingstone, Australian swimmer
- Nicole Mendes, American softball player
- Nicole Muns-Jagerman, Dutch tennis player
- Nicole Nadel, Israeli tennis player
- Nicole Pircio, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Nicole Powell, American basketball player
- Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis player
- Nicole Raczynski, American professional wrestler
- Nicole Ross, American Olympic foil fencer
- Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Swiss beach volleyball player
- Nicole Toomey, New Zealand international lawn bowler
- Nicole Tully, American distance runner
- Nicole Uphoff, German equestrian
- Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
- Nicole Vallario, Swiss ice hockey player
Other
- Pol Pelletier, Canadian actor, director, and playwright born Nicole Pelletier
- Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre
- Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
- Nicole Abusharif, American murderer convicted for killing her partner, Rebecca Klein
- Nicole Blank Becker, Michigan-based lawyer
- Nicole Brown Simpson, murdered ex-wife of O. J. Simpson
- Nicole Camphaug, Canadian Inuk fashion designer
- Nicole Diar, American murderer
- Nicole R. Fleetwood, American academic, author, curator, and professor
- Nicole Gelinas, American conservative journalist
- Nicole de Hauteclocque, French resistance fighter and politician
- Nicole Horseherder, Native American environmental activist
- Nicole van den Hurk, Dutch homicide victim
- Nicole Juteau, Canadian police officer
- Nicole Lamb-Hale, American lawyer
- Nicole Laroche, French engineer, 1964 became the first female Gadzarts at École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers.
- Nicole-Reine Lepaute, French astronomer
- Nicole Miller, American fashion designer
- Nicole Richie, American socialite, reality television star, fashion designer, and actress
- Nicole Roy, Canadian professor of human nutrition in New Zealand
- Nicole Stott, American astronaut
- Nicole Tung, Hong Kong–born photojournalist
- Nicole Viloteau, French snake photographer and explorer
- Nicole Wong, American vice president and deputy general counsel at Google
Surname
- Bruno Nicolè, Italian footballer
- Pierre Nicole, French philosopher
- Jayde Nicole, Canadian model
Fictional characters
- Nicole Brennan, a Dead Space character, a medical officer aboard the USG Ishimura and Isaac Clarke girlfriend
- Nico Collard, Broken Sword games
- Nicole (Dead or Alive character)
- Nicole, a Canadian student on Kelas Internasional
- Nicole, a doll featured in The Groovy Girls line by Manhattan Toys
- Nicole, played by Estelle Skornik, one half of advertising double act Papa & Nicole, who were the joint face of the Renault Clio in the 1990s
- The titular character in TV series Mission: Impossible's third-season episode Nicole
- NICOLE, sentient, hand-held computer and lynx in the Sonic the Hedgehog television series and comic books
- Nicole, one of Raina's ex friends in the autobiographical novel book Smile
- Nicole, a character in the animated sitcom Family Guy
- Nicole, a character in Madeline
- Nicole Bristow, a character in the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101
- Nicole Carmelson, a character in the TV film Twitches
- Nicole Chapman, a character from the television series Fame, played by Nia Peeples
- Nicole De Ponte, a character from the Disney Italian series Alex & Co.
- Nicole Demara, a playable character from the video game Zenless Zone Zero
- Nicole Diver, a leading character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel Tender Is the Night
- Nicole Gordon, a character in the series Pretty Little Liars
- Nicole Herrera, a character from School Spirits
- Nicole Ingalls from The Work and the Glory
- Nicole des Jardins Wakefield, in the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama
- Nicole Lee, a main character from the television series Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, played by Raven-Symoné
- Nicole Maris, a character in the teen comedy film Drive Me Crazy
- Nicole "Nikki" Maxwell, the main character of the Dork Diaries book series
- Nicole La Monde, an antagonist in the Bratz movie, Go to Paris
- Nicole "Nikki" Parker, a character in The Parkers played by Mo'Nique
- Nicole Patterson, a character in the television film Geek Charming
- Nicole Richardson, a character in The Summer I Turned Pretty
- Nicole "Niki" Smith, an alternate personality of the character Victoria Lord Banks on the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Nicole Saito, one of the members of 22/7
- Nicole "Niki" Sanders, a character from the tv series Heroes
- Nicole Steel, a character in the Rainbow High dolls line
- Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh, a long running character in the crime/mystery serial The Edge of Night
- Nicole Walker, a character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Nicole Wallace, a character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent played by actress Olivia d'Abo
- Nicole "Nikki" Watkins, a Mattel doll and character in the Barbie franchise
- Nicole Watterson, a character from the 2011 TV series The Amazing World of Gumball
- Nicole "Nikki" Newman, a character on the America soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Nicole "Nikki" Wong, a character in the animated Canadian series 6teen
- Nicole Rayleigh Haught, the out lesbian Sheriff of Purgatory in ''Wynonna Earp''