Leadership

• Nicholas Murray Butler (born 1862, died 1947)

  American educator who helped establish the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

  • President of Columbia University, 1901-45 (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
  • 1931 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
• Nicholas Longworth

  U.S. Representative from Ohio.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1925-31 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• St. Nicholas

  Fourth-century Christian leader.

  • Patron saint of children, virgins, sailors and thieves (see list of Religious Leaders)
• Nicholas I - V

  Roman Catholic leaders.

  • Five popes served under this name, from Nicholas I (858-867) to Nicholas V (1447-1455) (see list of Religious Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Nicholas
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)

Science and Philosophy

• Nicholas Copernicus (born 1473, died 1543)

  Polish astronomer.

  • Wrote De Revolutionibus Orbum Coelestium, which detailed his theory that the earth rotates daily and it and the other planets revolve around the sun (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)

Stage and Screen

• Nicholas Bradford

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Adam Rich (see list of Characters on ''Eight is Enough'')
• Nicholas Colasanto (born 1924, died 1985)
  • Portrayed Ernie ''''Coach'''' Pantusso from 1982-85 (see list of Actors on ''Cheers'')
• Nicholas Lea

  Actor.

  • Portrays Agent Alex Krycek (see list of Actors on ''The X-Files'')
• Nicholas Newman

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Young and the Restless'')
• Nicholas Pryor
  • Portrays Chancellor Arnold (see list of Actors on ''Beverly Hills 90210'')
• Nicholas Turturro (born 1962)

  American actor.

  • Portrays Det. James Martinez (see list of Actors on ''NYPD Blue'')

The Literary World

• Nicholas Dante (born 1941)

  American playwright.

  • 1976 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for A Chorus Line (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
• Nicholas D. Kirstof
  • 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
• Nicholas Rowe (born 1674, died 1718)

  English poet.

  • Poet Laureate of England, 1715-18 (see list of English Poets Laureate)