Nicholls (name)

Nicholls is a surname of English origin. It is one of the patronymics derived from the given name Nicholas. The first record of the spelling is in 1322, in Staffordshire, England.^[1]

Notable people of this name:

Actors and fiction

• Danielle Nicholls, English television presenter
• Harry Nicholls (comedian) (1852-1926), English comedian
• Paul Nicholls, English actor
• Phoebe Nicholls, English actress
• Sue Nicholls, English actress
• Victoria Nicholls, Australian actress

Musicians and singers

• Agnes Nicholls, English soprano
• Billy Nicholls, English musician
• Craig Nicholls, lead singer of The Vines
• Geoff Nicholls, English musician
• Graeme Nicholls, English guitarist
• Morgan Nicholls, musician
• Peter Nicholls (musician)
• Rachel Nicholls, English soprano

Politics

• Sir Douglas Nicholls, former Governor of South Australia
• Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead, British Law Lord
• Francis T. Nicholls, two-term Governor of Louisiana
• Jamie Nicholls (born 1971), Canadian politician
• Patrick Nicholls, English politician
• Samuel Nicholls, Australian politician

Sports

• Andy Nicholls, English soccer hooligan
• Alex Nicholls, English footballer
• Ashley Nicholls, English footballer
• Benjamin Nicholls, English cricketer
• Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player
• Eddie Nicholls, Guyanese cricket umpire
• Frederick Nicholls, Wales international rugby player
• Gwyn Nicholls, Welsh rugby player
• Jack Nicholls (footballer), Welsh footballer
• John Nicholls (footballer), Australian rules footballer
• Kevin Nicholls, English footballer
• Mel Nicholls, English wheelchair athlete
• Mikey Nicholls (born 1985), Australian professional wrestler also known as Nick Miller
• Ryan Nicholls, Welsh footballer
• Sydney Nicholls, Wales rugby player
• Thomas Nicholls, British boxer

Others

• David Shaw Nicholls (born 1959), Scottish architect and designer
• George Nicholls (disambiguation)
• Graham Nicholls, English artist
• Harry Nicholls, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Graham Nicholls, British/Swiss physiologist
• Kenneth Nicholls, Irish academic and historian
• Obed Nicholls, English craftsman
• Peter Nicholls (writer) (1939–2018), Australian literary scholar and critic
• Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, English-American painter
• Sally Nicholls, children's writer
• Stan Nicholls, writer
• Will Nicholls, photographer and film-maker
• William Henry Nicholls, Australian botanist
• Denise Nicholls, Australian nurse
• Wayne Nicholls, Australian businessman

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