Nikolov

Nikolov (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Николов), feminine Nikolova, is a Macedonian and Bulgarian patronymic and family name, derived from the personal name Nikola and may refer to:

Surname

• Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), boxer from Bulgaria
• Andon Nikolov (born 1951), Bulgarian weightlifter
• Asen Nikolov (footballer) (Bulgarian: Асен Николов, nicknamed Bebeto (Бебето); (born 1976, Plovdiv), Bulgarian footballer
• Atanas Nikolov (Bulgarian: Атанас Николов; (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer
• Balázs Nikolov, Hungarian footballer of Bulgarian descent
• Boban Nikolov, Macedonian footballer
• Boris Nikolov (disambiguation page)
• Daniel Nikolov (born 1998), Bulgarian badminton player
• Daniel Nikolov (footballer) (born 2005), Bulgarian footballer
• Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Димитър Благоев Николов; 1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader
• Elka Nikolova, New York-based Bulgarian film director
• Georgi Nikolov (Bulgarian: Георги Николов; (born 1983, Sofia), Bulgarian footballer
• Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Ѓорче Петров; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement
• Hristo Nikolov-Choko (Bulgarian: Христо Николов-Чоко; born 1939, Varna), Bulgarian football player
• Ilia Nikolov (Bulgarian: Илия Николов; (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer
• Iliana Nikolova, Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s
• Ivan Vedar (Bulgarian: Иван Ведър), born Danail Nikolov, often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria
• Kiril Nikolov ("Disl", born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer
• Kiril Nikolov (Bulgarian: Кирил Николов; (born 1976), Bulgarian footballer
• Lyudmil Nikolov (Bulgarian: Людмил Николов; (born 1984), Bulgarian football player
• Nikola Koev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Никола Коев Николов, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization
• Marija Nikolova (Macedonian: Марија Николова), Macedonian musician
• Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
• Natalia K. Nikolova, Bulgarian-Canadian microwave engineer
• Nikolay Nikolov (disambiguation page)
  • Nikolay Nikolov (athlete) (born 1964), Bulgarian pole vaulter
  • Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
  • Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
• Oka Nikolov (Macedonian: Ока Николов; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), Macedonian-German football goalkeeper
• Olivera Nikolova (1936–2024), Macedonian author
• Plamen Nikolov (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов); several Bulgarian footballers
  • Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)
  • Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1961)
  • Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1985)
• Rumen Nikolov, a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid–1990s
• Stoyanka Savova Nikolova, stage name: "Elena Nicolai" (1905–1993), Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
• Tane Nikolov (1873–1947), Bulgarian revolutionary
• Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball) (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов), Bulgarian volleyball player

Patronymic

• Blaga Nikolova Dimitrova (Bulgarian: Блага Димитрова; 1922–2003), Bulgarian poet
• Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov (Bulgarian: Димитър Якимов) (born August 12, 1941), Bulgarian footballer
• Elena Nikolova Yoncheva (Bulgarian: Елена Николова Йончева), Bulgarian freelance journalist
• Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov (Bulgarian: Георги Николов Глушков. (born January 10, 1960, in Tryavna), Bulgarian basketball player
• Georgi "Goce (Gotse)" Nikolov Delchev (Delčev) (Bulgarian: Георги Николов Делчев: 1872–1903), an important revolutionary figure in then Ottoman ruled Macedonia and Thrace
• Hadzhi Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (Bulgarian: "Хаджи" Димитър Николов Асенов; 1840–1868), one of the most prominent Bulgarian voivods and revolutionaries working for the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
• Hristo Nikolov Lukov (Bulgarian: Христо Николов Луков; 1887–1943), Bulgarian general
• Hristo (Christo) Nikolov Makedonski (Bulgarian: Христо Николов Македонски; 1835–1916), Bulgarian hajduk voivode and revolutionary from Macedonia.
• Ivan Nikolov (Nicolá) Stranski (Bulgarian: Иван Николов Странски; 1897–1979), Bulgarian physical chemist
• Jordan Nikolov Orce (1916, Skopje –1942), communist and partisan from Macedonia
• Kliment Turnovski (born Vasil Nikolov Drumev (Bulgarian: Васил Николов Друмев); c. 1841 –1901), leading Bulgarian clergyman and politician
• Nikola Nikolov Stanchev (Bulgarian: Никола Николов Станчев. September 11, 1930 – July 12, 2009), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
• Petar Nikolov Petrov (Bulgarian: Петър Петров; born 17 February 1955, Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo), Bulgarian sprinter
• Stefan Nikolov Stambolov (Bulgarian: Стефан Николов Стамболов, 1854–1895), Bulgarian statesman
• Stoyan Nikolov Mihaylovski (Bulgarian: Стоян Николов Михайловски; 1856–1927), Bulgarian writer
• Vasil Nikolov Zlatarski (Bulgarian: Васил Николов Златарски), Bulgarian historian-medievist, archaeologist, and epigraphist
• Vladimir Nikolov Damgov (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов Дамгов; 1947–2006), Bulgarian physicist, mathematician
• Volen Nikolov Siderov (Bulgarian: Волен Николов Сидеров. (born 19 April 1956), Bulgarian politician

Other

• 12386 Nikolova (1994 UK5), a Main-belt Asteroid (died 1994)

See also

• All pages with titles containing Nikolov

Surname list

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