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) (, nicknamed Bebeto (Бебето); (born 1976, Plovdiv), Bulgarian footballer
• Atanas Nikolov (; (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 (; 1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader
• Elka Nikolova, New York-based Bulgarian film director
• Georgi Nikolov (; (born 1983, Sofia), Bulgarian footballer
• Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov (; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement
• Hristo Nikolov-Choko (; born 1939, Varna), Bulgarian football player
• Ilia Nikolov (; (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer
• Iliana Nikolova, Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s
• Ivan Vedar (), born Danail Nikolov, often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria
• Kiril Nikolov ("Disl", born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer
• Kiril Nikolov (; (born 1976), Bulgarian footballer
• Lyudmil Nikolov (; (born 1984), Bulgarian football player
• Nikola Koev Nikolov (, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization
• Marija Nikolova (), 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 (; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), Macedonian-German football goalkeeper
• Olivera Nikolova (1936–2024), Macedonian author
• Plamen Nikolov (); 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 volleyball player

Patronymic

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

Other

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

See also

• Nikolovski
• Nikola