# Nikolov

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'''Nikolov''' ([Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language) and [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): ''Николов''), feminine '''Nikolova''', is a [Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language) and [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_name) [patronymic](/source/Eastern_Slavic_naming_customs) and family name, derived from the personal name Nikola and may refer to:

==Surname==
* [Alexander Nikolov (boxer)](/source/Alexander_Nikolov_(boxer)) (born 1940), boxer from Bulgaria
* [Andon Nikolov](/source/Andon_Nikolov) (born 1951), Bulgarian weightlifter
* [Asen Nikolov (footballer)](/source/Asen_Nikolov_(footballer)) ({{langx|bg|Асен Николов}}, nicknamed ''Bebeto (Бебето)''; (born 1976, Plovdiv), Bulgarian footballer
* [Atanas Nikolov](/source/Atanas_Nikolov) ({{langx|bg|Атанас Николов}}; (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer
* [Balázs Nikolov](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_Nikolov), Hungarian footballer of Bulgarian descent
* [Boban Nikolov](/source/Boban_Nikolov), Macedonian footballer
* [Boris Nikolov](/source/Boris_Nikolov_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation page)
* [Daniel Nikolov](/source/Daniel_Nikolov) (born 1998), Bulgarian badminton player
* [Daniel Nikolov (footballer)](/source/Daniel_Nikolov_(footballer)) (born 2005), Bulgarian footballer
* [Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov](/source/Dimitar_Blagoev) ({{langx|bg|Димитър Благоев Николов}}; 1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader
* [Elka Nikolova](/source/Elka_Nikolova), New York-based Bulgarian film director
* [Georgi Nikolov](/source/Georgi_Nikolov_(footballer_born_1983)) ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов}}; (born 1983, Sofia), Bulgarian footballer
* [Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov](/source/Gyorche_Petrov) ({{langx|bg|Ѓорче Петров}}; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement
* [Hristo Nikolov-Choko](/source/Hristo_Nikolov_-_Choko) ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов-Чоко}}; born 1939, Varna), Bulgarian football player
* [Ilia Nikolov](/source/Ilia_Nikolov) ({{langx|bg|Илия Николов}}; (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer
* [Iliana Nikolova](/source/Iliana_Nikolova), Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s
* [Ivan Vedar](/source/Ivan_Vedar) ({{langx|bg|Иван Ведър}}), born ''Danail Nikolov'', often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria
* [Kiril Nikolov](/source/Kiril_Nikolov) (''"Disl"'', born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer
* [Kiril Nikolov](/source/Kiril_Nikolov_(footballer)) ({{langx|bg|Кирил Николов}}; (born 1976), Bulgarian footballer
* [Lyudmil Nikolov](/source/Lyudmil_Nikolov) ({{langx|bg|Людмил Николов}}; (born 1984), Bulgarian football player
* [Nikola Koev Nikolov](/source/Mamin_Kolyu) ({{langx|bg|Никола Коев Николов}}, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization
* [Marija Nikolova](/source/Marija_Nikolova) ({{langx|mk|Марија Николова}}), Macedonian musician
* [Mila Nikolova](/source/Mila_Nikolova) (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
* [Natalia K. Nikolova](/source/Natalia_K._Nikolova), Bulgarian-Canadian microwave engineer
* [Nikolay Nikolov](/source/Nikolay_Nikolov_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation page)
**[Nikolay Nikolov (athlete)](/source/Nikolay_Nikolov_(athlete)) (born 1964), Bulgarian pole vaulter
**[Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1981)](/source/Nikolay_Nikolov_(footballer%2C_born_1981)), Bulgarian footballer
**[Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1985)](/source/Nikolay_Nikolov_(footballer%2C_born_1985)), Bulgarian footballer
* [Oka Nikolov](/source/Oka_Nikolov) ({{langx|mk|Ока Николов}}; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), Macedonian-German football goalkeeper
* [Olivera Nikolova](/source/Olivera_Nikolova) (1936–2024), Macedonian author
* [Plamen Nikolov](/source/Plamen_Nikolov_(disambiguation)) ({{langx|bg|Пламен Николов}}); several Bulgarian footballers
** [Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)](/source/Plamen_Nikolov_(footballer_born_1957))
** [Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1961)](/source/Plamen_Nikolov_(footballer_born_1961))
** [Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1985)](/source/Plamen_Nikolov_(footballer_born_1985))
* [Rumen Nikolov](/source/Rumen_Nikolov), a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid–1990s
* [Stoyanka Savova Nikolova](/source/Elena_Nicolai), ''stage name: "Elena Nicolai"'' (1905–1993), Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
* [Tane Nikolov](/source/Tane_Nikolov) (1873–1947), Bulgarian revolutionary
* [Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball)](/source/Vladimir_Nikolov_(volleyball)) ({{langx|bg|Владимир Николов}}), Bulgarian volleyball player

==Patronymic==
* [Blaga Nikolova Dimitrova](/source/Blaga_Dimitrova) ({{langx|bg|Блага Димитрова}}; 1922–2003), Bulgarian poet
* [Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov](/source/Dimitar_Yakimov) ({{langx|bg|Димитър Якимов}}) (born August 12, 1941), Bulgarian footballer
* [Elena Nikolova Yoncheva](/source/Elena_Yoncheva) ({{langx|bg|Елена Николова Йончева}}), Bulgarian freelance journalist
* [Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov](/source/Georgi_Glouchkov) ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов Глушков}}. (born January 10, 1960, in Tryavna), Bulgarian basketball player
* [Georgi "Goce (Gotse)" Nikolov Delchev (Delčev)](/source/Gotse_Delchev) ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов Делчев}}: 1872–1903), an important revolutionary figure in then Ottoman ruled Macedonia and Thrace
* [''Hadzhi Dimitar'' Nikolov Asenov](/source/Hadzhi_Dimitar) ({{langx|bg|"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](/source/Hristo_Lukov) ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов Луков}}; 1887–1943), Bulgarian general
* [Hristo (Christo) Nikolov Makedonski](/source/Hristo_Makedonski) ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов Македонски}}; 1835–1916), Bulgarian hajduk voivode and revolutionary from Macedonia.
* [Ivan Nikolov ''(Nicolá)'' Stranski](/source/Ivan_Stranski) ({{langx|bg|Иван Николов Странски}}; 1897–1979), Bulgarian physical chemist
* [Jordan Nikolov Orce](/source/Jordan_Nikolov_Orce) (1916, Skopje –1942), communist and partisan from Macedonia
* [Kliment Turnovski](/source/Kliment_Turnovski) (born ''Vasil Nikolov Drumev'' ({{langx|bg|Васил Николов Друмев}}); c. 1841 –1901), leading Bulgarian clergyman and politician
* [Nikola Nikolov Stanchev](/source/Nikola_Stanchev) ({{langx|bg|Никола Николов Станчев}}. September 11, 1930 – July 12, 2009), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
* [Petar Nikolov Petrov](/source/Petar_Petrov_(athlete)) ({{langx|bg|Петър Петров}}; born 17 February 1955, Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo), Bulgarian sprinter
* [Stefan Nikolov Stambolov](/source/Stefan_Stambolov) ({{langx|bg|Стефан Николов Стамболов}}, 1854–1895), Bulgarian statesman
* [Stoyan Nikolov Mihaylovski](/source/Stoyan_Mihaylovski) ({{langx|bg|Стоян Николов Михайловски}}; 1856–1927), Bulgarian writer
* [Vasil Nikolov Zlatarski](/source/Vasil_Zlatarski) ({{langx|bg|Васил Николов Златарски}}), Bulgarian historian-medievist, archaeologist, and epigraphist
* [Vladimir Nikolov Damgov](/source/Vladimir_Damgov) ({{langx|bg|Владимир Николов Дамгов}}; 1947–2006), Bulgarian physicist, mathematician
* [Volen Nikolov Siderov](/source/Volen_Siderov) ({{langx|bg|Волен Николов Сидеров}}. (born 19 April 1956), Bulgarian politician

==Other==
* [12386 Nikolova](/source/12386_Nikolova) (1994 UK5), a Main-belt Asteroid (died 1994)

== See also ==
* [Nikolovski](/source/Nikolovski)
* [Nikola](/source/Nikola)

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