Nichol is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Andrew Nichol (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
• B. P. Nichol (1944–1988), Canadian poet
• Barbara Nichol (born c. 1956), Canadian writer and documentary maker
• Cameron Nichol (born 1987), British rower
• Camilla Nichol, British geologist
• Damian Nichol (1930–2015), South African rower
• Dave Nichol (1940–2013), Canadian businessman
• David Nichol (cricketer) (1914–1995), Scottish cricketer
• Doug Nichol, American filmmaker
• Duncan Kirkbride Nichol (born 1941), British hospital administrator
• Elizabeth Pease Nichol (1807–1897), English abolitionist and anti-segregationist
• Francis D. Nichol (1897–1966), Australian Seventh-day Adventist leader
• Fred Joseph Nichol (1912–1996), American judge
• Gene Nichol (born 1951), American lawyer and educator
• Helen Nichol (born 1981), Canadian badminton player
• Jacki Nichol (born 1972), Canadian softball player
• James W. Nichol (born 1940), Canadian playwright and novelist
• Jean Nichol (1944–2020), Canadian singer and songwriter
• Jefri Nichol (born 1999), Indonesian actor and model
• John Nichol (biographer) (1833–1894), Scottish biographer
• John Nichol (footballer) (born 1879), English footballer (Grimsby Town)
• John Nichol (RAF officer) (born 1963), Royal Air Force navigator
• John Lang Nichol (born 1924), Canadian senator
• John Pringle Nichol (1804–1859), Scottish scientist; mentor to William Thomson
• Joseph McGinty Nichol (born 1968), American film director
• Keith Nichol (born, 1988), American football player
• Lori Nichol, Canadian figure skating choreographer and coach
• Maurice Nichol (1904–1934), English cricketer
• Muriel Nichol (1893–1983), Labour Party politician in England
• Phil Nichol, Canadian comedian
• Robert Nichol (British politician) (1890–1925), British member of parliament
• Robert Nichol (Canadian politician) (c. 1780–1824), Canadian businessman and political figure
• Robert Nichol (cinematographer), Canadian cinematographer, director, and writer
• Robert Nichol (cricketer) (1924–1996), Scottish cricketer
• Rohan Nichol (born 1976), Australian television and film actor
• Scott Nichol (ice hockey) (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
• Scott Nichol (rugby union) (born 1970), Scottish rugby union player
• Shannon Nichol, American landscape architect
• Walter Cameron Nichol (1866–1928), Canadian journalist, newspaper editor and publisher
• Wilfred Nichol (1901–1955), British athlete
• William Nichol (cricketer) (1912–1973), Scottish cricketer
• William E. Nichol (1918–2006), American politician
• William Nichol (mayor) (1800–1878), American banker and politician

Fictional characters

• Caleb Nichol, fictional character from The O.C.
• Hailey Nichol, fictional character from The O.C.

See also

• Nicol, given name and surname
• Nicholl, surname
• Nichols (surname)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Nichol.
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