Nikolov
Nikolov [Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Николов), feminine Nikolova,[Bulgarian name|Bulgarian]] patronymic and family name, derived from the personal name Nikola and may refer to:
Bulgarian
- Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), a boxer from Bulgaria
- Andon Nikolov (born 1951), a Bulgarian weightlifter
- Asen Nikolov (footballer) ({{langx|bg|Асен Николов}}, nicknamed Bebeto (Бебето); (born 1976, Plovdiv), a Bulgarian footballer
- Atanas Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Атанас Николов}}; (born 1977), a Bulgarian footballer
- Balázs Nikolov, a Hungarian footballer of Bulgarian descent
- Boban Nikolov, a Macedonian footballer
- Boris Nikolov (disambiguation page)
- Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Димитър Благоев Николов}}; 1856–1924), a Bulgarian political leader
- Elka Nikolova, a New York-based Bulgarian film director
- Georgi Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов}}; (born 1983, Sofia), a Bulgarian footballer
- Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Ѓорче Петров}}; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement
- Hristo Nikolov-Choko ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов-Чоко}}; born 1939, Varna), a Bulgarian football player
- Ilia Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Илия Николов}}; (born 1986), a Bulgarian footballer
- Iliana Nikolova, a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s
- Ivan Vedar ({{langx|bg|Иван Ведър}}), born Danail Nikolov, often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria
- Kiril Nikolov ("Disl", born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer
- Kiril Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Кирил Николов}}; (born 1976), a Bulgarian footballer
- Lyudmil Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Людмил Николов}}; (born 1984), a Bulgarian football player
- Nikola Koev Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Никола Коев Николов}}, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), a Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization
- Marija Nikolova ({{langx|bg|Марија Николова}}), a Macedonian musician
- Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
- 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 ({{langx|mk|Ока Николов}}; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), a Macedonian-German football goalkeeper
- Olivera Nikolova (born 1936), a distinguished Macedonian author
- Plamen Nikolov ({{langx|bg|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), a Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
- Tane Nikolov (1873–1947), a Bulgarian revolutionary
- Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball) ({{langx|bg|Владимир Николов}}), a Bulgarian volleyball player
Patronymic
- Blaga Nikolova Dimitrova ({{langx|bg|Блага Димитрова}}; 1922–2003), a Bulgarian poet
- Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov ({{langx|bg|Димитър Якимов}}) (born August 12, 1941), Bulgarian footballer
- Elena Nikolova Yoncheva ({{langx|bg|Елена Николова Йончева}}), a Bulgarian freelance journalist
- Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов Глушков}}. (born January 10, 1960, in Tryavna), a Bulgarian basketball player
- Georgi "Goce (Gotse)" Nikolov Delchev (Delčev) ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов Делчев}}: 1872–1903), an important revolutionary figure in then Ottoman ruled Macedonia and Thrace
- Hadzhi Dimitar Nikolov Asenov ({{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 ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов Луков}}; 1887–1943), a Bulgarian general
- Hristo (Christo) Nikolov Makedonski ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов Македонски}}; 1835–1916), a Bulgarian hajduk voivode and revolutionary from Macedonia.
- Ivan Nikolov (Nicolá) Stranski ({{langx|bg|Иван Николов Странски}}; 1897–1979), a Bulgarian physical chemist
- Jordan Nikolov Orce (1916, Skopje –1942), a communist and partisan from Macedonia
- Kliment Turnovski (born Vasil Nikolov Drumev ({{langx|bg|Васил Николов Друмев}}); c. 1841 –1901), a leading Bulgarian clergyman and politician
- Nikola Nikolov Stanchev ({{langx|bg|Никола Николов Станчев}}. September 11, 1930 – July 12, 2009), a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
- Petar Nikolov Petrov ({{langx|bg|Петър Петров}}; born 17 February 1955, Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo), a Bulgarian sprinter
- Stefan Nikolov Stambolov ({{langx|bg|Стефан Николов Стамболов}}, 1854–1895), a Bulgarian statesman
- Stoyan Nikolov Mihaylovski ({{langx|bg|Стоян Николов Михайловски}}; 1856–1927), a Bulgarian writer
- Vasil Nikolov Zlatarski ({{langx|bg|Васил Николов Златарски}}), a Bulgarian historian-medievist, archaeologist, and epigraphist
- Vladimir Nikolov Damgov ({{langx|bg|Владимир Николов Дамгов}}; 1947–2006), a Bulgarian physicist, mathematician
- Volen Nikolov Siderov ({{langx|bg|Волен Николов Сидеров}}. (born 19 April 1956), a controversial Bulgarian politician
Other
- 12386 Nikolova (1994 UK5), a Main-belt Asteroid (died 1994)
See also
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Category:Bulgarian-language surnames