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:

Bulgarian and Macedonian surname

 * Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), a boxer from Bulgaria
 * Andon Nikolov (born 1951), a Bulgarian weightlifter
 * Asen Nikolov (footballer) (Асен Николов, nicknamed Bebeto (Бебето); (born 1976, Plovdiv), a Bulgarian footballer
 * Atanas Nikolov (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 (Димитър Благоев Николов; 1856–1924), a Bulgarian political leader
 * Elka Nikolova, a New York-based Bulgarian film director
 * Georgi Nikolov (Георги Николов; (born 1983, Sofia), a Bulgarian footballer
 * Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov (Ѓорче Петров; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement
 * Hristo Nikolov-Choko (Христо Николов-Чоко; born 1939, Varna), a Bulgarian football player
 * Ilia Nikolov (Илия Николов; (born 1986), a Bulgarian footballer
 * Iliana Nikolova, a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s
 * Ivan Vedar (Иван Ведър), born Danail Nikolov, often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria
 * Kiril Nikolov ("Disl", born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer
 * Kiril Nikolov (Кирил Николов; (born 1976), a Bulgarian footballer
 * Lyudmil Nikolov (Людмил Николов; (born 1984), a Bulgarian football player
 * Nikola Koev Nikolov (Никола Коев Николов, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), a Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization
 * Marija Nikolova (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 (Ока Николов; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), a Macedonian-German football goalkeeper
 * Olivera Nikolova (born 1936), a distinguished Macedonian author
 * Plamen Nikolov (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) (Владимир Николов), a Bulgarian volleyball player

Patronymic

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

Other

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