Papanikolaou

Papanikolaou or Papanicolaou (Παπανικολάου) is a Greek patronymic surname, meaning "child of Father Nikolaos", used in Greece and Cyprus.

It may refer to:

People

 * Christos Papanikolaou (born 1941), Greek pole vaulter
 * Dimitris Papanikolaou (born 1977), Greek basketball player
 * George C. Papanicolaou (born 1943), Greek-American mathematician
 * Georgios Papanikolaou (1883–1962), Greek doctor, inventor of the pap smear test
 * John Paul Papanicolaou (1949–2010), Greek businessman
 * Kostas Papanikolaou, Greek basketball player in the National Basketball Association
 * Miltiadis Papanikolaou (born 1947), Professor of History of Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
 * Nikos Papanikolaou (born 1985), Greek basketball player

Other

 * Papanicolaou stain, a histological technique
 * Papanicolaou test, a gynecological test