List of Famous people named Nikolai

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was a Russian mathematician and geometer, known primarily for his work on hyperbolic geometry, otherwise known as Lobachevskian geometry and also his fundamental study on Dirichlet integrals known as Lobachevsky integral formula.

Nikolai Terent'yevich Shamalov, Nikolai Terent'evich Shamalov or Nikolai Terentievich Shamalov is a Belarusian-born Russian dentist, businessman, and a founding member of Ozero. His nickname is Professor Filip Filippovich Preobrazhensky or the "Professor of the Transfiguration," who was the central character that transforms from a stray dog into a New Soviet man in Mikhail Bulgakov’s Heart of a Dog.

Nikolai Zlobin is a Russian political scientist, journalist and historian who has spent more than 20 years living and working in the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books and more than 300 essays and articles on topics of 20th century history, Russian and American politics, and international security. Following a lengthy career in academia, Zlobin emerged as a leading commentator on U.S.-Russian relations. He currently serves as founder and president of the Center on Global Interests in Washington, D.C.

Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky was the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, the sister of Tsar Nicholas II and daughter of Tsar Alexander III.

Nikolai Nikolayevich Prokhorkin is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Nikolai Dmitrievich Tarakanov is a former Soviet military leader, doctor of technical sciences, member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, founder and chairman of the Coordination Council of the Presidential Club Trust, Center for Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities, a member of the Union of Russian Writers, laureate of the M.A. Sholokhov International Literary Prize.

Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov, known as Markov II or Markov the Second, was a Russian right wing political figure who was a leading figure in the Union of the Russian People (UPR).

Nikolay Anatolyevich Nikiforov is a Russian politician. In 2012, he became Minister of Communications and Mass Media of Russia.

Admiral Nikolai Anatolyevich Yevmenov is an officer of the Russian Navy. He is the current commander in chief of the Navy.

Nikolai Ottovich Essen, better known as Nikolai Ottovich von Essen, was a Russian naval commander and admiral descended from the Baltic German noble Essen family. For more than two centuries, his ancestors had served in the Imperial Russian Navy, and seven had been awarded the Order of St. George, the highest military award of the Russian Empire. Essen was also regarded as the most prominent admiral of the Russian naval force during World War I.