List of Famous people named Nikolay

Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov is the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council. He is also the former President of the Chuvash Republic in Russia.

Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently a free agent. He last played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.

Nikolay Igoryevich Olyunin is a Russian snowboarder who won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov is a former Soviet Union biathlete. At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck he won gold medals in the 20 km individual and with the men's relay team. He became world champion in the sprint event at the 1975 World Championships in Antholz.

Nikolai Andreev is a Russian mathematician and popularizer of mathematics. He was awarded with the Leelavati Award in 2022.

Nikolay Semyonovich Zimyatov, is one of the most successful Soviet/Russian male cross-country skiers. He was the first man in the sport to win three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics, in the 30 km, 50 km and 4 × 10 km relay at the 1980 Lake Placid Games. In the 50 km race he finished two and half minutes ahead of the second place. He also won the 30 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and was awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples that year.