Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales: 1 character
Santa Claus (a.k.a. Nikolaos)   European  
Greek Prime Ministers: 5 prime ministers
Nikolaos Deligiannis   1895  
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos   1916; 1921  
Nikolaos Stratos   1922  
Nikolaos Triantafyllakos   1922  
Nikolaos Plastiras   1945; 1950; 1951-1952  
Hall-of-Famers: 1 basketball
(basketball) Nikos Galis   2017  
Notable Athletes: 2 soccer, 1 basketball
(basketball) Nikos Galis   1957-  
(soccer) Nikolaos Karabelas   1984-  
(soccer) Nikolaos Karelis   1992-  
Olympic Medalists: 1 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Nikolaos Georgantas   1904   discus throw  
(gold) Nikolaos Siranidis   2004   diving - synchronized springboard  
Saints: 1 saint
Saint Nicholas (a.k.a. Nikolaos)   270-343