All articles starting with N

Niki Taylor

Niki Taylor (Nicole Renee Taylor, born 1975), American supermodel, distinct from the Edinburgh designer and podcast host of the same name. '90s icon: Seventeen cover at 14, Vogue at 15, the Niki Six covers of May 1996, CoverGirl 1992-2000 and 2021, survivor of a 2001 car crash.

Nikica Jelavić

Nikica Jelavić, born 1985 in Čapljina, is a Croatian manager and former striker for Rangers, Everton, Hull City, and West Ham; 36 Croatia caps, now head coach of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Sep 27, 2026

Nikil Saval

Nikil Saval, born in 1982, is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate from Philadelphia's 1st district, a former writer, labor organizer, and co-editor of n+1.

Oct 10, 2026

Nikiphoros I

Nikiphoros I (Νικηφόρος), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 806 to 815, was a former lay imperial secretary deposed by Emperor Leo V for defending icon veneration.

Nikita (TV series)

Nikita (2010-2013) is an American CW action thriller, the second TV adaptation of Luc Besson's 1990 film Nikita after La Femme Nikita (1997-2001). Created by Craig Silverstein, starring Maggie Q as a rogue assassin, 73 episodes in 4 seasons.

Nikita Bichurin

Nikita Bichurin, in monastic life Father Iakinf, was a Russian archimandrite and sinologist who led the ninth Russian Spiritual Mission in Peking from 1808 to 1821.

Nikita Bier

Nikita Bier is an American entrepreneur who built the viral teen apps tbh, sold to Facebook in 2017, and Gas, sold to Discord in 2023.

Nikita Botanical Gardens

Nikita Botanical Gardens (Никитский ботанический сад), founded 1812 near Yalta, Crimea, by Christian von Steven; a historic Russian plant-introduction and fruit-breeding research institution with a 40-ha arboretum, over 11,000 fruit cultivars, and about 700,000 annual visitors.

Nikita Demidov

Nikita Demidov (Никита Демидович Демидов), born Nikita Demidovich Antufiev, was a Tula blacksmith and gunsmith who became the leading ironmaster of Peter the Great's Russia.

Nikita Dobrynin

Nikita Dobrynin (Никита Добрынин) was a priest of Suzdal and Old Believer activist who led the 1682 disputation on the faith in Moscow and was executed that July.

Nikita Dragun

Nikita Dragun, born Nikita Nguyen in 1996, is an American trans beauty YouTuber and founder of Dragun Beauty (2019), known for her 2015 coming-out video, 29 million followers, and her November 2022 Miami arrest.

Nikita Dutta (निकिता दत्ता)

Nikita Dutta (निकिता दत्ता) is an Indian actress known for Ek Duje Ke Vaaste (2016) and Kabir Singh (2019) as Jia Sharma. Femina Miss India 2012 finalist; film debut Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014); later Gold, The Big Bull, Dybbuk, Jewel Thief.

Nikita Gusev

Nikita Gusev (Никита Андреевич Гусев), Russian ice hockey left wing born 1992 in Moscow; Olympic gold 2018 and silver 2022, Gagarin Cup 2017 with SKA, KHL MVP and record 89-point Dynamo Moscow season; brief NHL stint with New Jersey and Florida.

Sep 19, 2026

Nikita Kering

Nikita Kering is a Kenyan R&B and pop singer born in 2002, a multiple AFRIMA winner and the first East African artist in Apple Music's Africa Rising program.

Nikita Khrushchev (Никита Сергеевич Хрущёв)

Nikita Khrushchev (Никита Сергеевич Хрущёв), Soviet leader, First Secretary 1953-1964 and premier; known for the 1956 secret speech de-Stalinization, Sputnik, the Cuban missile crisis, and his 1964 ouster.

Nikita Koloff

Nikita Koloff, ring name of Nelson Scott Simpson (born 1959), American NWA/WCW wrestler billed as Ivan Koloff's Soviet nephew, "The Russian Nightmare"; 1986 US Champion, retired 1992, now a minister.

Nikita Konovalov

Nikita Konovalov (Никита Коновалов) is a Russian competitive swimmer, born 1988 in Omsk, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly and won nine World Aquatics medals.

Nikita Krylov (Никита Андреевич Крылов)

Nikita Krylov (Никита Андреевич Крылов), "The Miner", Ukrainian-born UFC light heavyweight born 1992; 31-12 pro, 12-10 UFC, 13 KO and 16 submission wins; lost to Whittaker at UFC 329, next fights Yakhyaev at UFC 333.

Nikita Kryukov

Nikita Kryukov (Никита Валерьевич Крюков), born 1985, Russian cross-country sprint skier; 2010 Vancouver Olympic sprint gold, 2014 Sochi team sprint silver, three world titles, retired 2019.

Nikita Kucherov (Никита Игоревич Кучеров)

Nikita Kucherov, born 1993, is a Russian ice hockey right wing for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a two-time Hart Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion.

Nikita Kuzmin (Нікіта Кузьмін)

Nikita Kuzmin (Нікіта Кузьмін), born 1997 in Kyiv, is a Ukrainian-born dancer, six-time Italian Latin and Ballroom champion, Let's Dance Germany pro (2020), Strictly Come Dancing professional since 2021, Celebrity Big Brother 2024 runner-up, and solo tour headliner.

Nikita Lobanov

Nikita Lobanov (Lobanov-Rostovsky, born 1935, Sofia) is a Russian émigré prince, economist, and collector of Russian theatrical design 1880–1930; his collection went to St Petersburg, Pushkin Museum, Rostov Kremlin, and V&A.

Nikita Lobintsev

Nikita Lobintsev (Никита Лобинцев), Russian freestyle swimmer born 1988; three Olympics, silver 4x200 relay Beijing 2008, bronze 4x100 relay London 2012, short-course 4x200 world record 6:49.04.

Nikita Mazepin (Никита Дмитриевич Мазепин)

Nikita Mazepin (Никита Дмитриевич Мазепин), Russian racing driver born 1999 in Moscow; 2021 Haas F1 rookie, 21 starts, 0 points, outperformed by Schumacher; contract terminated March 2022 after Ukraine invasion.

Nikita Mikhalkov (Никита Сергеевич Михалков)

Nikita Mikhalkov, also known as Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov, is a Soviet and Russian film director and actor, born in Moscow in 1945, who won the Academy Award for Burnt by the Sun.

Nikita Muravyov

Nikita Muravyov (Никита Михайлович Муравьёв) was a Russian guards officer and Decembrist who co-founded the Union of Salvation, drafted a federal constitution, and died in Siberian settlement in 1843.

Nikita Nagorny

Nikita Nagornyy (Никита Владимирович Нагорный), born 1997 in Rostov-on-Don, Russian artistic gymnast; Tokyo 2020 team gold and all-around and horizontal bar bronze, Rio 2016 team silver, 2019 world all-around, vault, and team champion; eponymous floor skill "the Nagornyy".

Oct 10, 2026

Nikita Nekrasov

Nikita Nekrasov, born 1973 in Moscow, is a Russian and French mathematical physicist known for the Nekrasov partition functions, the BPS/CFT correspondence, and the Nekrasov–Shatashvili limit.

Nikita Nesterov

Nikita Nesterov (Никита Данилович Нестеров), Russian defenseman born 1993 in Chelyabinsk; CSKA Moscow KHL player, Olympic gold 2018 and silver 2022, formerly Tampa Bay, Montreal, and Calgary in the NHL, drafted 148th overall in 2011. Not the Anaheim Ducks center Nikita Nesterenko.