Mikołaj

Mikołaj is the Polish cognate of given name Nicholas, used both as a given name and a surname. It may refer to people:

In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility:

Mikołaj Firlej (died 1526), Polish nobleman, Hetman, diplomat, and expert of south-east Europe
Mikołaj Kamieniecki, Polish nobleman and the first Grand Hetman of the Crown
Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian lord
Mikołaj Mielecki, Polish nobleman and politician
Mikołaj Ostroróg, Polish nobleman
Mikołaj Potocki, member of the Polish nobility, magnate, and the Field Hetman of the Crown
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, noble of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Palatine of Vilnius, and Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian lord, Palatine of Vilnius, Grand Chancellor, and Grand Hetman of Lithuania
Mikołaj VII Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian lord, and Lord Grand Chamberlain of Lithuania
Mikołaj Sienicki, notable member of the landed nobility of the Kingdom of Poland
Mikołaj Szyszkowski, bishop of Warmia from 1633 until his death in 1643
Mikołaj Zebrzydowski, Palatine of Lublin, Grand Marshal of the Crown, and Palatine of Kraków

In Polish music:

Aga Mikolaj (1971–2021), stage name of Agnieszka Beata Mikołajczyk, a Polish operatic soprano
Mikołaj Gomółka, Polish composer
Mikołaj Radomski
, Polish composer
Mikołaj Zieleński, Polish composer

In Polish literature:

Mikołaj Hussowski
, Belarusian and Polish Renaissance writer
Mikołaj Rej, one of the best known Polish poets and writers of the Renaissance

In Cinema :

Mikołaj Kopeć, Polish director based in France. Co-creator of production house Têtes Parlantes.

In other fields:

Mikołaj Kopernik, usually translated as Nicolaus Copernicus, Renaissance mathematician and astronomer, known for formulating heliocentrism
Mikołaj Kubica (1945–2020), Polish gymnast
Mikołaj Sieniawski, notable Polish magnate, military commander, and prominent politician
Mikołaj Trąba, Polish Roman Catholic priest, Royal Notary, Vice-Chancellor of the Crown, bishop of Halicz, and archbishop of Gniezno

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