John Nicholas may refer to: John Nicholas (academic), English academic administrator at the University of Oxford John Nicholas (congressman) (1764–1819), American politician John Nicholas (footballer) (1879–1929), British footballer John Nicholas (ice hockey) (born 1928), Australian ice hockey player Johnny Nicholas (born 1948), blues musician John Nicholas (judge), judge of the Federal Court of Australia John Nicholas (Devizes MP) (1691–1746), Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes 1713–1715 John Spangler Nicholas (1895–1963), biologist Sir John Nicholas (1624–1705), MP for Ripon 1661–1679, for Wilton (also elected for Wilton and West Looe in 1661) John Nicholas (of Chepstow), English soldier and politician