| Intro | English portrait painter and etcher (1781-1844) |
| Was | Painter |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Arts |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 17 January 1781 |
| Death |
17 January 1844, Edinburgh (aged 63 years) |
William Nicholson may refer to:
William Nicholson (bishop) (1591–1672), Bishop of Gloucester
William Nicholson (chemist) (1753–1815), English chemist and writer
William Nicholson (poet) (1782–1849), Scottish poet, known as the Bard of Galloway
William Nicholson (naval officer) (c. 1790–1872), U.S. naval officer
William Nicholson (Australian politician) (1816–1865), Mayor of Melbourne and Premier of Victoria
William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson (1845–1918), British Field Marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff
William Nicholson (artist) (1872–1949), English painter
William Nicholson (painter) (1781–1844), portrait-painter and etcher (See DNB)
William Nicholson (scientist), developed a “rotating doubler” influence machine, see Cox’s timepiece
William Adams Nicholson (1803–1853), English architect
William Newzam Nicholson (1816–1899), British Member of Parliament for Newark, 1880–1885
William Nicholson (distiller) (1825–1909), British Member of Parliament for Petersfield, 1866–1874 and 1880–1885, cricketer and cricket benefactor
William Nicholson (Royal Navy officer) (1863–1932), British admiral
William Brinsley Nicholson (1877–1957), New Zealand clerk, local politician, builder, journalist and editor
William Graham Nicholson (1862–1942), British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative Party politician
William Rufus Nicholson (1822–1901), American bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church
William Nicholson (writer) (1948– ), British screenwriter, playwright and novelist
Willie Nicholson, Scottish footballer