Mikołaj
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Mikołaj may refer to:
In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility:
- 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 Firlej (?-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 Sienicki, notable member of the landed nobility of the Kingdom of Poland
- Mikołaj Szyszkowski, bishop of Warmia from 1633 til his death in 1643
- Mikołaj Zebrzydowski, Palatine of Lublin, Grand Marshal of the Crown, and Palatine of Kraków
In Polish music:
- 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 other fields:
- Mikołaj Kopernik, usually translated as Nicolaus Copernicus, Renaissance mathematician and astronomer, known for formulating heliocentrism
- Mikołaj Sieniawski, notable Polish magnate, military commander, and prominent politician
- Mikołaj Trąba, Polish Roman Catholic priest, Royal Notary, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown, bishop of Halicz, and archbishop of Gniezno
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