Nickerson is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:

Business

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  • Albert Nickerson (1911–1994), American executive with Mobil Oil, grandson of Albert W. Nickerson
  • Albert W. Nickerson (1840–1893), American railroad executive, nephew of Thomas and grandfather of Albert
  • Thomas Nickerson (ATSF) (1810–1892), American railroad executive, uncle of Albert W. Nickerson
  • William Nickerson Jr. (1879–1945), Los Angeles-based businessman and founder of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • William Emery Nickerson (1853–1930), American inventor and vice-president of The Gillette Company

Law and politics

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Merchants

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  • Ernest Reginald Nickerson (1876–1956), Canadian merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia
  • Maurice Nickerson (1865–1936), Canadian general merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia; son of Moses H. Nickerson
  • Smith Nickerson (1860–1954), Canadian merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia

Military

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Sports

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Writing

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Other

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  • Camille Nickerson (1888–1982), American pianist, composer, and college professor
  • Deborah Nickerson (1954–2021), American human genomics researcher
  • Denise Nickerson (1957–2019), American actress who portrayed Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • Dorothy Nickerson (1900–1985), American color scientist and technologist
  • Edward I. Nickerson (1845–1908), American architect
  • Freeman Nickerson (1779–1847), early missionary in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a member of Zion's Camp
  • Jackson Nickerson (born 1962), American academic
  • Joseph Nickerson (1914–1990), English farmer and entrepreneur
  • Linus M. Nickerson (1823–1888), American minister, Army chaplain, and Indian agent
  • Lyra B. Nickerson (1886 -1916)]], American heiress and philanthropist
  • Moses H. Nickerson (1844–1943), Canadian journalist, poet and political figure in Nova Scotia; father of Maurice Nickerson
  • Thomas Nickerson (1805–1883), cabin boy aboard the whaling ship Essex whose sinking was the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick

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