Joseph Nicholson may refer to:

Joseph Nicholson (public official), Maryland politician Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770–1817), early Maryland attorney Joseph Shield Nicholson (1850–1927), English economist Joe Nicholson (1898–1974), English footballer

See also Joseph Nicholson Barney (1818–1899), United States Navy officer Joseph Nicolson (disambiguation) Nicholson (name)