Nicotra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Angelo Nicotra (1948–2024), Italian actor and dubber, brother of Giancarlo Benedetto Nicotra (born 1953), Italian politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2006 Benedetto Vincenzo Nicotra (1933–2018), Italian politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1994 Giancarlo Nicotra (1944–2013), Italian television actor and director, brother of Angelo Tobia Nicotra, prolific Italian forger