Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist nikɔlɛ]; 16 April 1728 – 27 December 1796) was an 18th-century French actor and manager.

He was the eldest son of puppeteer, dance master and violinist Guillaume Nicolet.

He set up the Grands-Danseurs du Roi, the predecessor of the Théâtre de la Gaîté.

He married the actress Anne Antoinette Desmoulins in 1766.

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