Nicholas Bawlf (15 July 1849 – 26 December 1914) was a Canadian grain merchant, and important figure in the development of Winnipeg as the centre of the Canadian grain trade.
He would marry Catharine Madden on February 6, 1877 and moved to Winnipeg the same year.
He was one of the first traders to use Pacific ports to tap Asian export markets.
Bawlf was a Catholic who opposed the Manitoba School Act of 1890.
He held many positions of power and influence in a number of businesses in Winnipeg and elsewhere.