Nikola Kirov (Никола Киров; 28 June 1880 – 2 August 1962) was a Bulgarian teacher, revolutionary and public figure,[1][2][3] a member of IMRO.

Nikola Kirov was born on 28 June 1880 in Kırşova, in the Manastir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia).

[4] He completed basic education in his hometown, but then studied at the Bulgarian Men's High School in Bitola, from where he was expelled in 1898.

[9] It was one of the first literary works that were published in his native Prilep-Bitola dialect,[10] even before there was a standardized Macedonian language.

Kirov's writings, which are among the most known primary sources on the rebellion, mention Bulgarians, Vlachs and sic: Grecomans, who participated in the events in Kruševo.