Nicanor
Native name	Nικάνωρ
Born	c. 355 BC
Died	330 BC (aged c. 25)
Allegiance	Macedonia
Years of service	335 - 333 BC
Battles/wars	Battle of the Granicus Siege of Miletus

Nicanor (/naɪˈkeɪnər/; Greek: Nικάνωρ Nīkā́nōr; died 330 BC), son of Parmenion, was a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. He is first mentioned at the passage of the Danube river, in the expedition of Alexander against the Getae in 335 BC, when he led the phalanx.^[1] During the expedition into Asia, he appears to have uniformly held the chief command of the body of troops called the Hypaspists (υπασπισται) shield-bearers or foot-guards, numbering three units of 1,000 men. As his brother Philotas did that of the εταιρoι, or horse-guards. We find him mentioned, as holding this post, in the three great battles of the Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela. He afterwards accompanied Alexander with a part of the troops under his command, during the rapid march of the king in pursuit of the king Darius III in 330 BC; which was probably his last service, as he died of disease shortly afterwards, during the advance of Alexander into Bactria. His death at this juncture was considered a fortunate event, as it prevented him from participating either in the designs or the fate of his brother Philotas.^[2]