# Nelson (surname)

Nelson is an English, Scottish, Irish, and Scots-Irish surname. It is a patronymic name derived from Nell. The name is also listed as a baptismal name "the son of Eleanor". The name was popularised by Admiral Horatio Nelson as a given name.
Nelson is also an anglicized version of the Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson. In the United States in 1990, it was ranked as the 39th-most common surname.

## Notable people with the surname "Nelson" include

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### A

* A. C. Nelson (1864–1913), American educator
* Adam Nelson (born 1975), American shotputter
* Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–??), American inventor
* Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872–1927), American politician
* Adriana Nelson (born 1980), American long-distance runner
* Adrienne Nelson (born 1967), American lawyer and judge
* A. J. Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian recording artist
* Al Nelson (born 1943), American football player
* Al Nelson (sound engineer), American sound engineer
* Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American actress
* Aleisha Nelson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
* Alexander Nelson (born 1988), British sprinter
* Alexander Nelson (British Army officer) (1814–1893), British army officer
* Alexis Nikole Nelson (born 1992), American chef
* Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935), American poet
* Allison Nelson (1822–1862), American politician
* Alondra Nelson (born 1968), American writer
* Amy Nelson (born 1980), American lawyer
* Amy K. Nelson (born 1978), American journalist
* Anne Nelson (born 1954), American journalist
* Antonya Nelson (born 1961), American author
* Armando Melgar Nelson (born 1945), Guatemalan footballer
* Arnett Nelson (1892–1959), American musician
* Arvell Nelson (born 1988), American football player
* Aven Nelson (1859–1952), American botanist
* Avua-Siav Leo Nelson (born 1980), Russian footballer
* Azumah Nelson (born 1958), Ghanaian boxer

### B

* Baby Face Nelson (1908–1934), American gang member
* Barrie Nelson (1933–2021), Canadian animator
* Battling Nelson (1882–1954), Danish-American boxer
* Beata Nelson (born 1998), American swimmer
* Bek Nelson (1927–2015), American model
* Benjamin Nelson (1911–1977), American sociologist
* Benny Nelson (born 1941), American football player
* Bertram Nelson (1905–1984), British accountant
* Beryce Nelson (born 1947), Australian politician
* Billie Nelson (1941–1974), British motorcycle racer
* Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951), American politician
* Blake Nelson (born 1965), American author
* Boycie Nelson (born 1974), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Bradley Nelson (born 1962), American robotist
* Brady Nelson (born 1978), American businessman
* Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian politician
* Brittany Nelson (born 1984), American artist
* Brock Nelson (born 1991), American ice hockey player
* Brooklyn Nelson (born 2004), American actress
* Bryan Nelson (born 1958), American politician
* Bryant Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player
* Buck Nelson (1895–1982), American farmer
* Byron Nelson (1912–2006), American golfer

### C

* Caleb Nelson (born 1966), American law professor
* Caleb Azumah Nelson, British-Ghanaian writer
* Camille A. Nelson (born 1968), Canadian-Jamaican law professor
* Candace Nelson (born 1974), American chef
* Candy Nelson (1849–1910), American baseball player
* Carey Nelson (born 1963), Canadian long-distance runner
* Carla Nelson (born 1957), American politician
* Carly Nelson (born 1998), American soccer player
* Caroline Nelson (1868–1952), Danish-American activist
* Carter Nelson (born 2005), American football player
* Cary Nelson (born 1946), American professor
* Casey Nelson (born 1992), American ice hockey player
* Catherine Nelson (born 1987), Northern Irish politician
* Celeste Nelson (born 1976), American scientist
* Charmaine Nelson (born 1971), Canadian curator
* Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine skier
* Cindy Nelson (actress), Australian actress
* Cirilo Nelson (1938–2020), Honduran botanist
* Clair Nelson (1940–2019), American politician
* Cleland Kinloch Nelson (1852–1917), American bishop
* Cody Nelson (born 1988), Australian rugby league player
* Cole Nelson (born 1997), Canadian American football player
* Colette Nelson (born 1974), American bodybuilder
* Colleen Nelson, Australian scientist
* Conrad Nelson (born 1964), British actor
* Cordner Nelson (1918–2009), American publisher
* Corey Nelson (born 1992), American football player
* Corky Nelson (1939–2014), American football player and coach

### D

* Dale Nelson (1939–1999), Canadian murderer
* Dana D. Nelson (born 1962), American English professor
* Daniel Nelson, various people
* Darby Nelson (1940–2022), American writer and politician
* Darrin Nelson (born 1959), American football player
* Daryl Nelson (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
* Debbie Nelson (1955–2024), American author, mother of rapper Eminem
* Deborah Nelson (born 1962), American journalist
* Deborah L. Nelson (born 1962), American academic
* DeMarcus Nelson (born 1985), Serbian-American basketball player
* Derrie Nelson (born 1958), American football player
* Diane Nelson (comics) (born 1968), American business executive
* Dianne Nelson (born 1954), American writer
* Donnie Nelson (born 1962), American basketball executive
* Dorothea Nelson (1903–1994), American librarian
* Dorothyann Nelson, American figure skater
* Douglas Nelson (born 1959), American judoka
* Duke Nelson (1907–1989), American athletic administrator
* Dwight Nelson (born 1952), Japanese-American pastor
* Dwight Nelson (politician) (1946–2018), Jamaican politician

### E

* Earle Nelson (1897–1928), American serial killer
* Eddie J. Nelson, American sound engineer
* Edith M. Nelson (1889–1942), American librarian
* Edna Lillian Nelson (1896–1948), Australian doctor
* Edor Nelson (1914–2014), American athlete
* Eldon Nelson (1927–2012), American jockey
* Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), American naturalist and ethnologist
* Elimu Nelson (born 1973), American actor
* Eliza Nelson (born 1956), Indian field hockey player
* Elmer C. Nelson (1900–1975), American politician
* Emily Nelson (born 1996), English cyclist
* Emmett Nelson (1905–1967), American baseball player
* Erich Nelson (1897–1980), German artist
* Erven T. Nelson (born 1956), American lawyer and politician
* Esther Nelson (1810–1843), Manx poet
* Evelyn Nelson (1899–1923), American actress
* Evelyn Nelson (mathematician) (1943–1987), Canadian mathematician
* Everett Nelson, American baseball player

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* Frances Nelson (1758–1831), English public figure
* Frances Nelson (actress) (1892–1975), American actress
* Franklin Nelson (1933–2019), American figure skater
* Fraser Nelson (born 1973), British journalist
* Fred Nelson (1934–2018), Australian rugby league footballer
* Frederick Nelson (1932–2009), American engineering professor

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* Gail S. Nelson (born 1959), American mathematician
* Garnett Nelson (1872–1930), American football coach
* Garry Nelson (born 1961), English footballer
* Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), American politician
* Gene Nelson (1920–1996), American dancer
* Gene Nelson (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player
* Gerald Nelson (born 1941), South African cricketer
* Gil Nelson (born 1949), American botanist
* Glen Nelson, American poet
* G. Lynn Nelson (1937–2014), American author
* G. M. Nelson (1899–1983), American politician
* Gord Nelson (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
* Gordon M. Nelson (1941–1993), American political activist
* Graham Nelson (born 1968), British mathematician and poet
* Grant Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gray Nelson (1927–2022), New Zealand public servant
* Gunvor Nelson (1931–2025), Swedish filmmaker and artist
* Guy Nelson (1900–1969), English cricketer
* G. W. Nelson, American politician
* Gwen Nelson (1901–1990), English actress

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* Hank Nelson (1937–2012), Australian historian
* Harriet Nelson (1909–1994), American singer
* Harris Nelson (1835–1883), Australian businessman and politician
* Harvey Frans Nelson Jr. (1924–2021), American diplomat
* Havelock Nelson (1917–1996), Irish composer
* Havelock Nelson (writer) (born 1964), Guyanese journalist
* Haywood Nelson (born 1960), American actor
* H. C. Nelson (1886–1939), American politician
* Helena Nelson (born 1953), Scottish poet
* Herm Nelson (born 1961), American racewalker
* H. G. P. Nelson (1932–2001), Sri Lankan politician
* Hilaree Nelson (born 1972), American ski mountaineer
* Holly Nelson, Canadian writer and activist
* Horace Nelson (1878–1962), American politician
* Horatia Nelson (1801–1881), British public figure
* Hosea Nelson, American chemist
* Hub Nelson (1907–1981), American ice hockey player

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* Ira Schreiber Nelson (1912–1965), American botanist
* Irene Nelson (born 1962), Russian recording artist
* Isaac Nelson (1809–1888), Irish politician and minister
* Isaac De Groff Nelson (1810–1891), American politician
* Ivory V. Nelson (born 1934), American educator

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* Jackson Nelson (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* Jacob Broughton Nelson (1898–?), American fraternity founder
* Jacqui Nelson (born 1965), New Zealand cyclist
* Jameer Nelson (born 1982), American basketball player
* Jamie Nelson (born 1959), American baseball player
* Jamie Lindemann Nelson (born 1954), American philosopher
* Jan Nelson (born 1955), Australian artist
* Janai Nelson (born 1971), American lawyer
* Jandy Nelson (born 1965), American author
* Jane Nelson (born 1951), American politician
* Janet Nelson (1942–2024), British historian
* Jason Nelson (born 1981), American poet
* Jason Nelson (musician) (born 1974), American musician
* Jaxon Nelson (born 2000), American ice hockey player
* Jay Nelson (born 1970), American video editor
* Jayden Nelson (born 2002), Canadian soccer player
* Jenny Nelson, British physics professor
* Jeremiah Nelson (1769–1838), American politician
* Jeremy Nelson, American visual artist
* Jermy Nelson (born 1994), Jamaican footballer
* Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American puppeteer
* Jerry Nelson (astronomer) (1944–2017), American astronomer
* Jesy Nelson (born 1991), British singer
* Jez Nelson (born 1964), British radio broadcaster
* Jill Nelson (born 1952), American journalist
* J. J. Nelson (born 1992), American football player
* Joan Nelson (born 1958), American visual artist
* Joanna Nelson, American ecologist
* Jock Nelson (1908–1991), Australian politician
* Joe Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player
* Joel Nelson (born 1945), American poet
* Johnny Nelson (born 1967), British boxer
* Jordy Nelson (born 1985), American football player
* Jorel Nelson (born 1992), American professional wrestler
* Josh Nelson (born 1978), American pianist
* Josie Nelson (born 2002), English cyclist
* Juanita Morrow Nelson (1923–2015), American activist
* Judd Nelson (born 1959), American actor
* Judith Nelson (1939–2012), American soprano
* Judy Nelson, American author and social figure
* Julia Bullard Nelson (1842–1914), American activist
* Julia D. Nelson (1863–1936), American politician
* Julio Jorge Nelson (1913–1976), Argentine musician
* Justin L. Nelson (born 1978), American Army Veteran
* Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937), American missionary

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* Kameron Nelson, American politician
* Karen Nelson (athlete) (born 1963), Canadian hurler
* Karen E. Nelson, Jamaican-American microbiologist
* Karl Nelson (born 1960), American football player
* Katherine Nelson (1930–2018), American psychologist
* Katherine Greacen Nelson (1913–1982), American geologist
* Kay Nelson (1909–2003), American costume designer
* Kemba Nelson (born 2000), Jamaican sprinter
* Kemi Nelson (1956–2022), Nigerian politician
* Kent C. Nelson, American businessman
* Kim Nelson (1958–2015), Australian artist
* Kim L. Nelson (born 1948), American politician
* Kins Nelson (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
* Kirsten Nelson (born 1970), American actress
* Knox Nelson (1926–1996), American politician
* Knuckles Nelson (born 1963), American professional wrestler
* Knute Nelson (1843–1923), American politician
* Kristin Nelson (1945–2018), American painter and author
* Krithika Nelson, Indian singer-songwriter

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* Larry Nelson (born 1947), American golfer
* Lars Nelson (born 1985), Swedish skier
* Latrivia Nelson (born 1980), American novelist
* Lauren Nelson (born 1986), American beauty queen
* Lauritz Nelson (1860–1941), Norwegian-American sailor
* Lawrie Nelson (born 1943), Australian racing driver
* Lefty Nelson, American baseball player
* Lemrick Nelson (born 1975), American criminal
* Lennart Nelson (1918–2006), Swedish weightlifter
* Leonard Nelson (1882–1927), German mathematician and philosopher
* Léone Boudreau-Nelson (1915–2004), American-born Canadian phonetician
* Levi B. Nelson (1838–1903), American politician
* Lew A. Nelson, American test pilot
* Lianne Nelson (born 1972), American rower
* Lindsey Nelson (1919–1995), American sportscaster
* Lisa Nelson (born 1949), American artist
* Logan Nelson (born 1996), American composer
* Lonnie Nelson (1932–2014), American activist
* Lori Nelson (1933–2020), American actress
* Louie Nelson (born 1951), American basketball player
* Lowell A. Nelson (1918–1986), American politician
* Lyle Nelson (born 1949), American biathlete

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* Madison Nelson (1803–1870), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
* Maggie Nelson (born 1973), American writer
* Malachi Nelson (born 2004), American football player
* Marc Nelson (born 1971), American singer-songwriter
* Marc Saw Nelson (born 1972), Burmese-Australian television host
* Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), American author and poet
* Marjorie Nelson (1923–2010), American actress
* Marshall Nelson (born 1994), Australian-Belgian basketball player
* Martin A. Nelson (1889–1979), American lawyer and judge
* Maud Nelson (1881–1944), American baseball player
* Marvin Nelson (born 1958), American politician
* Maximo Nelson (born 1982), Dominican baseball player
* Mel Nelson (born 1936), American baseball player
* Melissa K. Nelson, American indigenous activist
* Merle Nelson (born 1935), American politician
* Merrill Nelson (born 1955), American politician
* Mervyn Nelson (??–1991), American actor
* Michael A. Nelson (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
* Mickaël Nelson (born 1990), French footballer
* Midge Nelson (born 1937), Australian softball player
* Mikiela Nelson (born 1997), Canadian rugby union footballer
* Mimi Nelson (1922–1999), Swedish actress
* M.O. Nelson (1921–2021), Canadian businessman
* Morley Nelson (1916–2005), American falconer and educator
* Murry R. Nelson (born 1947), American professor

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* Napoleon Nelson, American politician
* Nathan Nelson (born 1938), Israeli biologist
* Nathan Nelson (politician), American politician
* Neal Nelson, American basketball coach
* Ned Nelson (1911–1977), American baseball and basketball player
* Neil Nelson, American Marine general
* Nici Nelson, English anthropologist
* Nicholas Nelson (Jamaican footballer) (born 1998), Jamaican footballer
* Nicholas H. Nelson (??–1874), American politician
* Niecee Nelson (born 1979), American basketball coach
* Nihal Nelson (1946–2022), Sri Lankan vocalist
* Nikki Nelson (born 1969), American singer
* Niles Nelson (born 1938), American football coach
* Nirith Nelson (born 1968), Israeli artist
* N. O. Nelson (1844–1922), American businessman
* Noel Nelson (born 1967), Irish cricketer
* Norm Nelson (1923–1988), American stock car driver
* Norman Nelson (born 1983), South African rugby union footballer
* Novella Nelson (1939–2017), American actress

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* O. B. Nelson (1850–1922), Danish-American politician
* Olaf Frederick Nelson (1883–1944), Samoan businessman and politician
* Olive Nelson (1911–1970), Samoan barrister
* Olive Nelson Russell (1905–1989), American composer, organist and pianist
* Oliver Nelson (1932–1975), American jazz musician
* Omaima Nelson (born 1968), Egyptian-American model
* Oscar Nelson (1874–1951), American politician
* Oscar Frederick Nelson (1881–1951), American naval officer
* Otto L. Nelson Jr. (1902–1985), American soldier
* Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), American actor

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* Packie Nelson (1907–1992), American football player
* Pam Nelson (born 1946), American politician
* Pamela Nelson, American artist
* Paula Nelson (born 1969), American singer
* Phillip Nelson (born 1929), American economic professor
* Phyllis Nelson (1950–1998), American singer
* Picasso Nelson (born 1973), American football player
* Polly Nelson (born 1952), American attorney
* Polycarpus Nelson (1680–1738), English landowner
* Portia Nelson (1920–2001), American singer-songwriter
* Prince Nelson (1958–2016), American singer-songwriter

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* Quenton Nelson (born 1996), American football player

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* Ralph Nelson (1916–1987), American film director
* Ralph Nelson (American football) (born 1954), American football player
* Raymond Nels Nelson (1921–1981), American newspaper editor
* Rebecca J. Nelson (born 1961), American biologist
* Red Nelson (1886–1956), American baseball player
* Red Nelson (musician) (1907–1970), American singer
* Reeves Nelson (born 1991), American basketball player
* Reggie Nelson (born 1983), American football player
* Reggie Nelson (offensive tackle) (born 1976), American football player
* Reiss Nelson (born 1999), English footballer
* Rensselaer Nelson (1826–1904), American judge
* Reuben N. Nelson (1904–1966), American lawyer and politician
* Rex Nelson, American sports broadcaster
* Rhett Nelson (born 1980), American football player
* Richard Nelson (author) (1941–2019), anthropologist and writer
* Richard H. Nelson (fl. 1903–1929), Episcopal bishop in America
* Richard Nelson (lighting designer) (1938–1996), American lighting designer
* Richard Nelson (playwright) (born 1950), American playwright and librettist
* Richard A. Nelson (born 1941), vice admiral and surgeon general in the United States Navy
* Richard D. Nelson (born 1945), American Old Testament scholar
* Richard R. Nelson (1930–2025), American professor of economics at Columbia University
* Richard Christian Nelson (born 1961), American artist and musician
* Rick Nelson (politician) (born 1954), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
* Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American singer-songwriter
* Ricky Nelson (baseball) (1959–2021), American baseball player and manager
* Riki R. Nelson, American artist
* Riley Nelson (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
* R. Kenton Nelson (born 1954), American painter
* Rob Nelson (born 1979), American biologist and documentary filmmaker
* Rocky Nelson (1924–2006), American baseball player
* Roland Nelson (1881–1940), English barrister
* Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), American pianist
* Rony Nelson (born 1989), American football player
* Rosemary Nelson (1958–1999), Irish human rights solicitor
* Russ Nelson (born 1958), American computer scientist
* Russell M. Nelson (born 1924), American religious leader
* Ryan D. Nelson (born 1973), American judge
* Ryne Nelson (born 1998), American baseball player

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* Sa'eed Nelson (born 1998), American basketball player
* Sam Nelson (1896–1963), American film director
* Sammy Nelson (born 1949), Northern Ireland footballer
* Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), American attorney and judge
* Sandra Nelson (born 1964), American actress
* Sandra Nelson (politician) (born 1971), American politician
* Sandy Nelson (1938–2022), American drummer
* Sandy Nelson (footballer), Australian rules footballer
* Sarah Jane Nelson, American actress
* Sarah Milledge Nelson (1931–2020), American archaeologist
* Scott Nelson (born 1969), New Zealand race walker
* Scott Reynolds Nelson (born 1964), American history professor
* SD Nelson (born 1950), American illustrator
* Sean Nelson (born 1973), American singer
* Sean Nelson (actor) (born 1980), American actor
* Seth Iredell Nelson (1809–1905), American pioneer
* Shara Nelson (born 1965), English singer-songwriter
* Sharon Nelson, American politician
* Shaun Nelson (born 1973), Australian politician
* Sheffield Nelson (born 1941), American attorney
* Sheila Nelson (1936–2020), English violin and viola teacher
* Sheila Nelson (politician), American politician
* Shelley Nelson, English singer-songwriter
* Shiloh Nelson (born 2009), American actress
* Shimona Nelson (born 1998), Jamaican netball player
* Shirley Nelson (1925–2022), American author
* Shirley Collie Nelson (1931–2010), American singer
* Sid Nelson (born 1996), English footballer
* Sidney Nelson (1800–1862), English composer
* Simeon Nelson (born 1964), Australian sculptor
* Simon Nelson (1931–2017), American murderer
* Socrates Nelson (1814–1867), American politician and businessman
* Sonny Boy Nelson (1908–1998), American musician
* Sophia A. Nelson (born 1967), American journalist
* Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, American journalist
* Spencer Nelson (born 1980), American-Azerbaijani basketball player
* Spike Nelson (1906–1998), American football player and coach
* Stace Nelson (born 1967), American politician
* Stacey Nelson (born 1987), American softball player
* Stan Nelson (born 1939), Canadian politician
* Stanley Nelson Jr. (born 1951), American documentary filmmaker
* Steady Nelson (1913–1988), American musician
* Stephen Nelson (sportscaster) (born 1989), American sportscaster
* Stephen L. Nelson (born 1959), American author
* Steven Nelson (born 1993), American football player
* Stewart Nelson, American mathematician and programmer
* Stuart Nelson (born 1981), English footballer
* Sue Nelson (born 1961), British writer
* Susan B. Nelson (1927–2003), American environmental activist
* Susan Richard Nelson (born 1952), American lawyer and judge
* Syd Nelson (1932–2021), American politician

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* Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist
* Tasha Nelson (born 1974), American alpine skier
* Taylor Nelson (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ted Nelson (born 1937), American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist
* Ted Nelson (track and field) (born 1943), American track and field athlete and coach
* Ted S. Nelson (1935–2025), Guamanian politician
* Teddy Nelson (1939–1992), Norwegian singer
* Telena Cruz Nelson (born 1980), Guamanian politician
* Tex Nelson (1936–2011), American baseball player
* Thérèse Nelson, American chef
* Thor Nelson (born 1968), American ice hockey player
* Tia Nelson (born 1956), American activist
* Timna Nelson-Levy (born 1994), Israeli Olympic judoka
* Tori Nelson (born 1976), American boxer
* Trapper Nelson (1909–1968), American trapper
* Travis Nelson (politician), American politician
* Travis Nelson (actor) (born 1990), Canadian actor
* Trevor Nelson (born 1964), British disc jockey
* Truman J. Nelson (1911–1987), American writer
* Tyka Nelson (born 1960), American singer
* Tyrone Nelson (born 1985), American basketball player

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* Valentine Nelson (born 1987), Papua New Guinean footballer
* Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner
* Victor Folke Nelson (1898–1939), Swedish-American writer
* Vinceroy Nelson (born 1996), Kittitian footballer
* Violet Nelson, Canadian actress

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* Waldo Nelson (1898–1997), American pediatrician
* Wallace Nelson (1856–1943), Australian politician
* Wallwood Nelson (1884–??), Jamaican cricketer
* Wally Nelson (1909–2002), American civil rights activist
* Walter Nelson (1932–1962), American guitarist
* Warren Nelson (born 1950), American entrepreneur
* Wayne Nelson (born 1950), American musician
* Wes Nelson (born 1998), English television personality
* W. Grant Nelson (1869–1946), American politician
* Wilbur Nelson (1910–2003), American radio broadcaster
* Willie Nelson (born 1933), American singer
* Wolfred Nelson (1791–1863), Canadian politician

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* Yvonne Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian actress

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* Zach Nelson (born 1961), American business executive
* Zion Nelson (born 2001), American football player
* Zita Nelson, Spanish-Argentine soprano

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* Alan Nelson (disambiguation)
* Albert Nelson (disambiguation)
* Alfred Nelson (disambiguation)
* Andrew Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ann Nelson (disambiguation)
* Anthony Nelson (disambiguation)
* Arthur Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ashleigh Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Barry Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ben Nelson (disambiguation)
* Bert Nelson (disambiguation)
* Bill Nelson (disambiguation)
* Bob Nelson (disambiguation)
* Bobby Nelson (disambiguation)
* Brad Nelson (disambiguation)
* Brett Nelson (disambiguation)
* Brian Nelson (disambiguation)
* Bruce Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Candice Nelson (disambiguation)
* Carl Nelson (disambiguation)
* Carolyn Nelson (disambiguation)
* Charles Nelson (disambiguation)
* Chris Nelson (disambiguation)
* Christopher Nelson (disambiguation)
* Colin Nelson (disambiguation)
* Craig Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Daniel Nelson (disambiguation)
* Drew Nelson (disambiguation)
* David Nelson (disambiguation)
* Dennis Nelson (disambiguation)
* Don Nelson (disambiguation)
* Donna Nelson (disambiguation)
* Dorothy Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Earl Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ed Nelson (disambiguation)
* Edmund Nelson (disambiguation)
* Edward Nelson (disambiguation)
* Edwin Nelson (disambiguation)
* Eric Nelson (disambiguation)
* Erik Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ernest Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Francis Nelson (disambiguation)
* Frank Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Gary Nelson (disambiguation)
* George Nelson (disambiguation)
* Grant Nelson (disambiguation)
* Greg Nelson (disambiguation)
* Gregory Nelson (disambiguation)
* Gunnar Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Harold Nelson (disambiguation)
* Harry Nelson (disambiguation)
* Helen Nelson (disambiguation)
* Henry Nelson (disambiguation)
* H. G. Nelson (disambiguation)
* Homer Nelson (disambiguation)
* Horatio Nelson (disambiguation)
* Howard Nelson (disambiguation)
* Hubert Nelson (disambiguation)
* Hugh Nelson (disambiguation)

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* Ian Nelson (disambiguation)

### J

* Jack Nelson (disambiguation)
* James Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jeff Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jennifer Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jessica Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jessie Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jim Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jimmy Nelson (disambiguation)
* John Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jon Nelson (disambiguation)
* Jonathan Nelson (disambiguation)
* Joseph Nelson (disambiguation)
* Joshua Nelson (disambiguation)
* Julie Nelson (disambiguation)

### K

* Keith Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ken Nelson (disambiguation)
* Kenneth Nelson (disambiguation)
* Kyle Nelson (disambiguation)

### L

* Lee Nelson (disambiguation)
* Louis Nelson (disambiguation)
* Luke Nelson (disambiguation)

### M

* Mark Nelson (disambiguation)
* Martha Nelson (disambiguation)
* Matt Nelson (disambiguation)
* Michael Nelson (disambiguation)
* Miriam Nelson (disambiguation)

### N

* Nels Nelson (disambiguation)
* Nick Nelson (disambiguation)

### P

* Patrick Nelson (disambiguation)
* Paul Nelson (disambiguation)
* Peter Nelson (disambiguation)
* Philip Nelson (disambiguation)

### R

* Ray Nelson (disambiguation)
* Richard Nelson (disambiguation)
* Robert Nelson (disambiguation)
* Roger Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ron Nelson (disambiguation)
* Roy Nelson (disambiguation)
* Russell Nelson (disambiguation)
* Ruth Nelson (disambiguation)

### S

* Sara Nelson (disambiguation)
* Shane Nelson (disambiguation)
* Shawn Nelson (disambiguation)
* Steve Nelson (disambiguation)

### T

* Ted Nelson (disambiguation)
* Terry Nelson (disambiguation)
* Thomas Nelson (disambiguation)
* Tim Nelson (disambiguation)
* Todd Nelson (disambiguation)
* Tony Nelson (disambiguation)
* Tracy Nelson (disambiguation)
* Tyler Nelson (disambiguation)

### W

* Wendy Nelson (disambiguation)
* William Nelson (disambiguation)

## Lists of Nelsons by title

* Admiral Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Admirals surnamed "Nelson"
* General Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Generals surnamed "Nelson"
* Governor Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors surnamed "Nelson"
* Judge Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Judges surnamed "Nelson"
* Justice Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Justices surnamed "Nelson"
* Lady Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Ladies surnamed "Nelson"
* Lord Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Lords surnamed "Nelson"
* Major Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Majors surnamed "Nelson"
* Senator Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Nelson"

## Fictional characters

* Alice Nelson, a character in the show The Brady Bunch
* Brody Nelson, a character in the show CSI: Cyber
* Christine Nelson, a character in the Degrassi franchise
* Foggy Nelson, a character in series Marvel Comics
* Storm Nelson, a character in the British comic strip Eagle
* Victoria "Vicki" Nelson, a character in the book Blood Price
* Nick Nelson, a character in the graphic novel and Netflix show Heartstopper