Nelson is a surname, also used as a given name. It is derived from a patronymic name created from the given name Nell or the Irish Niall. The name is also listed as a baptismal name "the son of Eleanor".^[1]

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.^[2]

Notable people with the surname "Nelson" include

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
• Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American actress
• Aleisha Nelson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Edor Nelson (1914–2014), American athlete
• Eldon Nelson (1927–2012), American jockey
• 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

F

• 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

G

• 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
• Gray Nelson (1927–2022), New Zealand public servant
• Gunvor Nelson (born 1931), Swedish artist
• Guy Nelson (1900–1969), English cricketer
• G. W. Nelson, American politician
• Gwen Nelson (1901–1990), English actress

H

• 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

I

• 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

J

• 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 (born 1942), British historian
• Jason Nelson (born 1981), American poet
• Jason Nelson (musician) (born 1974), American musician
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937), American missionary

K

• 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
• 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

L

• 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
• 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
• Lynn Nelson (runner) (1905–1955), American baseball player
• Lynn Nelson (runner) (born 1962), American long-distance runner

M

• 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
• Mickaël Nelson (born 1990), French footballer
• Mikiela Nelson (born 1997), Canadian rugby union footballer
• Mimi Nelson (1922–1999), Swedish actress
• Morley Nelson (1916–2005), American falconer and educator
• Murry R. Nelson (born 1947), American professor

N

• 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 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

O

• O. B. Nelson (1850–1922), Danish-American politician
• Olaf Frederick Nelson (1883–1944), Samoan businessman and politician
• Olive Nelson (1911–1970), Samoan barrister
• 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

P

• 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

Q

• Quenton Nelson (born 1996), American football player

R

• 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
• 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
• Ryan D. Nelson (born 1973), American judge
• Ryne Nelson (born 1998), American baseball player

S

• 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

T

• Tasha Nelson (born 1974), American alpine skier
• Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist
• Taylor Nelson (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• 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
• Tori Nelson (born 1976), American boxer
• Trapper Nelson (1909–1968), American trapper
• Travis Nelson, American politician
• Travis Nelson (actor), 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

V

• 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

W

• 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

Y

• Yvonne Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian actress

Z

• Zach Nelson (born 1961), American business executive
• Zach Nelson (screenwriter) (born 1975), American screenwriter
• Zion Nelson (born 2001), American football player
• Zita Nelson, Spanish-Argentine soprano

Disambiguation pages

A

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

B

• 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)

C

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

D

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

E

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

F

• Francis Nelson (disambiguation)
• Frank Nelson (disambiguation)

G

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

H

• 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)

I

• 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)
• Jahilah 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