John Nelson

John Nelson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * John L. Nelson (1916–2001), American musician, father of singer Prince
 * John Nelson (conductor) (born 1941), American conductor
 * John Nelson (visual effects artist) (born 1953), American visual effects supervisor
 * John Randall Nelson (born 1956), painter and sculptor based in Phoenix, Arizona
 * John Allen Nelson (born 1959), American actor in film and television
 * John Mark Nelson (born 1993), songwriter and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * John Arthur Nelson, director, actor, and writer

Politics

 * John M. Nelson (1870–1955), American political figure from Wisconsin
 * John E. Nelson (Maine politician) (1874–1955), American political figure from Maine
 * Jock Nelson (John Norman Nelson, 1908–1991), Australian politician
 * John E. Nelson (Nebraska politician) (born 1935), American political figure in Nebraska
 * John B. Nelson (born 1936), American political figure in Arizona

Sports

 * Candy Nelson (John W. Nelson, 1849–1910), American baseball player
 * John Nelson (pitcher), American baseball player
 * John Nelson (English cricketer) (1891–1917), English cricketer
 * John Nelson (soccer, born 1905) (1905–1984), Scottish-born American soccer player
 * Byron Nelson (John Byron Nelson, Jr., 1912–2006), American golfer
 * John Nelson (footballer) (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
 * John Nelson (swimmer) (born 1948), American swimmer
 * Johnny Nelson (born 1967), British boxer
 * John Nelson (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1975), New Zealand cricketer
 * John Nelson (infielder) (born 1979), American baseball player
 * John Nelson (soccer, born 1998), American soccer player

Others

 * John Nelson (British Army officer) (1912–1993), Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin
 * John Nelson (convert), 16th-century English convert to Islam
 * John Nelson (lawyer) (1791–1860), Attorney General of the United States in the 19th century
 * John Nelson (martyr) (1534–1578), Catholic priest, killed for refusal to acknowledge Queen's supremacy over Church in England
 * John Nelson (merchant) (1654–1734), American colonial figure in Boston
 * John Nelson (physician), physician, president of the American Medical Association
 * John Nelson (police officer) (1928–2003), American policeman, regarded as founder of police special forces units
 * John Nelson (businessman) (born 1947), chairman of Lloyd's of London
 * John Yeates Nelson (1850–1932), Australian public servant