Nelson (surname)

Nelson is an English 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.

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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Grant Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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
 * 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

K

 * 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

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
 * 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
 * Lynn Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people

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
 * 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

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 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

O

 * 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

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
 * Rhett Nelson (born 1980), American football player
 * 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

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
 * Timna Nelson-Levy (born 1994), Israeli Olympic judoka
 * Tori Nelson (born 1976), American boxer
 * Trapper Nelson (1909–1968), American trapper
 * Travis Nelson, 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

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

A

 * Alan Nelson (disambiguation)
 * Albert 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)

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