Nilson

Nilson is both a surname and a given name variant of Nelson.

It thus can also be an anglicized version of the Scandinavian surnames Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Anton Nilson (1887–1989), Swedish militant socialist
 * Carlos Nilson, one of the members of the beat and rock band Los Naufragos
 * Cynthia Nilson. songwriter and singer from Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * Gunnar Nilson (1872–1951), Swedish physician
 * Johan Ernst Nilson, Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issues
 * John Nilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
 * Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840–1899), Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879
 * Lawrence Nilson, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788
 * Marcus Nilson (born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey player
 * Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player
 * Peter Nilson (1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelist

Given name

 * Nílson (footballer, born 1965), Nilson Esidio Mora, Brazilian football forward
 * Nilson (footballer, born 1975), Nilson Corrêia Júnior, Brazilian football goalkeeper
 * Nilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian football striker
 * Nilson (footballer, born 1987), Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz, Santomean footballer goalkeeper
 * Nilson (footballer, born 1989), Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
 * Nilson (footballer, born 1991), José Nilson dos Santos Silva, Brazilian football striker