Richard Nelson

Richard Nelson is the name of:
 * 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 (born 1930), American professor of economics at Columbia University
 * Richard Christian Nelson (born 1961), American artist and musician
 * Anthony Nelson (politician) (Richard Anthony Nelson, born 1948), former British Conservative politician
 * Richard Nelson, a fictional character in the film Poseidon
 * Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American singer
 * Ricky Nelson (baseball) (1959-2021), former Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Rick Nelson (politician) (born 1954), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
 * Rick "The Stick" Nelson, one of the characters of Glee
 * Rick Nelson, contestant on Survivor: South Pacific (2011)