Nelson is an English given name, in origin derived from the patronymic "son of Neil".
The following is a list of people with the given name Nelson:
Arts and entertainment
Nelson Algren (1909–1981), American writer
Nelson Ascencio, MADTV cast member
Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006), American writer
Nelson Dawson (1859–1941), British artist
Nelson DeCastro (born 1969), American comic book artist
Nelson DeMille (born 1943), American author
Nelson Dunford (1906–1986), American mathematician
Nelson Eddy (1901–1967), American singer
Nelson Freire (born 1944), Brazilian pianist
Nelson George (born 1957), American writer/filmmaker
Nelson Gonçalves (1919–1998), Brazilian singer
Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926), Australian sculptor and bohemian
Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer
Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980), Brazilian playwright
Nelson de la Rosa (1968–2006), Dominican Republic dwarf actor
Nelson Shin (born 1939), film executive
Nelson Abeijón (born 1973), Uruguayan midfielder
Nelson Cossio (born 1966), Chilean goalkeeper
Nelson Cuevas, Paraguayan forward
Nélson Marcos, Portuguese defender
Nélson Pereira, Portuguese goalkeeper
Nelson Rivas (born 1983), Colombian defender
Nelson Sale Kilifa, Solomon Islands footballer
Nélson Saavedra, Chilean right back
Nelson Tapia, Chilean goalkeeper
Nélson Veiga, Cape Verdean defender
Nelson Vivas (born 1969), Argentinian defender
Fernando Nélson, Portuguese player
Nelson Briles (1943–2005), American baseball pitcher
Nelson Burton, Jr., professional bowler and television commentator
Nelson Carmichael, American skier
Nelson Castro (weightlifter) (born 1974), Colombian weightlifter
Nelson Cruz (born 1980), Dominican Republic baseball outfielder (for Baltimore Orioles)
Nelson Dieppa (born 1971), American boxer
Nelson Erazo (born 1977), American professional wrestler
Nelson Évora (born 1984), Portuguese triple jumper
Nelson Frazier, Jr. (born 1972) (a.k.a. Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V), American wrestler
Nelson Liriano (born 1964), Dominican Republic baseball player
Nelson Mora, Venezuelan butterfly swimmer
Nelson Peltz, American businessman
Nelson Piquet (born 1952), Brazilian racing driver
Nelson Piquet Jr. (born 1985), Brazilian racing driver
Nelson Vails, American road and track cyclist
Nélson Vargas (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
Nelson Braybrook born 1980, Video Game Enthusisast
Nelson W. Aldrich (1841–1915), American politician
Nelson Araujo (born 1987), American politician
Nelson Chamisa (born 1978), Zimbabwean politician
Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), American politician
Nelson Harris, American politician (mayor of Roanoke, Virginia)
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), South African politician and activist
Nelson B. McCormick (1847-1914), American politician
Nelson Navarro (born 1949), Curaçaoan politician
Nelson Oduber (born 1947), prime minister of Aruba
Nelson Riis (born 1942), Canadian politician and businessman
Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), forty-first Vice President of the United States
Nelson Doubleday, Jr. (born 1933), American businessman
Nelson Goodman (1906–1998), American philosopher
Nelson Bunker Hunt (born 1926), American businessman
Nelson A. Miles (1839–1925), American soldier
Nelson Poynter (1903–1978), American newspaper publisher
Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), American bandleader
Nelson Muntz, fictional character on The Simpsons
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