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Nelson is a surname. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname of 88799 listed.

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Nelson is a patronymic surname meaning son of Nell. Many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, also known as Lord Nelson, a British admiral known for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars.

A

  • Adam Nelson, American shotputter
  • Al Nelson, American football cornerback
  • Alberta Nelson, American television actress
  • Alexander Nelson, British sprint athlete
  • Alice Nelson, fictional housekeeper to the Brady Bunch
  • Alice Dunbar Nelson, American poet, journalist and political activist
  • Allison Nelson, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Andrew Nelson, American missionary
  • Ann Nelson, particle physicist
  • Anthony Nelson, British Conservative politician
  • Anthony Nelson (boxer) (born 1985), English boxer
  • Antonya Nelson, American author
  • Arthur E. Nelson, American politician
  • Aven Nelson, American botanist
  • Azumah Nelson, boxer

    • B

  • Baby Face Nelson
  • Barry Nelson, American actor
  • Barry Nelson (rugby league)
  • Ben Nelson, US senator
  • Benjamin Nelson, American sociologist
  • Bill Nelson (born 1942), US senator for Florida
  • Bill Nelson (musician) (born 1948), UK musician
  • Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951), US musician, member of the P-funk all stars
  • Brad Nelson, Major League Baseball player
  • Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian member for Bradfield and former Leader of the Opposition
  • Brian Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Bruce Nelson (historian)
  • Bruce Nelson (naval architect)
  • Bruce Jay Nelson, inventor
  • Buck Nelson, UFO incident
  • Byron Nelson, American PGA Tour golfer

    • C

  • Carey Nelson, long-distance runner
  • Charles Gregory Nelson (computer scientist)
  • Charles P. Nelson (1877–1935), US admiral
  • Cindy Nelson, American alpine ski racer
  • Clara Nelson (1901–1979), entertainer, better known as Hilo Hattie
  • Cody Nelson (born 1988), Australian rugby league player
  • Colette Nelson (born 1974), IFBB American professional bodybuilder
  • Corey Nelson, American football linebacker
  • Craig T. Nelson, American actor

    • D

  • Darrin Nelson, American football player
  • Dave Nelson, Major League Baseball player
  • David Nelson (actor), American actor, appeared in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
  • David Nelson (American football), American football wide receiver
  • David Nelson (musician), American musician
  • David Nelson (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • David D. Nelson, Chairman, CEO of Westbank Corporation
  • David M. Nelson, college football coach
  • Diane Nelson (comics), President of DC Entertainment
  • Don Nelson, National Basketball Association head coach
  • Donnie Nelson, general manager

    • E

  • Earle Nelson (1897–1928), American serial killer
  • Ed Nelson (1928–2014), American actor
  • Edmund Nelson (American football) (born 1960), American football player and television commentator
  • Edmund Nelson (clergyman) (1722–1802), father of Horatio Nelson
  • Edward Nelson (1932–2014), American mathematics professor
  • Edward Nelson (Alamo defender), Texian soldier
  • Edward W Nelson (1883–1923), British invertebrate zoologist and polar explorer
  • Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), American naturalist and ethnologist
  • Emma Nelson, fictional character on Degrassi: The Next Generation television series
  • Erven T. Nelson (born 1956), American lawyer and politician.
  • Esther Nelson (1810–1843), Manx poet

    • F

  • Foggy Nelson, fictional character and law partner of Matt Murdock in the Marvel Comic Universe
  • Francis Nelson, "Legend of Hockey"
  • Frank Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Franklin Nelson, American figure skater
  • Frederick Nelson, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering

    • G

  • Gary Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Garry Nelson (born 1961), English footballer
  • Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), American Democratic politician
  • Gene Nelson (1920–1996), American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director.
  • Gene Nelson (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player
  • George Nelson (astronaut) (born 1950), American astronaut
  • George Nelson (designer) (1908–1986), American designer
  • George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford (1887–1962)
  • Graham Nelson (born 1968), British mathematician and poet
  • Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner, fictional characters
  • Gunnar Nelson (fighter) (born 1988), Icelandic martial artist and professional fighter
  • Gunnar Nelson (musician) (born 1967), American musician, singer, and songwriter
  • Guy Nelson (1900–1969), English cricketer

    • H

  • Harold Nelson (illustrator)
  • Harold George Nelson, Australian politician
  • Harold "H" Nelson, English cycling coach
  • Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress
  • Harriman Nelson, fictional character in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  • Haywood Nelson, American actor
  • Henry Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford
  • Henry C. Nelson (born 1836), New York politician
  • Holly Nelson, Canadian writer, poet, activist
  • Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), British Vice-Admiral
  • Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl Nelson (1823–1913), British politician
  • Howard Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Hugh Nelson (disambiguation)

    • I

  • Ira Schreiber Nelson (1912–1965), American botanist

    • J

  • Jameer Nelson, American professional basketball player
  • James Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Jane Nelson, Texas Senate member
  • Jeff Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Jeremiah Nelson, Massachusetts Representative
  • Jerry Nelson, Muppet puppeteer
  • Jesy Nelson, Member of British four-piece girl group Little Mix
  • Jez Nelson, jazz broadcaster and television producer
  • Jill Nelson, American journalist and novelist.
  • Jimmy Nelson (disambiguation)
  • J. J. Nelson, American football wide receiver
  • Joe Nelson, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • John Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Johnny Nelson, World Champion boxer
  • Jordy Nelson, American professional football player
  • Joseph S. Nelson, American/Canadian ichthyologist
  • Juanita Morrow Nelson, American activist and war tax resister
  • Judd Nelson, American actor
  • Judy Nelson, ex-partner of Martina Navratilova
  • Julie Nelson (disambiguation)

    • K

  • Karl Nelson, American football offensive tackle
  • Katy Nelson, Hollywood costume designer
  • Keith Nelson (disambiguation), several people
  • Ken Nelson (British record producer), British music producer
  • Ken Nelson (United States record producer), US country music producer
  • Kent C. Nelson, CEO United Parcel Service
  • Kirsten Nelson, American actress
  • Knute Nelson, 12th Governor of Minnesota
  • Kristin Nelson, American primitive painter and author

    • L

  • Larry Nelson, American professional golfer
  • Lauritz Nelson, American Medal of Honor recipient
  • Lee Nelson (disambiguation), several people
  • Leonard Nelson, German mathematician and philosopher
  • Lori Nelson, American actress
  • Luke Nelson, American baseball pitcher
  • Luke Nelson (ski mountaineer)

    • M

  • Marc Nelson, American singer
  • Matthew Nelson, American singer/songwriter/musician
  • Melody Nelson, fictional character
  • Michael Nelson (disambiguation), several people including those named "Mike Nelson"
  • Morley Nelson, falconer and educator

    • N

  • Ned Nelson, American college baseball and basketball player
  • Nikki Nelson, American country music singer.

    • O

  • Olaf Frederick Nelson, founding leader of the Mau movement for Samoan independence
  • Oliver Nelson, jazz musician
  • Oscar Frederick Nelson, American Medal of Honor recipient
  • Otto L. Nelson, Jr., US soldier
  • Ozzie Nelson, American entertainer and band leader

    • P

  • Paul Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Peter Nelson, American actor
  • Phyllis Nelson, American singer
  • Picasso Nelson, American football player
  • Polly Nelson, lawyer
  • Prince (musician), Prince Rogers Nelson

    • R

  • Ralph Nelson, American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor
  • Ray Nelson, science fiction author and cartoonist
  • Rebecca J. Nelson, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and International Agriculture at Cornell University
  • Reggie Nelson, American football free safety
  • Richard Nelson (author), anthropologist and writer
  • Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor
  • Ricky Nelson (baseball)
  • Rob Nelson (baseball) (born 1964), former Major League Baseball first baseman
  • Rob Nelson (reporter), American news reporter
  • Rob Nelson (talk show host), American talk show host
  • Robert Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Rocky Nelson, American professional baseball player
  • Roger D. Nelson, director of the Global Consciousness Project
  • Ron Nelson, classical and popular music composer
  • Rosemary Nelson, Irish human rights lawyer
  • Roy Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Russ Nelson, American computer programmer
  • Russell M. Nelson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
  • Ruth Nelson (volleyball), women’s volleyball coach at University of Iowa

    • S

  • Sammy Nelson, Northern Ireland former football player
  • Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), American attorney and Supreme Court justice
  • Sandy Nelson, rock drummer
  • Scott Nelson, New Zealand race walker
  • Sean Nelson, British singer best known for her performances with Massive Attack
  • Shara Nelson, singer and musician
  • Shawn Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Simeon Nelson, Australian sculptor
  • Simon Nelson, mass murderer
  • Simon Nelson-Cook, fictional character
  • Steady Nelson, American musician
  • Stephen L. Nelson, author
  • Steve Nelson (American football)
  • Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)
  • Stewart Nelson , American mathematician and programmer
  • Stuart Nelson, English professional footballer
  • Susan Richard Nelson, American lawyer and judge

    • T

  • Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist and news anchor
  • Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher
  • Thomas Nelson (publisher)
  • Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–1789), American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia
  • Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1922), American writer
  • Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812–1873), American Congressman from Tennessee
  • Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson
  • Tim Blake Nelson, American director, writer, singer and actor
  • Todd Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Tommy Nelson (baseball) (1917–1973), Major League Baseball player
  • Tracy Nelson (actress), of Father Dowling Mysteries
  • Tracy Nelson (singer)
  • Trevor Nelson, English DJ and presenter

    • V

  • Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner
  • Vicki Nelson-Dunbar, tennis player

    • W

  • Wallace Nelson, Australian politician
  • Wally Nelson, American civil rights activist
  • Walter Nelson-Rees, Cytogeneticist
  • William Nelson (disambiguation)
  • Willie Nelson (born 1933), US guitarist and country singer
  • Wolfred Nelson (1791–1863), mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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