Nilson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Anton Nilson (1887–1989), Swedish militant socialistCarlos Nilson, one of the members of the beat and rock band Los NaufragosCynthia Nilson. songwriter and singer from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJohan Ernst Nilson, Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issuesJohn Nilson, Canadian politician in SaskatchewanLars Fredrik Nilson (1840–1899), Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879Lawrence Nilson, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788Marcus Nilson (born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey playerPeter Nilson (1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelistNicole Nilson Schaffrich (born 1970), on the American version of the reality TV show Big Brother 2, broadcast in 2001Nilson Corrêia Júnior, simply Nilson (born 1975), Brazilian football goalkeeper who has played in Portugal's first divisionNilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian football strikerNilson Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA