A •
A. C. Nelson (1864–1913), American educator •
Adam Nelson (born 1975), American shotputter •
Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–??), American inventor •
Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872–1927), American politician •
Adriana Nelson (born 1980), American long-distance runner •
Adrienne Nelson (born 1967), American lawyer and judge •
A. J. Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian recording artist •
Al Nelson (born 1943), American football player •
Al Nelson (sound engineer), American sound engineer •
Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American actress •
Aleisha-Pearl Nelson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player •
Alexander Nelson (born 1988), British sprinter •
Alexander Nelson (British Army officer) (1814–1893), British army officer •
Alexis Nikole Nelson (born 1992), American chef •
Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935), American poet •
Allison Nelson (1822–1862), American politician •
Alondra Nelson (born 1968), American writer •
Amy Nelson (born 1980), American lawyer •
Amy K. Nelson (born 1978), American journalist •
Anne Nelson (born 1954), American journalist •
Antonya Nelson (born 1961), American author •
Armando Melgar Nelson (born 1945), Guatemalan footballer •
Arnett Nelson (1892–1959), American musician •
Arvell Nelson (born 1988), American football player •
Aven Nelson (1859–1952), American botanist •
Avua-Siav Leo Nelson (born 1980), Russian footballer •
Azumah Nelson (born 1958), Ghanaian boxer
B •
Baby Face Nelson (1908–1934), American gang member •
Barrie Nelson (1933–2021), Canadian animator •
Battling Nelson (1882–1954), Danish-born American boxer •
Beata Nelson (born 1998), American swimmer •
Bek Nelson (1927–2015), American model •
Benjamin Nelson (1911–1977), American sociologist •
Benny Nelson (born 1941), American football player •
Bertram Nelson (1905–1984), British accountant •
Beryce Nelson (born 1947), Australian politician •
Billie Nelson (1941–1974), British motorcycle racer •
Billy Bass Nelson (1951–2026), American bass guitarist •
Blake Nelson (born 1965), American author •
Boycie Nelson (born 1974), New Zealand rugby league footballer •
Bradley Nelson (born 1962), American robotist •
Brady Nelson (born 1978), American businessman •
Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian politician •
Brittany Nelson (born 1984), American artist •
Brock Nelson (born 1991), American ice hockey player •
Brooklyn Nelson (born 2004), American actress •
Bryan Nelson (born 1958), American politician •
Bryant Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player •
Buck Nelson (1895–1982), American farmer •
Byron Nelson (1912–2006), American golfer
C •
Caleb Nelson (born 1966), American law professor •
Caleb Azumah Nelson, British-Ghanaian writer •
Camille A. Nelson (born 1968), Canadian-Jamaican law professor •
Candace Nelson (born 1974), American chef •
Candy Nelson (1849–1910), American baseball player •
Carey Nelson (born 1963), Canadian long-distance runner •
Carla Nelson (born 1957), American politician •
Carly Nelson (born 1998), American soccer player •
Caroline Nelson (1868–1952), Danish-American activist •
Carter Nelson (born 2005), American football player •
Cary Nelson (born 1946), American professor •
Casey Nelson (born 1992), American ice hockey player •
Catherine Nelson (born 1987), Northern Irish politician •
Celeste Nelson (born 1976), American scientist •
Charmaine Nelson (born 1971), Canadian curator •
Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine skier •
Cindy Nelson (actress), Australian actress •
Cirilo Nelson (1938–2020), Honduran botanist •
Clair Nelson (1940–2019), American politician •
Cleland Kinloch Nelson (1852–1917), American bishop •
Cody Nelson (born 1988), Australian rugby league player •
Cole Nelson (born 1997), Canadian American football player •
Colette Nelson (born 1974), American bodybuilder •
Colleen Nelson, Australian scientist •
Conrad Nelson (born 1964), British actor •
Cordner Nelson (1918–2009), American publisher •
Corey Nelson (born 1992), American football player •
Corky Nelson (1939–2014), American football player and coach •
Craig Richard Nelson (1947–2025), American actor •
Craig T. Nelson (born 1944), American actor
D •
Dale Nelson (1939–1999), Canadian murderer •
Dana D. Nelson (born 1962), American English professor •
Daniel Nelson, various people •
Darby Nelson (1940–2022), American writer and politician •
Darrin Nelson (born 1959), American football player •
Daryl Nelson (born 1934), Australian rules footballer • Debbie Nelson (1955–2024), American author, mother of rapper Eminem •
Deborah Nelson (born 1962), American journalist •
Deborah L. Nelson (born 1962), American academic •
DeMarcus Nelson (born 1985), Serbian-American basketball player •
Derrie Nelson (born 1958), American football player •
Diane Nelson (businesswoman) (born 1968), American business executive •
Dianne Nelson (born 1954), American writer •
Donnie Nelson (born 1962), American basketball executive •
Dorothea Nelson (1903–1994), American librarian •
Dorothyann Nelson, American figure skater •
Douglas Nelson (born 1959), American judoka •
Duke Nelson (1907–1989), American athletic administrator •
Dwight Nelson (born 1952), Japanese-American pastor •
Dwight Nelson (politician) (1946–2018), Jamaican politician
E •
Earle Nelson (1897–1928), American serial killer •
Eddie J. Nelson, American sound engineer •
Edith M. Nelson (1889–1942), American librarian •
Edna Lillian Nelson (1896–1948), Australian doctor •
Edor Nelson (1914–2014), American athlete •
Eldon Nelson (1927–2012), American jockey •
Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), American naturalist and ethnologist •
Elimu Nelson (born 1973), American actor •
Eliza Nelson (born 1956), Indian field hockey player •
Elmer C. Nelson (1900–1975), American politician •
Emily Nelson (born 1996), English cyclist •
Emmett Nelson (1905–1967), American baseball player •
Erich Nelson (1897–1980), German artist •
Erven T. Nelson (born 1956), American lawyer and politician •
Esther Nelson (1810–1843), Manx poet •
Evelyn Nelson (1899–1923), American actress •
Evelyn Nelson (mathematician) (1943–1987), Canadian mathematician •
Everett Nelson, American baseball player
F •
Frances Nelson (1758–1831), English public figure •
Frances Nelson (actress) (1892–1975), American actress •
Franklin Nelson (1933–2019), American figure skater •
Fraser Nelson (born 1973), British journalist •
Fred Nelson (1934–2018), Australian rugby league footballer •
Frederick Nelson (1932–2009), American engineering professor •
Felonie Nelson (2010-2025), American Artist
G •
Gail S. Nelson (born 1959), American mathematician •
Garnett Nelson (1872–1930), American football coach •
Garrett Nelson (born 2000), American football player •
Garry Nelson (born 1961), English footballer •
Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), American politician •
Gene Nelson (1920–1996), American dancer •
Gene Nelson (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player •
Gerald Nelson (born 1941), South African cricketer •
Gil Nelson (born 1949), American botanist •
Glen Nelson, American poet •
G. Lynn Nelson (1937–2014), American author •
G. M. Nelson (1899–1983), American politician •
Gord Nelson (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player •
Gordon M. Nelson (1941–1993), American political activist •
Graham Nelson (born 1968), British mathematician and poet •
Grant Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people •
Gray Nelson (1927–2022), New Zealand public servant •
Gunvor Nelson (1931–2025), Swedish filmmaker and artist •
Guy Nelson (1900–1969), English cricketer •
G. W. Nelson, American politician •
Gwen Nelson (1901–1990), English actress
H •
Hank Nelson (1937–2012), Australian historian •
Harriet Nelson (1909–1994), American singer •
Harris Nelson (1835–1883), Australian businessman and politician •
Harvey Frans Nelson Jr. (1924–2021), American diplomat •
Havelock Nelson (1917–1996), Irish composer •
Havelock Nelson (writer) (born 1964), Guyanese journalist •
Haywood Nelson (born 1960), American actor •
H. C. Nelson (1886–1939), American politician •
Helena Nelson (born 1953), Scottish poet •
Herm Nelson (born 1961), American racewalker •
H. G. P. Nelson (1932–2001), Sri Lankan politician •
Hilaree Nelson (born 1972), American ski mountaineer •
Holly Nelson, Canadian writer and activist •
Horace Nelson (1878–1962), American politician •
Horatia Nelson (1801–1881), British public figure •
Hub Nelson (1907–1981), American ice hockey player
I •
Ira Schreiber Nelson (1912–1965), American botanist •
Irene Nelson (born 1962), Russian recording artist •
Isaac Nelson (1809–1888), Irish politician and minister •
Isaac De Groff Nelson (1810–1891), American politician •
Ivory V. Nelson (born 1934), American educator
J •
Jackson Nelson (born 1996), Australian rules footballer •
Jacob Broughton Nelson (1898–?), American fraternity founder •
Jacqui Nelson (born 1965), New Zealand cyclist •
Jameer Nelson (born 1982), American basketball player •
Jamie Nelson (born 1959), American baseball player •
Jamie Lindemann Nelson (born 1954), American philosopher •
Jan Nelson (born 1955), Australian artist •
Janai Nelson (born 1971), American lawyer •
Jandy Nelson (born 1965), American author •
Jane Nelson (born 1951), American politician •
Janet Nelson (1942–2024), British historian •
Jason Nelson (poet) (born 1981), American poet •
Jason Nelson (musician) (born 1974), American musician •
Jaxon Nelson (born 2000), American ice hockey player •
Jay Nelson (born 1970), American video editor •
Jayden Nelson (born 2002), Canadian soccer player •
Jenny Nelson, British physics professor •
Jeremiah Nelson (1769–1838), American politician •
Jeremy Nelson, American visual artist •
Jermy Nelson (born 1994), Jamaican footballer •
Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American puppeteer •
Jerry Nelson (astronomer) (1944–2017), American astronomer •
Jesy Nelson (born 1991), British singer •
Jez Nelson (born 1964), British radio broadcaster •
Jill Nelson (born 1952), American journalist •
J. J. Nelson (born 1992), American football player •
Joan Nelson (born 1958), American visual artist •
Joanna Nelson, American ecologist •
Jock Nelson (1908–1991), Australian politician •
Joe Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player •
Joel Nelson (born 1945), American poet •
Johnny Nelson (born 1967), British boxer •
Jordy Nelson (born 1985), American football player •
Jorel Nelson (born 1992), American professional wrestler •
Josh Nelson (born 1978), American pianist •
Josie Nelson (born 2002), English cyclist •
Juanita Morrow Nelson (1923–2015), American activist •
Judd Nelson (born 1959), American actor •
Judith Nelson (1939–2012), American soprano •
Judy Nelson, American author and social figure •
Julia Bullard Nelson (1842–1914), American activist •
Julia D. Nelson (1863–1936), American politician •
Julio Jorge Nelson (1913–1976), Argentine musician •
Justin L. Nelson (born 1978), American Army Veteran •
Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937), American missionary
K •
Kameron Nelson (gymnast), American gymnast •
Kameron Nelson (politician), American politician •
Karen Nelson (athlete) (born 1963), Canadian hurler •
Karen E. Nelson, Jamaican-American microbiologist •
Karl Nelson (born 1960), American football player •
Katherine Nelson (1930–2018), American psychologist •
Katherine Greacen Nelson (1913–1982), American geologist •
Kay Nelson (1909–2003), American costume designer •
Kemba Nelson (born 2000), Jamaican sprinter •
Kemi Nelson (1956–2022), Nigerian politician •
Kent C. Nelson, American businessman •
Kim Nelson (1958–2015), Australian artist •
Kim L. Nelson (born 1948), American politician •
Kins Nelson (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician •
Kirsten Nelson (born 1970), American actress •
Knox Nelson (1926–1996), American politician •
Knuckles Nelson (born 1963), American professional wrestler •
Knute Nelson (1843–1923), American politician •
Kristin Nelson (1945–2018), American painter and author
L •
Larry Nelson (born 1947), American golfer •
Lars Nelson (born 1985), Swedish skier •
Lauren Nelson (born 1986), American beauty queen •
Lauritz Nelson (1860–1941), Norwegian-American sailor •
Lawrie Nelson (born 1943), Australian racing driver •
Lefty Nelson, American baseball player •
Lemrick Nelson (born 1975), American criminal •
Lennart Nelson (1918–2006), Swedish weightlifter •
Leonard Nelson (1882–1927), German mathematician and philosopher •
Léone Boudreau-Nelson (1915–2004), American-born Canadian phonetician •
Levi B. Nelson (1838–1903), American politician •
Lew A. Nelson, American test pilot •
Lianne Nelson (born 1972), American rower •
Lindsey Nelson (1919–1995), American sportscaster •
Lisa Nelson (born 1949), American artist •
Lloyd S. Nelson (1922–2013), American statistician •
Logan Nelson (born 1996), American composer •
Lonnie Nelson (1932–2014), American activist •
Lori Nelson (1933–2020), American actress •
Louie Nelson (born 1951), American basketball player •
Lowell A. Nelson (1918–1986), American politician •
Lyle Nelson (born 1949), American biathlete
M •
Madison Nelson (1803–1870), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals •
Maggie Nelson (born 1973), American writer •
Malachi Nelson (born 2004), American football player •
Marc Nelson (born 1971), American singer-songwriter •
Marc Saw Nelson (born 1972), Burmese-Australian television host •
Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), American author and poet •
Marjorie Nelson (1923–2010), American actress •
Marshall Nelson (born 1994), Australian-Belgian basketball player •
Martin A. Nelson (1889–1979), American lawyer and judge •
Maud Nelson (1881–1944), American baseball player •
Marvin Nelson (born 1958), American politician •
Maximo Nelson (born 1982), Dominican baseball player •
Mel Nelson (1936–2021), American baseball player •
Melissa K. Nelson, American indigenous activist •
Merle Nelson (born 1935), American politician •
Merrill Nelson (born 1955), American politician •
Mervyn Nelson (??–1991), American actor •
Michael A. Nelson (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force •
Mickaël Nelson (born 1990), French footballer •
Midge Nelson (born 1937), Australian softball player •
Mikiela Nelson (born 1997), Canadian rugby union footballer •
Mimi Nelson (1922–1999), Swedish actress •
M.O. Nelson (1921–2021), Canadian businessman •
Morley Nelson (1916–2005), American falconer and educator •
Murry R. Nelson (born 1947), American professor
N •
Napoleon Nelson, American politician •
Nathan Nelson (biochemist) (born 1938), Israeli biologist •
Nathan Nelson (politician), American politician •
Neal Nelson, American basketball coach •
Ned Nelson (1911–1977), American baseball and basketball player •
Neil Nelson, American Marine general •
Nici Nelson, English anthropologist •
Nicholas Nelson (Jamaican footballer) (born 1998), Jamaican footballer •
Nicholas H. Nelson (??–1874), American politician •
Niecee Nelson (born 1979), American basketball coach •
Nihal Nelson (1946–2022), Sri Lankan vocalist •
Nikki Nelson (born 1969), American singer •
Niles Nelson (born 1938), American football coach •
Nirith Nelson (born 1968), Israeli artist •
N. O. Nelson (1844–1922), American businessman •
Noel Nelson (born 1967), Irish cricketer •
Norm Nelson (1923–1988), American stock car driver •
Norman Nelson (born 1983), South African rugby union footballer •
Novella Nelson (1939–2017), American actress
O •
O. B. Nelson (1850–1922), Danish-American politician •
Olaf Frederick Nelson (1883–1944), Samoan businessman and politician •
Olive Nelson (1911–1970), Samoan barrister •
Olive Nelson Russell (1905–1989), American composer, organist and pianist •
Oliver Nelson (1932–1975), American jazz musician •
Oliver E. Nelson Jr. (1920–2001), American plant geneticist •
Omaima Nelson (born 1968), Egyptian-American model •
Oscar Nelson (1874–1951), American politician •
Oscar Frederick Nelson (1881–1951), American naval officer •
Otto L. Nelson Jr. (1902–1985), American soldier •
Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), American actor
P •
Packie Nelson (1907–1992), American football player •
Pam Nelson (born 1946), American politician •
Pamela Nelson, American artist •
Paula Nelson (born 1969), American singer •
Phillip Nelson (born 1929), American economic professor •
Phyllis Nelson (1950–1998), American singer •
Picasso Nelson (born 1973), American football player •
Polly Nelson (born 1952), American attorney •
Polycarpus Nelson (1680–1738), English landowner •
Portia Nelson (1920–2001), American singer-songwriter •
Prince Nelson (1958–2016), American singer-songwriter
Q •
Quenton Nelson (born 1996), American football player
R •
Ralph Nelson (1916–1987), American film director •
Ralph Nelson (American football) (born 1954), American football player •
Raymond Nels Nelson (1921–1981), American newspaper editor •
Rebecca J. Nelson (born 1961), American biologist •
Red Nelson (baseball) (1886–1956), American baseball player •
Red Nelson (musician) (1907–1970), American singer •
Reeves Nelson (born 1991), American basketball player •
Reggie Nelson (born 1983), American football player •
Reggie Nelson (offensive tackle) (born 1976), American football player •
Reiss Nelson (born 1999), English footballer •
Rensselaer Nelson (1826–1904), American judge •
Reuben N. Nelson (1904–1966), American lawyer and politician •
Rex Nelson, American sports broadcaster •
Rhett Nelson (born 1980), American football player •
Rick Nelson (politician) (born 1954), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives •
Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American singer-songwriter •
Ricky Nelson (baseball) (1959–2021), American baseball player and manager •
Riki R. Nelson, American artist •
Riley Nelson (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player •
R. Kenton Nelson (born 1954), American painter •
Rob Nelson (born 1979), American biologist and documentary filmmaker •
Rocky Nelson (1924–2006), American baseball player •
Roland Nelson (1881–1940), English barrister •
Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), American pianist •
Rony Nelson (born 1989), American football player •
Rosemary Nelson (1958–1999), Irish human rights solicitor •
Russ Nelson (born 1958), American computer scientist •
Russell M. Nelson (1924–2025), American religious leader and surgeon •
Ryan D. Nelson (born 1973), American judge •
Ryne Nelson (born 1998), American baseball player
S •
Sa'eed Nelson (born 1998), American basketball player •
Sam Nelson (1896–1963), American film director •
Sammy Nelson (born 1949), Northern Ireland footballer •
Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), American attorney and judge •
Sandra Nelson (born 1964), American actress •
Sandra Nelson (politician) (born 1971), American politician •
Sandy Nelson (1938–2022), American drummer •
Sandy Nelson (footballer), Australian rules footballer •
Sarah Jane Nelson, American actress •
Sarah Milledge Nelson (1931–2020), American archaeologist •
Scott Nelson (born 1969), New Zealand race walker •
Scott Reynolds Nelson (born 1964), American history professor •
SD Nelson (born 1950), American illustrator •
Sean Nelson (born 1973), American singer •
Sean Nelson (actor) (born 1980), American actor •
Seth Iredell Nelson (1809–1905), American pioneer •
Shara Nelson (born 1965), English singer-songwriter •
Sharon Nelson, American politician •
Shaun Nelson (born 1973), Australian politician •
Sheffield Nelson (born 1941), American attorney •
Sheila Nelson (1936–2020), English violin and viola teacher •
Sheila Nelson (politician), American politician •
Shelley Nelson, English singer-songwriter •
Shimona Nelson (born 1998), Jamaican netball player •
Shirley Nelson (1925–2022), American author •
Shirley Collie Nelson (1931–2010), American singer •
Sid Nelson (born 1996), English footballer •
Sidney Nelson (1800–1862), English composer •
Simeon Nelson (born 1964), Australian sculptor •
Simon Nelson (1931–2017), American murderer •
Socrates Nelson (1814–1867), American politician and businessman •
Sonny Boy Nelson (1908–1998), American musician •
Sophia A. Nelson (born 1967), American journalist •
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, American journalist •
Spencer Nelson (born 1980), American-Azerbaijani basketball player •
Spike Nelson (1906–1998), American football player and coach •
Stace Nelson (born 1967), American politician •
Stacey Nelson (born 1987), American softball player •
Stan Nelson (born 1939), Canadian politician •
Stanley Nelson Jr. (born 1951), American documentary filmmaker •
Steady Nelson (1913–1988), American musician •
Stephen Nelson (sportscaster) (born 1989), American sportscaster •
Stephen L. Nelson (born 1959), American author •
Steven Nelson (born 1993), American football player •
Stewart Nelson, American mathematician and programmer •
Stuart Nelson (born 1981), English footballer •
Sue Nelson (born 1961), British writer •
Susan B. Nelson (1927–2003), American environmental activist •
Susan Richard Nelson (born 1952), American lawyer and judge •
Syd Nelson (1932–2021), American politician
T •
Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist •
Tasha Nelson (born 1974), American alpine skier •
Taylor Nelson (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player •
Ted Nelson (born 1937), American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist •
Ted Nelson (track and field) (born 1943), American track and field athlete and coach •
Ted S. Nelson (1935–2025), Guamanian politician •
Teddy Nelson (1939–1992), Norwegian singer •
Telena Cruz Nelson (born 1980), Guamanian politician •
Tex Nelson (1936–2011), American baseball player •
Thérèse Nelson, American chef •
Thor Nelson (born 1968), American ice hockey player •
Tia Nelson (born 1956), American activist •
Timna Nelson-Levy (born 1994), Israeli Olympic judoka •
Tori Nelson (born 1976), American boxer •
Trapper Nelson (1909–1968), American trapper •
Travis Nelson (politician), American politician •
Travis Nelson (actor) (born 1990), Canadian actor •
Trevor Nelson (born 1964), British disc jockey •
Truman J. Nelson (1911–1987), American writer •
Tyka Nelson (born 1960), American singer •
Tyrone Nelson (born 1985), American basketball player
V •
Valentine Nelson (born 1987), Papua New Guinean footballer •
Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner •
Victor Folke Nelson (1898–1939), Swedish-American writer •
Vinceroy Nelson (born 1996), Kittitian footballer •
Violet Nelson, Canadian actress
W •
Waldo Nelson (1898–1997), American pediatrician •
Wallace Nelson (1856–1943), Australian politician •
Wallwood Nelson (1884–??), Jamaican cricketer •
Wally Nelson (1909–2002), American civil rights activist •
Walter Nelson (1932–1962), American guitarist •
Warren Nelson (born 1950), American entrepreneur •
Wayne Nelson (born 1950), American musician •
Wes Nelson (born 1998), English television personality •
W. Grant Nelson (1869–1946), American politician •
Wilbur Nelson (1910–2003), American radio broadcaster •
Willie Nelson (born 1933), American singer •
Wolfred Nelson (1791–1863), Canadian politician
Y •
Yvonne Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian actress
Z •
Zach Nelson (born 1961), American business executive •
Zion Nelson (born 2001), American football player •
Zita Nelson, Spanish-Argentine soprano ==Disambiguation pages==