David Nelson

• David Nelson (abolitionist) (1793–1844), founder of Marion College and Mission Institute, Presbyterian minister • David Robert Nelson (born 1951), American physicist, professor of biophysics at Harvard University • David L. Nelson (born 1956), American human geneticist • David Nelson (mathematician) (born 1938), English mathematician ==Arts and entertainment==

• Dave Nelson (trumpeter) (1905–1946), American jazz trumpeter • David Nelson (musician) (born 1943), American guitarist • David Nelson (actor) (1936–2011), American actor, director, and producer • David Nelson, member of The Last Poets • Dave Nelson, guitarist with Nektar • Dave Nelson, character on the sitcom NewsRadio played by Dave Foley ==Law and politics==

• David Aldrich Nelson (1932–2010), United States federal judge • David Sutherland Nelson (1933–1998), United States federal judge • David Nelson (Alaska politician) (born 1996), Alaska state representative • David Nelson (Oregon politician) (born 1941), Oregon state senator • David Nelson (Idaho politician), Idaho state senator • David R. Nelson (politician) (born 1942), Massachusetts state representative • David D. Nelson (born 1956), United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 2009–2011 • David Nelson (Utah activist) (born 1962), American activist for the protection of equal rights for LGBT people ==Sports==

• Dave Nelson (1944–2018), American baseball player and sportscaster • Dave Nelson (Australian footballer) (1910–1986), Australian rules footballer • Dave Nelson (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball player • Dave Nelson (curler) (born 1974), American curler • David M. Nelson (1920–1991), American football coach • David Nelson (footballer) (1918–1988), Scottish professional footballer • David Nelson (gamer) (born 1974), American electronic sports player • David Nelson (hurdler) (born 1967), British athlete and medallist in athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games • David Nelson (rugby league) (1962–2001), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s • David Nelson (running back) (born 1963), American football running back • David Nelson (wide receiver) (born 1986), American football wide receiver • David Nelson Stergakos (born 1956), Greek-American basketball player ==Other==

• David Nelson (botanical collector) (died 1789), British botanical collector, crewmember of HMS Bounty • David Nelson (VC) (1886–1918), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross • David Nelson (software developer) (born 1993), American software developer • David Nelson, inventor of the current-feedback operational amplifier