William Nelson may refer to:Billy Bass Nelson (1951–2026), American musician Billy Nelson (actor) (1903–1979), American vaudeville comedian and actor Billy Nelson (runner), American steeplechaser Billy Nelson (boxer), Scottish boxing coach and former boxer William Nelson (governor) (1711–1772), American colonial governor of Virginia William Nelson, British district judge William Nelson (MP), member of parliament for the City of York William Nelson (1784–1869), U.S. congressman for New York William Nelson (1839–1913), member of the Wisconsin State Senate William Nelson (wrestler), American wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1904 Olympics William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson (1757–1835), elder brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson William "Bull" Nelson (1824–1862), Union army general in the American Civil War William E. Nelson, murdered by his wife Omaima Nelson William G. Nelson, American cancer researcher and professor Harold Nelson (athlete), New Zealand runner William L. Nelson (politician) (1875–1946), U.S. congressman for Missouri William L. Nelson (1918–1943), World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Lambie Nelson (1807–1887), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly William T. Nelson (1908–1994), U.S. Navy rear admiral William Rockhill Nelson (1841–1915), American journalist and publisher William Nelson (industrialist) (1843–1932), New Zealand farmer and industrialist William Nelson (inventor), American inventor killed by own invention William Nelson Jr. (1754-1813), Virginia politician, professor, lawyer and judge, son of William Nelson (governor)