Francis Nelson

• Francis Nelson (ice hockey, born 1859), Canadian ice hockey administrator
• Francis Nelson (ice hockey, born 1910), American ice hockey player at the Winter Olympics
• Francis Augustus Nelson, architect from Montclair, New Jersey
• Francis Nelson (American football), List of Baylor Bears in the NFL draft
• Francis Nelson, served 1 February 1968–14 June 1977 List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria