John Nelson
John Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- John L. Nelson, American musician, father of singer Prince
- John Nelson (conductor), American conductor
- John Nelson (visual effects artist), American visual effects supervisor
- John Randall Nelson, painter and sculptor based in Phoenix, Arizona
- John Allen Nelson, American actor in film and television
- John Mark Nelson, songwriter and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- John Arthur Nelson, director, actor, and writer
Politics
- John M. Nelson, American political figure from Wisconsin
- John E. Nelson (Maine politician), American political figure from Maine
- Jock Nelson, Australian politician
- John E. Nelson (Nebraska politician), American political figure in Nebraska
- John B. Nelson, American political figure in Arizona
Sports
- Candy Nelson, American baseball player
- John Nelson (pitcher), American baseball player
- John Nelson (English cricketer), English cricketer
- John Nelson (soccer, born 1905), Scottish-born American soccer player
- Byron Nelson, American golfer
- John Nelson (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- John Nelson (swimmer), American swimmer
- Johnny Nelson, British boxer
- John Nelson (New Zealand cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- John Nelson (infielder), American baseball player
- John Nelson (soccer, born 1998), American soccer player
Others
- John Nelson (British Army officer), Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin
- John Nelson (convert), 16th-century English convert to Islam
- John Nelson (lawyer), Attorney General of the United States in the 19th century
- John Nelson (martyr), Catholic priest, killed for refusal to acknowledge Queen's supremacy over Church in England
- John Nelson (merchant), American colonial figure in Boston
- John Nelson (physician), physician, president of the American Medical Association
- John Nelson (police officer), American policeman, regarded as founder of police special forces units
- John Nelson (businessman), chairman of Lloyd's of London
- John Yeates Nelson, Australian public servant