Richard Nelson

• Richard Nelson (author), anthropologist and writer
• Richard H. Nelson, Episcopal bishop in America
• Richard Nelson (lighting designer), American lighting designer
• Richard Nelson (playwright), American playwright and librettist
• Richard A. Nelson, vice admiral and surgeon general in the United States Navy
• Richard D. Nelson, American Old Testament scholar
• Richard M. Nelson, American politician
• Richard R. Nelson, American professor of economics at Columbia University
• Richard Christian Nelson, American artist and musician
• Anthony Nelson (politician), former British Conservative politician
• Richard Nelson, a fictional character in the film Poseidon
• Ricky Nelson, American singer
• Ricky Nelson (baseball), former Major League Baseball outfielder
• Rick Nelson (politician), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Rick "The Stick" Nelson, one of the characters of Glee
• Rick Nelson, contestant on ''Survivor: South Pacific''