Nelson (given name)
Nelson is an English, Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scandinavian given name, more commonly used as a surname.
It is derived from a patronymic name created from the given name "Nell".
People with the given name Nelson
A
- Nelson Abadía, Colombian football manager
- Nelson Abbott, American attorney
- Nelson Abeijón, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson Acevedo, Argentine footballer
- Nelson Acosta, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson Adams, American physician
- Nelson Adams (boxer), Puerto Rican boxer
- Nelson Aerts, Brazilian tennis player
- Nelson Agbesi, Ghanaian barrister
- Nelson Agho, Spanish footballer
- Nelson Agholor, American football player
- Nelson Agresta, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson Akwari, American soccer player
- Nelson Alaguich, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson W. Aldrich, American politician
- Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., American educator
- Nelson Algren, American writer
- Nelson Allen, American politician
- Nélson Almeida, Angolan tennis player
- Nelson Alom, Indonesian footballer
- Nelson Amadin, Dutch footballer
- Nelson Amorim Magalhães, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson Mauricio Ancheta, Salvadoran footballer and manager
- Nelson Annandale, Scottish zoologist
- Nelson Araujo, American politician
- Nélson Domingues de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson Rodríguez Arévalo, Colombian gang leader
- Nelson Asaytono, Filipino basketball player
- Nelson Ascencio, Cuban-American actor
- Nelson Asofa-Solomona, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Nelson Atiagli, Ghanaian footballer
- Nelson Avila (dancer), Argentine dancer
- Nelson Ávila (Chilean politician), Chilean politician
- Nelson Azeem, Pakistani politician
- Nelson Azevedo-Janelas, Belgian footballer
B
- Nelson Baker, American priest
- Nelson C. Baker, American civil engineer
- Nelson Ball, Canadian poet
- Nelson Ball (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Nelson Balongo, Belgian-Congolese footballer
- Nelson Barahona, Panamanian footballer
- Nelson Barbosa, Brazilian economist
- Nelson H. Barbour, American writer
- Nelson Barbudo, Brazilian politician
- Nelson Barclift, American choreographer
- Nelson Barrera, Mexican baseball player
- Nelson Cárcamo Barrera, Chilean politician
- Nelson Barrere, American politician
- Nelson B. Bartram, American army officer
- Nelson Bascome, Bermudian politician
- Nelson Estupiñán Bass, Ecuadorian writer
- Nelson Batista, Cuban dancer
- Nelson J. Beach, American surveyor
- Nelson Becerra, Peruvian footballer
- Nelson F. Beckwith, American politician and businessman
- Nelson Benítez, Argentine footballer
- Nelson Bentley, American poet
- Nelson Bernal, Paraguayan footballer
- Nélson Bertolazzi, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson Betancourt, Trinidadian cricketer
- Nelson Gordon Bigelow, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Nelson Boateng, Ghanaian sprinter
- Nelson Bolan, West Indian cricketer
- Nelson S. Bond, American writer
- Nelson Bonilla, Salvadorian footballer
- Nelson Borges (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Bornier, Brazilian lawyer and politician
- Nelson Blanco, Salvadorian footballer
- Nelson Bragg, American musician
- Nelson Brickham, American intelligence officer
- Nelson Briles, American baseball player
- Nelson Brito, Ecuadorian football manager
- Nelson V. Brittin, American soldier
- Nelson Brizuela, Paraguayan footballer
- Nelson Broms, American business executive
- Nelson Brown, American curler
- Nelson C. Brown, American professor
- Nelson Brownell, American politician
- Nelson Burbrink, American baseball player
- Nelson M. Burroughs, American prelate
- Nelson Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Bustamante, Chilean footballer
C
- Nelson Cabanillas, Peruvian footballer
- Nelson Cabrera (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Calzadilla, Venezuelan boxer
- Nelson Carmichael, American skier
- Nelson Carrero, Venezuelan footballer
- Nelson Victor Carter, English army officer
- Nelson Case, American radio announcer
- Nelson Castro (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Catalina, American basketball coach
- Nelson Cavaquinho, Brazilian singer
- Nelson Ceaser, American football player
- Nelson Cereceda, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Chabay, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson Chai, American investment banker
- Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwean politician
- Nelson Chanady, American motocross racer
- Nelson Chelle, Uruguayan basketball player
- Nelson W. Cheney, American politician
- Nelson Cherutich, Bahraini steeplechase
- Nelson Chia, Singaporean theatre director
- Nelson Chittum, American baseball player
- Nelson Chui, Peruvian engineer
- Nelson Clarke, Canadian politician
- Nelson Coates, American production designer
- Nelson Cobb, American judge
- Nelson D. Cole, American army officer and politician
- Nelson Colón, Puerto Rican basketball coach
- Nelson Cooke, Australian cellist
- Nelson M. Cooke, American entrepreneur
- Nelson Cossio, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Cowan, American psychology professor
- Nelson Cowles, American politician
- Nelson Cragg, American film director
- Nelson Crispín, Colombian Paralympic swimmer
- Nelson Cruikshank, American policy analyst
- Nelson Cruz (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Cuevas, Paraguayan footballer
- Nelson Cupello, Brazilian footballer and manager
D
- Nélson da Conceição, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson da Luz, Angolan footballer
- Nelson Dantas, Brazilian actor
- Nelson Horatio Darton, American geologist
- Nelson Davidyan, Armenian wrestler and coach
- Nelson Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Dawson, British artist
- Nelson Dean, American baseball player
- Nélson de Araújo, Brazilian writer
- Nelson Debenedet, Italian-Canadian ice hockey player
- Nelson DeCastro, American comic book artist
- Nelson Delailomaloma, Fijian politician
- Nelson de la Rosa, Dominican actor
- Nelson Dellis, American memory athlete
- Nelson del Valle, Puerto Rican politician
- Nelson Demarco, Uruguayan basketball player
- Nelson DeMille, American author
- Nelson Dewey, American politician
- Nelson Diale, South African politician
- Nelson Diaz (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Diebel, American swimmer
- Nelson Dieppa, American boxer
- Nelson S. Dilworth, American farmer and politician
- Nelson Dingley Jr., American politician and journalist
- Nelson Dladla, South African footballer
- Nelson Doi, American politician
- Nelson Dollar, American politician
- Nelson Domínguez, Cuban water polo player
- Nelson dos Santos, Brazilian sprinter
- Nelson Doubleday, American publisher
- Nelson Doubleday Jr., American businessman
- Nelson Dunford, American mathematician
E
- Nelson Eddy, American singer
- Nelson E. Edwards, American film historian
- Nelson Effiong, Nigerian politician
- Nelson Elder, Northern Irish politician
- Nelson Emerson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Nelson Erazo (athlete), Puerto Rican track athlete
- Nelson Evans, American photographer
- Nelson Évora, Portuguese triple jumper
F
- Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, Italian pianist
- Nelson Famadas, Puerto Rican businessman
- Nelson Faria, Brazilian guitarist
- Nélson Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Fernández, Cuban gymnast
- Nelson Ferreira (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Fogarty, Namibian bishop
- Nelson M. Ford, American politician
- Nelson Frank, American journalist
- Nelson Franklin, American actor
- Nelson Freire, Brazilian pianist
- Nelson Fryer, American farmer and politician
- Nelson Fu, Chinese doctor
- Nelson Fuentes, Salvadoran economist
- Nelson Fuson, American physicist
G
- Nelson Gabolwelwe, Botswanan footballer
- Nelson Gaetz, Canadian politician
- Nelson Gaichuhie, Kenyan politician
- Nélson Gama, Bissau-Guinean-Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Garner, American football player
- Nelson B. Gaskill, American politician
- Nelson Gavit, American manufacturing executive
- Nelson Geingob, Namibian footballer
- Nelson George, American writer
- Nelson F. Gibbs, American politician
- Nelson Gidding, American screenwriter
- Nelson Gill, American politician
- Nelson Glueck, American rabbi and archaeologist
- Nelson L. Goldberg, American telecommunications pioneer
- Nelson Gonçalves, Brazilian singer
- Nelson González (footballer), Argentine footballer
- Nelson González (musician), Puerto Rican tres player
- Nelson Goodman, American philosopher
- Nelson Gooneratne, Sri Lankan cricket umpire
- Nelson H. H. Graburn, British professor
- Nelson Greene (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson G. Gross, American politician
- Nelson Guarda, Brazilian rower
- Nelson Guerrero, Ecuadorian footballer
- Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
H
- Nelson Hackett, American escaped slave
- Nelson Hahne, American illustrator
- Nelson Hairston, American ecologist
- Nelson Harding, American cartoonist
- Nelson Hardwick, American politician
- Nelson Hardy, Australian rugby league footballer
- Nelson Harris, American politician
- Nelson Hart, Canadian murderer
- Nelson B. Hatch, American football coach
- Nelson Hawks, American inventor
- Nelson Heg, Malaysian badminton player
- Nelson Henricks, Canadian artist
- Nelson M. Holderman, American army officer
- Nelson K. Hopkins, American lawyer and politician
- Nelson Howarth, English footballer
- Nelson Bunker Hunt, American businessman
I
- Nelson Ibáñez, Argentine footballer
- Nelson Inz, American politician
- Nelson Illingworth, Australian sculptor
- Nelson Insfrán, Argentine footballer
- Nelson Ishiwatari, Japanese footballer
- Nelson Isaac, IT engineer
J
- Nelson Jamili, Filipino boxer
- Nelson Javier, Dominican badminton player
- Nelson Johnson, American lawyer
- Nelson T. Johnson, American ambassador
- Nelson Johnston, Cuban footballer
- Nelson Jones, American football player
K
- Nelson E. Kauffman, American bishop
- Nelson Keene, British singer
- Nelson A. Kellogg, American athlete and coach
- Nelson Keys, British actor
- Nelson P. W. Khonje, Malawian politician
- Nelson Khumbeni, English footballer
- Nelson Kiang, Chinese-American professor
- Nelson King, American disc jockey
- Nelson G. Kraschel, American politician
- Nelson Kuhn, Canadian rower
- Nelson Kwei, Singaporean conductor
- Nelson Kyeremeh, Ghanaian politician
L
- Nelson La Due, American politician
- Nelson Lam, Hong Kong politician
- Nelson Laurence, Seychellois footballer
- Nelson Ledesma, Argentine golfer
- Nelson Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Leigh, American actor
- Nelson Leirner, Brazilian artist
- Nelson Lemmon, Australian politician
- Nelson Lemus, Salvadoran religious figure
- Nélson Lenho, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Levy, French Polynesian travel executive
- Nelson Lichtenstein, American professor
- Nelson Lincoln, American sports shooter
- Nelson Liriano, Dominican baseball player
- Nélson Lisboa, Brazilian basketball player
- Nelson Lokombo, Canadian American football player
- Nelson López, Argentine footballer
- Nelson Seymour Lougheed, Canadian businessman and politician
- Nelson Loyola, Cuban fencer
- Nelson Lucas, Seychellois sprinter
- Nelson Ludington, American businessman
M
- Nelson Madore, American politician
- Nelson Maldonaldo-Torres, Puerto Rican philosopher
- Nelson Mandela, South African politician and activist
- Nelson H. Manning, American politician
- Nelson Marcenaro, Uruguayan footballer
- Nélson Marcos, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Margetts, American polo player
- Nelson Mariano, Filipino chess player
- Nelson Martin, Canadian football player
- Nelson Martinez (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Mason, Canadian racing driver
- Nelson Mathews, American baseball player
- Nelson E. Matthews, American politician
- Nelson Max, American computer scientist
- Nelson Mazivisa, Zimbabwean footballer
- Nelson McCormick (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson McDowell, American actor
- Nelson McVicar, American judge
- Nelson Medina, American Thoroughbred jockey
- Nelson Medina, Peruvian artist
- Nelson Meers, Australian politician
- Nelson Willy Mejía Mejía, Honduran military officer
- Nelson Mensah, Ghanaian footballer
- Nelson Merced, American activist and politician
- Nelson Merentes, Venezuelan mathematician
- Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
- Nelson Meurer, Brazilian politician
- Nelson Michael, American researcher
- Nelson A. Miles, American soldier
- Nélson Monte, Portuguese footballer
- Nélson Monteiro de Souza, Brazilian basketball player
- Nelson Mora, Venezuelan swimmer
- Nélson Morais, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Morales, Guatemalan footballer
- Nelson Mores, Chilean football manager
- Nelson Morgan, American computer scientist
- Nelson Morpurgo, Italian lawyer
- Nelson Morris, American entrepreneur
- Nelson Motta, Brazilian journalist
- Nelson Muguku, Kenyan entrepreneur
- Nelson Müller, German restaurateur
- Nelson Munganga, Congolese footballer
- Nelson Munsey, American football player
N
- Nelson Navarro, Curaçaoan politician
- Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer
- Nelson Ne'e, Solomon Islands politician
- Nelson Nhamussua, Mozambican basketball player
- Nelson Nieves, Venezuelan fencer
- Nelson Nitchman, American athletic coach
- Nelson Nogier, Canadian ice hockey player
- Nelson Norgren, American athletic coach
- Nelson Norman, American baseball player
- Nelson I. Norton, American politician
- Nelson R. Norton, American politician
O
- Nelson Obus, American businessman
- Nelson Odhiambo, Kenyan cricketer
- Nelson Oduber, Aruban politician
- Nelson Ogunshakin, British-Nigerian engineer
- Nelson Olanipekun, Nigerian lawyer
- Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Olmsted, American actor
- Nelson Olveira, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson Ombito, Kenyan judoka
- Nelson Onana, Belgian field hockey player
- Nelson Oñate, Cuban sports shooter
- Nelson Onono-Onweng, Ugandan bishop
- Nelson Orji, Nigerian footballer
- Nelson Orozco, Bolivian footballer
- Nelson Oyarzún, Chilean football manager
- Nelson M. Oyesiku, Nigerian neurosurgeon
- Nelson Oyoo, Kenyan rugby sevens footballer
P
- Nelson Silva Pacheco, Colombian footballer
- Nelson Palacio, Colombian footballer
- Nelson Panciatici, French racing driver
- Nelson Papucci, American politician
- Nelson Parraguez, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Pass, American audio designer
- Nelson Pedetti, Uruguayan footballer
- Nélson Pedroso, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Peltz, American businessman
- Nélson Pereira, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian film director
- Nelson J. Pérez, American prelate
- Nélson Pescuma, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson Pessoa, Brazilian equestrian
- Nelson Peterson, American football player
- Nelson Philippe, French race car driver
- Nelson Phillips, American judge
- Nelson Pinder, American minister
- Nelson Pinedo, Colombian singer
- Nelson Pinto, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Piquet (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Pizarro, American soccer player
- Nelson Pizarro (Chilean footballer), Chilean footballer
- Nelson W. Polsby, American political scientist
- Nelson D. Porter, Canadian politician
- Nelson Thomas Potter Jr., American philosopher
- Nelson Poynter, American publisher
- Nelson A. Primus, American artist
- Nelson Proença, Brazilian businessman and politician
- Nelson Prudêncio, Brazilian athlete
- Nélson Purchio, Brazilian footballer
Q
- Nelson Quan, Chinese-American film editor
- Nelson Quiñónes, Colombian footballer
R
- Nelson Rada, Venezuelan baseball player
- Nelson Rae, American actor
- Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez, Colombian prelate
- Nelson Ramodike, South African politician
- Nelson Ramos (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson Rand, Canadian journalist
- Nelson Rangell, American jazz musician
- Nelson Rattenbury, Canadian politician
- Nelson Rebolledo, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Repenning, American business scholar
- Nelson Ribeiro, Brazilian rower
- Nelson Riddle, American bandleader
- Nelson Riis, Canadian politician and businessman
- Nelson Rising, American businessman
- Nelson Ritsema, Dutch rower
- Nelson Rivas, Colombian footballer
- Nelson Rockefeller, American politician
- Nelson Rodrigues, Brazilian playwright
- Nelson Rodríguez (boxer), Venezuelan boxer
- Nelson S. Román, American judge
- Nelson Royal, American professional wrestler
- Nelson Ruiz, Venezuelan boxer
- Nelson Somerville Rulison, American bishop
- Nelson Russell, Northern Irish soldier
- Nelson Ruttenberg, American lawyer and politician
S
- Nélson Saavedra, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Saenz, Cuban taekwondo practitioner
- Nelson Saiers, American artist and mathematician
- Nelson Saldana, American cyclist
- Nelson Samkange, Zimbabwean politician
- Nélson Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson León Sánchez, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Ponce Sánchez, Cuban illustrator
- Nelson Sanhueza, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Sandoval, Chilean footballer
- Nelson San Martín, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Santana, Brazilian medical patient
- Nelson Santovenia, American baseball player
- Nelson Sardelli, Italian-Brazilian comedian
- Nelson Sardenberg, Brazilian karate fighter
- Nelson Sardinha, Angolan basketball player
- Nelson Sargento, Brazilian musician
- Nelson Saúte, Mozambican writer
- Nelson Schwenke, Chilean singer
- Nelson Searcy, American minister
- Nélson Semedo, Portuguese footballer
- Nelson Semperena, Uruguayan footballer
- Nelson Senkatuka, Ugandan footballer
- Nelson Rodríguez Serna, Colombian cyclist
- Nelson Serrano, Ecuadorian businessman
- Nelson Setimani, South African cricketer
- Nelson Sewankambo, Ugandan physician
- Nelson Shanks, American painter
- Nelson Sharpe, American judge
- Nelson Shin, Korean film executive
- Nelson Shoemaker, Canadian politician
- Nelson Silva, Portuguese politician
- Nelson Silva Pacheco, Uruguayan-born Colombian footballer
- Nelson Simmons, American baseball player
- Nelson Simões, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson D. Simons, American native leader
- Nelson Sing, Timorese footballer
- Nelson Skalbania, Canadian engineer
- Nelson Solórzano, Venezuelan basketball player
- Nelson Sossa, Bolivian footballer
- Nelson Soto, Chilean footballer and manager
- Nelson Soto (cyclist), Colombian cyclist
- Nelson Spencer, Canadian merchant
- Nelson Spruce, American football player
- Nelson Stacy, American race car driver
- Nelson Stevens, American artist
- Nelson Stokley, American football player
- Nelson Stoll, American sound engineer
- Nelson Stone, Papua New Guinean runner
- Nelson Story, American rancher
- Nelson Story Jr., American politician
- Nelson R. Strong, American politician
- Nelson Suárez, Ecuadorian diver
- Nelson Sullivan, American videographer
T
- Nelson Tapia, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Ferebee Taylor, American lawyer
- Nelson Teich, Brazilian oncologist
- Nelson Terán, Mexican composer
- Nelson Thall, Canadian media scientist
- Nelson Thomas, American baseball player
- Nelson B. Tinnin, American politician
- Nelson Toburen, American football player
- Nelson Torno, Argentine sports shooter
- Nelson Torres, Chilean footballer
- Nelson Townsend, American athletic administrator
- Nelson Trad Sr., Brazilian lawyer and politician
- Nelson Trad Filho, Brazilian politician
- Nelson Wesley Trout, American bishop
- Nelson Trujillo, Venezuelan boxer
- Nelson Tyler, American engineer
V
- Nelson Vails, American cyclist
- Nelson Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
- Nelson H. Van Vorhes, American politician
- Nelson Vargas, American soccer player and coach
- Nélson Vargas, Colombian cyclist
- Nélson Veiga, Cape Verdean footballer
- Nelson Veilleux, Canadian professional wrestler
- Nelson Venkatesan, Indian film director
- Nelson Villagra, Chilean actor
- Nelson Vivas, Argentinian footballer
W
- Nelson Wallulatum, Native American chief
- Nelson Wang, Chinese-Indian restaurateur
- Nelson W. Ward, American army officer
- Nelson J. Waterbury, American politician and lawyer
- Nelson Weiper, German footballer
- Nelson Wheatcroft, English actor
- Nelson E. Whitaker, American businessman and politician
- Nelson Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nelson W. Winbush, American educator
- Nelson Wolff, American politician
- Nelson Woss, Australian film producer
- Nelson Ikon Wu, Chinese-American writer
X
- Nelson Xavier, Brazilian actor
Y
- Nelson Torres Yordán, Puerto Rican politician
Z
- Nelson Zamora, Uruguayan runner
- Nelson Ryan Zamora, Canadian soccer player
- Nelson Zeglio, Brazilian footballer
- Nelson Zelaya, Paraguayan footballer
Fictional characters
- Nelson (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
- Nelson, a Canada goose in the 2006 Disney animated film The Wild
- Nelson, a ballast tractor in the preschool TV series Thomas & Friends
- Nelson Gabriel, a character in The Archers
- Nelson Lee (detective), a character in various British story papers
- Nelson Muntz, a character in The Simpsons
- Nelson Tethers, a character in Puzzle Agent
- Nelson Van Alden, a character in Boardwalk Empire
- Nelson van Sloan, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone
- Nelson de Glusset, a character in ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''