Nelsen
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Nelsen is a Norwegian or Danish surname that may also refer to:
People with the surname Nelsen
- Ancher NelsenAncher NelsenAncher Nelsen , was a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Biography:...
(1904–1992), American politician - Bill NelsenBill NelsenWilliam Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...
(born 1941), American football player and coach - Eric NelsenEric NelsenEric Nelsen is an American actor currently working on executive producer Robert De Niro's new CBS cop drama, recurring in the role of Hazzard. He is most known for originating the role of Brett Sampson in Jason Robert Brown's Broadway musical, "13", at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre...
(born 1991), American actor - Grace Nelsen Jones (1893–2006), oldest verified person born in the state of Virginia, USA
- Jane NelsenJane NelsenJane Nelsen, Ed.D., is a licensed marriage, family and child counselor in South Jordan, Utah and San Clemente, CA. She is the author or coauthor of many books on child discipline, and has also developed training workshops to complement her ideas...
, American counselor and author - Jeff NelsenJeff NelsenJeff Nelsen is a Canadian French horn player.- Biography :Hornist Jeff Nelsen was born to opera-singing pig-farming parents in Western Canada. He believes this duality contributes strongly to his unique career paths thus far. He is equally successful in both classical and contemporary genres and...
(born 1969), Canadian French horn player - Ryan NelsenRyan NelsenRyan William Nelsen, ONZM is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender, and is captain of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Nelsen captains the New Zealand national team, the All Whites. He joined Blackburn back in 2005 on a free transfer from D.C. United...
(born 1977), New Zealand footballer - Donald Nelsen, American cyclist, competed in cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuitCycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuitThe men's team pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed....
- Nels NelsenNels NelsenNels Nelsen , born Nils Johan Nilsen and sometimes incorrectly referred to as Nels Nelson, was a Norwegian-born Canadian ski jumper and later ski jumping organizer. He was among the world's best ski jumpers during the 1920s, and held the world record of 73 meters from 1925 to 1930...
(1894–1943), member of the Canadian Ski Hall of FameCanadian Ski Hall of FameThe Canadian Ski Hall of Fame was created by the Canadian Ski Museum in 1982 to honour skiing pioneers, competitors, coaches, officials, and builders.-A:*Dennis Adkin, 1983**Pierre Alain, 1984*Verne Anderson, 1990**Peter Andrews, 1994... - Rod Nelsen, creator of computer game Tharolian TunnelsTharolian TunnelsTharolian Tunnels is a 1982 computer game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Rod Nelsen and published by Datamost.-Premise:Softdisk magazine, issue 76, gives this brief description of game's premise: "Free the planet Tharolia from rule by maniacal machines." Similar in style to...
- Travis Nelsen, member of the indie folk band Okkervil RiverOkkervil RiverOkkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first...
People with given name of Nelsen
- Nelsen Fischer, Danish badminton player, winner of the 2005 Bulgarian InternationalBulgarian International (badminton)The Bulgarian International in badminton is an international open held in Bulgaria since 1985. It was halted between 1996 and 1998, and in 2000. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.-Previous winners:-External links:**...
Other uses
- Nelsen Middle SchoolNelsen Middle SchoolNelsen Middle School, is located in Renton, Washington, USA, a suburb of Seattle, and is in Renton School District 403. It is a middle school that educates around 1,130 students in grades 6-8....
, Renton, Washington, USA - Nels Nelsen Historic Area, and Nels Nelsen Ski Jump, Mount Revelstoke National ParkMount Revelstoke National ParkMount Revelstoke National Park is located adjacent to the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The park is relatively small for a national park, covering 260 square kilometres. It is located in the Selkirk Mountains and was founded in 1914...