Nelson (surname)
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Nelson is a family name
. Within the United States
, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname of 88799 listed.
It is in origin a patronymic
meaning "son of Nels" (Scandinavia
n) or "son of Nell" (Irish
). Many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
, also known as Lord Nelson, a British admiral known for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars.
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
. Within the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname of 88799 listed.
It is in origin a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
meaning "son of Nels" (Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n) or "son of Nell" (Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
). Many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of...
, also known as Lord Nelson, a British admiral known for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars.
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- Adam NelsonAdam NelsonAdam Nelson is an elite American shotputter. A 1997 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Nelson has competed in two Olympic Games...
, American shotputter - Al NelsonAl NelsonAlbert "Al" Nelson is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was drafted in the third round of the 1965 NFL Draft...
, American football cornerback - Alberta NelsonAlberta NelsonAlberta Nelson was an American television and film actress. She was born on August 14, 1937, and attended Villa Maria Academy and later graduated from Andrews High School for Girls in Willoughby, Ohio...
, American television actress - Alexander NelsonAlexander NelsonAlexander Lloyd Nelson is a sprint athlete who represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland.During the Beijing World Junior Championships he picked up two bronze medals, in 200 metres and 4 x 100 metre relay. He has a personal best of 6.78 in 60 metres, 10.31 in 100 metres and 20.49 in 200 metres...
, British sprint athlete - Alice Nelson, fictional housekeeper to the Brady Bunch
- Alice Dunbar NelsonAlice Dunbar NelsonAlice Ruth Moore Dunbar Nelson was an American poet, journalist and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem Renaissance...
, American poet, journalist and political activist. - Allison NelsonAllison NelsonAllison Nelson was the ninth mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, as well as a brigadier general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War....
, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia - Andrew NelsonAndrew NelsonAndrew Nathaniel Nelson was an American missionary and scholar of East Asian languages and literature, best-known for his work in Japanese lexicography....
, American missionary - Ann NelsonAnn NelsonThis article is for Ann Elizabeth Nelson the physicist, not actress Ann Nelson who played Mrs. Berg on Fame . Ann Elizabeth Nelson is a particle physicist at the University of Washington. She was a student of Howard Georgi and has been a member of the university's Particle Theory Group since 1994...
, particle physicist - Anthony NelsonAnthony NelsonRichard Anthony Nelson is a former British Conservative politician. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ's College, Cambridge...
, British Conservative politician - Antonya NelsonAntonya NelsonAntonya Nelson is an American author and teacher of creative writing who writes primarily short stories.-Life and education:Antonya Nelson was born January 6, 1961 in Wichita, Kansas....
, American author - Arthur E. NelsonArthur E. NelsonArthur Emanuel Nelson was an American lawyer and politician.He graduated from Macalester College in 1912 and William Mitchell College of Law in 1915. He also served briefly in the U.S. Army from August to November 1918.Nelson was elected Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1922. He served one...
, American politician - Azumah NelsonAzumah NelsonAzumah Nelson , a native of Ghana, is a former professional boxer. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes.Nelson is the former Lineal and two-time WBC Super Featherweight Champion...
, boxer
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- Baby Face NelsonBaby Face NelsonLester Joseph Gillis , known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber and murderer in the 1930s. Gillis was known as Baby Face Nelson, a name given to him due to his youthful appearance and small stature...
- Barry NelsonBarry NelsonBarry Nelson was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond.-Early life:...
, American actor - Barry Nelson (rugby league)
- Ben NelsonBen NelsonEarl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....
, U.S. Senator - Bill NelsonBill NelsonClarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
(born 1942), U.S. senator for Florida - Bill Nelson (musician)Bill Nelson (musician)Bill Nelson is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter and experimental musician...
(born 1948), UK musician - Billy Bass NelsonBilly Bass NelsonWilliam "Billy Bass" Nelson is a U.S. musician, who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic....
(born 1951), U.S. musician, member of the P-funk all stars - Brad NelsonBrad NelsonBradley John Nelson is a Minor League Baseball player who is currently in the Texas Rangers organization. He has played primarily first base and outfield. When he is not playing defensively he also serves as a designated hitter.-High school:Nelson played high school baseball at Bishop Garrigan...
, Major League Baseball player - Brendan NelsonBrendan NelsonDr Brendan John Nelson is a former Australian politician and former federal Opposition leader. He served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives from the 1996 federal election until 19 October 2009 as the Liberal member for Bradfield, a northern Sydney seat...
(born 1958), Australian member for Bradfield and former Leader of the Opposition - Brian Nelson (disambiguation)
- Bruce Nelson (historian)Bruce Nelson (historian)Joseph Bruce Nelson is a professor of history at Dartmouth College. He is a noted labor historian and scholar of the history of the concepts of race and class in the United States and among Western European immigrants to the U.S....
- Bruce Nelson (naval architect)Bruce Nelson (naval architect)Bruce Nelson is a University of Michigan graduate in Naval Architecture. He has been most notable as a principal yacht designer for the America’s Cup contenders and America One challenge. Nelson is a veteran America's Cup racer as well as designer, he teamed with Dennis Conner on three Stars &...
- Bruce Jay NelsonBruce Jay NelsonBruce Jay Nelson was an American computer scientist best known as the inventor of the remote procedure call concept for computer network communications....
, inventor - Buck NelsonBuck NelsonBuck Nelson was an American farmer who claimed to have had an encounter with an unidentified flying object and its humanoid crew in 1954 while living in Missouri.- Claim :...
, UFO incident - Byron NelsonByron NelsonJohn Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
, American PGA Tour golfer
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- Carey NelsonCarey NelsonCarey Nelson is a former long-distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the resident of Vancouver, British Columbia finished the men's marathon in 35th place .-Achievements:-References:*...
, long-distance runner - Charles P. NelsonCharles P. NelsonFor the U.S. representative from Maine, see Charles P. Nelson Charles Preston Nelson was an officer of the United States Navy. He would attain the rank of Rear Admiral by the end of his career...
(1877–1935), U.S admiral - Cindy NelsonCindy NelsonCynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson...
, American alpine ski racer - Craig T. NelsonCraig T. NelsonCraig Theodore Nelson is an American actor. He is probably best known for his Emmy-winning roles as Hayden Fox on the TV series Coach, and as Steve Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist. He also starred in The Incredibles in 2004 as Mr...
, American actor
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- Darrin NelsonDarrin NelsonDarren Milo Nelson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League....
, American football player - Dave NelsonDave NelsonDavid Earl Nelson is a former Major League Baseball player and one of the current broadcasters for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team on Fox Sports Wisconsin...
, Major League Baseball player - David Nelson (actor)David Nelson (actor)David Oswald Nelson was an American actor, director, producer. He was the elder son of bandleader/TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard and the older brother of singer Eric "Ricky" Nelson.-Career:...
, American actor, appeared in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - David Nelson (musician)David Nelson (musician)David Nelson is an American guitarist and musician.Although he started his musical career playing folk and bluegrass music Nelson is probably best known as one of the original members of psychedelic country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage...
, American musician - David Nelson (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- David M. NelsonDavid M. NelsonDavid Moir Nelson was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, author, and authority on college football playing rules...
, college football coach - Don NelsonDon NelsonDonald Arvid "Don" Nelson is a former NBA player and head coach. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors....
, National Basketball Association head coach - Donnie NelsonDonnie NelsonDonnie Nelson is the General Manager and president of basketball operations for the NBA team the Dallas Mavericks. Donnie attended Worcester Academy for High School. He is the son of Don Nelson, the former head coach of the Golden State Warriors...
, general manager [sic]
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- Earle NelsonEarle NelsonEarle Leonard Nelson aka The Gorilla Killer was an American serial killer.Nelson's childhood was a difficult one. His mother and father both died of syphilis before Nelson turned two. He was subsequently sent to be raised by his maternal grandmother, a devout Pentecostal...
, American serial killer. - Ed NelsonEd NelsonEdwin Stafford Nelson is an American actor.Nelson has appeared in numerous television shows, more than fifty motion pictures, and hundreds of stage productions. Until 2005, he was teaching acting and screenwriting in his native New Orleans at two local universities there...
, American actor - Edmund Nelson, American football defensive lineman
- Edmund Nelson (clergyman)Edmund Nelson (clergyman)Reverend Edmund Nelson was an Anglican clergyman during the eighteenth century, most famous as the father of Horatio Nelson.-Early life and family:...
- Edward NelsonEdward NelsonEdward Nelson is a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University. He is known for his work on mathematical physics and mathematical logic...
, maths professor - Edward William NelsonEdward William NelsonEdward William Nelson was an American naturalist and ethnologist. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1871 together with his family, he became homeless due to the Chicago Fire....
, American naturalist and ethnologist - Emma NelsonEmma NelsonEmma Nelson is a fictional student on the Degrassi: The Next Generation television series, having originated in the series' precursor, Degrassi Junior High. She is portrayed as an adolescent and adult by Miriam McDonald....
fictional character on Degrassi: The Next Generation television series
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- Foggy NelsonFoggy NelsonFranklin P. "Foggy" Nelson is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Daredevil ; Foggy is Matt's best friend. The character was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett....
, fictional character - Francis NelsonFrancis NelsonFrancis Nelson was a man versed in practically all sports. Though perhaps best known for his interests in Thoroughbreds, his interests were diversified and he became a bulwark of the Ontario Hockey Association in its struggling years...
, "Legend of Hockey" - Frank Nelson (disambiguation)
- Franklin Nelson, American figure skater
- Frederick NelsonFrederick NelsonFrederick Nelson was professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. His areas of professional interest included acoustics, vibration, shock and rotordynamics. He wrote or co-authored more than 50 articles in professional...
, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering
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- Gary Nelson (disambiguation)
- Garry NelsonGarry NelsonGarry Paul Nelson is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Southend United, Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic and Torquay United between 1979 and 1997. He played as a striker or on the left wing...
, English footballer - Gaylord NelsonGaylord NelsonGaylord Anton Nelson was an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the principal founder of Earth Day.-Public service and leadership:...
, American Democratic politician - Gene NelsonGene NelsonGene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director.-Biography:Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he moved to Seattle when he was one year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films when he was a child...
, American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. - Gene Nelson (baseball)Gene Nelson (baseball)Wayland Eugene Nelson , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1981 to 1993. After beginning his career as a starting pitcher with the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, Nelson gradually converted to a relief role starting in 1983...
- George Nelson (astronaut)George Nelson (astronaut)George Driver "Pinky" Nelson is a former NASA astronaut.Nelson was born in Charles City, Iowa, but considers Willmar, Minnesota, to be his hometown. His wife Susie is from Alhambra, California. They have two daughters, Aimee and Marti....
- George Nelson (designer)George Nelson (designer)George Nelson was a noted American industrial designer, and one of the founders of American Modernism. While Director of Design for the Herman Miller furniture company both Nelson, and his design studio, George Nelson Associates, Inc., designed much of the 20th century's most iconic modernist...
- George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of StaffordGeorge Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of StaffordGeorge Horatio Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford , known as Sir George Nelson, 1st Baronet, from 1955 to 1960, was a British engineer, the chairman of the firm English Electric....
- Graham NelsonGraham NelsonGraham A. Nelson is a British mathematician and poet and the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction games. He has also authored several IF games, including the acclaimed Curses and Jigsaw , using the experience of writing Curses in particular to expand the range of...
, British mathematician and poet - Greg Nelson and Jenny GardnerGreg Nelson and Jenny GardnerGreg Nelson and Jenny Gardner are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American soap opera All My Children.Greg was portrayed by Laurence Lau, and Jenny was portrayed by actress Kim Delaney....
, fictional characters - Gunnar NelsonGunnar NelsonGunnar Eric Nelson is an American musician, singer, and songwriter and international multi-platinum recording artist.-Family:...
, American musician, singer, and songwriter
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- Harold Nelson (illustrator)
- Harold George Nelson, Australian politician
- Harold "H" Nelson, English cycling coach
- Harriet NelsonHarriet NelsonHarriet Nelson was an American singer and actress. Nelson is best known for her role on the long-running sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.-Early life and career:...
, American singer and actress - Harriman NelsonHarriman NelsonAdmiral Harriman Nelson was a fictional character first played by Walter Pidgeon in the 1961 science fiction film, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and later played by Richard Basehart in the 1964-1968 ABC television series of the same title. Both the film and the series were set in the...
, fictional character in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Haywood NelsonHaywood NelsonHaywood Nelson is an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!!, and its spin-off series What's Happening Now!!...
, American actor - Henry Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of StaffordHenry Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of StaffordHenry George Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford was an English engineer.The son of George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford, Nelson attended the University of Cambridge. He then worked for his father's company English Electric, becoming Chairman on his father's death in 1962...
- Holly NelsonHolly NelsonHolly Nelson is a Canadian writer, poet, activist and print reporter. She served as leader of the Green Party of Manitoba from 2005 to 2006.- Early life and career :...
, Canadian writer, poet, activist - Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of...
(1758-1805), British Vice-Admiral - Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl NelsonHoratio Nelson, 3rd Earl NelsonHoratio Nelson, 3rd Earl Nelson was a British politician.He was the son of Thomas Bolton by his wife Frances Elizabeth Eyre. On 28 February 1835 his father inherited the title Earl Nelson from William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson and adopted the surname of Nelson...
(1823–1913), British politician - Howard NelsonHoward NelsonHoward Nelson, Ph.D. is a Trinidadian ecologist and wildlife biologist. He is currently the CEO and Conservation Manager at the Asa Wright Nature Centre located in the Arima Valley in Trinidad's Northern Range....
, Trinidadian ecologist and wildlife biologist - Hugh Nelson (disambiguation)Hugh Nelson (disambiguation)Hugh Nelson may refer to:*Hugh Nelson , Premier of Queensland, Australia*Hugh Nelson , U.S. politician*Hugh Nelson , Canadian politician...
- Hugh NelsonHugh NelsonSir Hugh Muir Nelson, KCMG was Premier of Queensland from 1893 to 1898.Nelson was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland. His father, Dr William Lambie Nelson, was elected to the first Queensland parliament in 1860 but was unseated because he was a minister of religion...
, Premier of Queensland - Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)Hugh Nelson was a Canadian parliamentarian and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.Born in his father's residence, Shire Cottage in Inagheramore, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Robert Nelson, Esq. and Frances Quinn, he emigrated to California in 1854...
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- Jameer NelsonJameer NelsonJameer Nelson is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University and was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets but was traded to the Orlando Magic, where he has played for his...
, American professional basketball player - James Nelson (disambiguation)
- Jane NelsonJane Nelson-Biography:Jane Gray Nelsonis a businesswoman and former teacher who represents Texas Senate District 12, encompassing parts of Denton and Tarrant counties...
, Texas Senate member - Jay NelsonJay NelsonJay Nelson spent most of his career in radio, although he did a brief stint on television in the early 1960s. He was married twice and had four children. His son Kevin is one of the morning hosts on Majic 100 in Ottawa, Ontario.He started in radio at WRIT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1955...
, radio - Jeff Nelson (disambiguation)
- Jeremiah NelsonJeremiah NelsonJeremiah Nelson, was a Representative from Massachusetts.Nelson was born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, September 14, 1769 to Solomon and Elizabeth Nelson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790...
, Massachusetts Representative - Jerry NelsonJerry NelsonJerry Nelson is an American Muppet puppeteer, known for his wide range of characters, singing abilities, and his frequent partnership with Richard Hunt.-Early years:...
, Muppet puppeteer - Jez NelsonJez Nelson-Education:Nelson was educated at Dulwich College , followed by the University of London, during which time he first became a DJ.-Career:...
, jazz broadcaster and television producer - Jill NelsonJill NelsonJill Nelson is a prominent African American journalist and novelist. She has written several books, including the autobiographical Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience, which won an American Book Award, and is currently Professor of Journalism at the City College of New York.Jill...
, African American journalist and novelist. - Jimmy Nelson (disambiguation)
- Joe NelsonJoe NelsonJoseph George Nelson is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He is known mainly for his "Vulcan" change up.-High school:...
, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball - John Nelson (disambiguation)
- Johnny NelsonJohnny NelsonIvanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson is a former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He was the WBO cruiserweight champion for over six years, having successfully defended the title 13 times. Nelson also held the European and British cruiserweight titles...
, World Champion boxer - Jordy NelsonJordy NelsonJordy Ray Nelson is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State....
, American professional football player - Juanita Morrow Nelson, American activist and war tax resister
- Judd NelsonJudd NelsonJudd Asher Nelson is an American actor. He is best known for being a member of the "Brat Pack" in the mid-1980s; and for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St...
, American actor - Judy NelsonJudy NelsonJudy Hill Nelson is an author best known for her 1983-1991 romance with and eventual palimony suit against women's tennis star Martina Navratilova. After their break-up, Ms. Nelson authored the books Love Match: Nelson vs...
, ex-partner of Martina Navratilova - Julie Nelson (disambiguation)
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- Karl NelsonKarl NelsonKarl Stuart Nelson was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was a member of the 1986 Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI. He missed the 1987 season due to illness . Nelson played college football at Iowa State University...
, American football offensive tackle - Kay NelsonKay NelsonKay Nelson was a Hollywood costume designer whose first film was Up in Mabel's Room in 1944. Over the next 17 years she provided the costumes for such films as Leave Her to Heaven , Boomerang, Miracle on 34th Street and Gentleman's Agreement and A Letter to Three Wives .She was nominated for an...
, Hollywood costume designer - Keith Nelson (disambiguation), several people
- Ken Nelson (British record producer), a British music producer
- Ken Nelson (United States record producer)Ken Nelson (United States record producer)Kenneth F. Nelson was a American record producer and A & R man for Capitol Records.-Early life:Born in Caledonia, Minnesota, at the age of 14, Nelson made his radio single debut as a singer in 1925...
, United States country music producer - Kent C. "Oz" Nelson, CEO United Parcel Service
- Kirsten NelsonKirsten NelsonKirsten Nelson is an American actress. Born in Oklahoma, though raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and became a founding member of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles. She currently stars in the USA Network dramedy Psych, where her character,...
, American actress - Knute NelsonKnute NelsonKnute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
, 12th Governor of Minnesota - Kristin NelsonKristin NelsonKristin Nelson, also Kristin Nelson Tinker, is an American primitive painter, actor, and author. She was married to Rick Nelson.-Early life:...
, American primitive painter and author
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- Larry NelsonLarry NelsonLarry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Acworth, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta...
, American professional golfer - Lauritz NelsonLauritz NelsonLauritz Nelson was a sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
, American Medal of Honor recipient - Lee Nelson (disambiguation), several people
- Leonard NelsonLeonard NelsonLeonard Nelson was a German mathematician and philosopher. He was part of the Neo-Friesian School and a friend of the mathematician David Hilbert, and devised the Grelling–Nelson paradox with Kurt Grelling...
, German mathematician and philosopher
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- Marc NelsonMarc NelsonMarc Nelson is an American singer. His mother was the late R&B/Dance singer Phyllis Nelson, known for the songs 'I Like You' and 'Move Closer'. He was an original member of Boyz II Men while still attending Philadelphia's High School of Performing Arts...
, American singer
- Matthew NelsonMatthew NelsonMatthew Gray Nelson is an American singer-songwriter, musician and international multi-platinum recording artist. He is the son of actress Kristin Harmon and the late teen idol Ricky Nelson. Along with his twin brother Gunnar, he has been a member of Nelson since 1990. Their single, " Love and...
, American singer/songwriter/musician - Melody NelsonMelody NelsonMelody Nelson is the fictional subject of a concept album, Histoire de Melody Nelson, by French musician Serge Gainsbourg.Similar in concept to, if not based on, the infamous Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita, the plot of the album concerns the protagonist's brief relationship with a teenage English...
, fictional character - Michael Nelson (disambiguation), several people including those named "Mike Nelson"
- Morley NelsonMorley NelsonMorlan "Morley" Nelson was an American falconer and educator. He is best known as a seminal influence on raptor conservation in the Western United States.-Early life:...
, falconer and educator
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- Ned NelsonNed NelsonNed Nelson was an American college baseball and basketball player.-Baseball:Nelson was elected to the University of Washington Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1931 he became the first Washington Husky to be named an All-American at first base...
, American college baseball and basketball player - Nikki NelsonNikki NelsonNikki Nelson is an American country music singer. At the age of 7, her family moved to Topaz Lake, Nevada. In 1991, she replaced Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist for the band Highway 101, and their first album together was that year's Bing Bang Boom...
, American country music singer.
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- Olaf Frederick NelsonOlaf Frederick NelsonTaisi Olaf Frederick Nelson, , also known as Taisi Olaf, was a successful businessman and one of the founding leaders of the Mau movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule....
, founding leader of the Mau movement for Samoan independence - Oliver NelsonOliver NelsonOliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer.-Early life and career:...
, jazz musician - Oscar Frederick NelsonOscar Frederick NelsonOscar Frederick Nelson was a machinist's mate first class serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
, American Medal of Honor recipient - Otto L. Nelson, Jr.Otto L. Nelson, Jr.Otto Lauren Nelson, Jr. was a soldier in the US Army.Nelson graduated from West Point in 1924 and was commissioned in the Infantry branch. In 1932 he took a Master of Arts from Columbia University. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1938 and took a Ph.D...
, US soldier - Ozzie NelsonOzzie NelsonOswald George "Ozzie" Nelson was an American entertainer and band leader who originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet radio and television series with his wife and two sons.-Early life:...
, American entertainer and band leader
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- Paul Nelson (disambiguation)
- Peter Nelson, American actor
- Phyllis NelsonPhyllis NelsonPhyllis Nelson was an American singer, most famous for her UK chart-topping recording, "Move Closer". Her son is the R&B singer and record producer, Marc Nelson.-Career:...
, American singer - Prince (musician)Prince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, Prince Rogers Nelson
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- Ralph NelsonRalph NelsonRalph Nelson was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor.-Life and career:...
, American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor - Ray NelsonRay NelsonRadell Faraday "Ray" Nelson is an American science fiction author and cartoonist most famous for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", which was later used by John Carpenter as the basis for his 1988 film They Live....
, science fiction author and cartoonist - Rebecca J. NelsonRebecca J. NelsonRebecca Nelson , B.A. Swarthmore College, 1982, Ph.D. University of Washington, 1988 . Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and International Agriculture at Cornell University. She is also Program Director for The McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program...
, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and International Agriculture at Cornell University - Richard Nelson (author)Richard Nelson (author)Richard K. Nelson is a cultural anthropologist and writer whose work has focused primarily on the indigenous cultures of Alaska and, more generally, the relationships between people and nature.He is the host to a public radio series called Encounters aired nationally.Nelson was born and raised in...
, anthropologist and writer - Ricky NelsonRicky NelsonEric Hilliard Nelson , better known as Ricky Nelson or Rick Nelson, was an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor...
, American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor - Ricky Nelson (baseball)
- Rob NelsonRob NelsonRobert Augustus Nelson is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of five seasons in the majors, from until , for the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres.-Sources:...
(born 1964), former Major League Baseball first baseman - Rob Nelson (reporter)Rob Nelson (reporter)Rob Nelson is currently co-anchor of the overnight news programs World News Now and America This Morning on ABC, joining Vinita Nair on July 12, 2010, then co-anchoring with Peggy Bunker February 21, 2011 to July 22, 2011...
, American news reporter - Rob Nelson (talk show host)Rob Nelson (talk show host)Rob Nelson is an American television personality, radio host and political activist.Nelson is known for being one of the founders of Lead or Leave a political action group that focused on reducing the deficit...
, American talk show host - Robert Nelson (disambiguation)
- Rocky NelsonRocky NelsonGlenn Richard "Rocky" Nelson was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals , Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago White Sox , Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians .A native of Portsmouth, Ohio, Nelson batted and threw left-handed...
, American professional baseball player - Roger D. NelsonRoger D. NelsonRoger D. Nelson is the director of the Global Consciousness Project , an international, multi-laboratory collaboration founded in 1997 to study collective consciousness. From 1980 to 2002, he was Coordinator of Research at the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory at Princeton...
, director of the Global Consciousness Project - Ron NelsonRon NelsonRon Nelson is a composer of both classical and popular music and a retired music academic.-Biography:A native of Joliet, Illinois, Ron Nelson was born December 14, 1929. He studied composition at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester earning a bachelor's degree in 1952, a...
, classical and popular music composer - Rosemary NelsonRosemary NelsonRosemary Nelson was a prominent Northern Irish human rights lawyer who was killed by a loyalist paramilitary group in 1999...
, Irish Human Rights Lawyer - Russ NelsonRuss NelsonRussell "Russ" Nelson is an American computer programmer. He was a founding board member of the Open Source Initiative and briefly served as its president in 2005.-Career:...
, American computer programmer - Russell M. NelsonRussell M. NelsonRussell Marion Nelson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon.-Medical career:...
, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles - Ruth NelsonRuth NelsonRuth N. Nelson is the former head women’s volleyball coach at University of Iowa , Louisiana State University University of Houston and George Williams College ....
, women’s volleyball coach at University of Iowa
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- Sammy NelsonSammy NelsonSamuel "Sammy" Nelson is a Northern Ireland former football player, who joined London club Arsenal on his 17th birthday in 1966....
, Northern Ireland former football player - Samuel NelsonSamuel NelsonSamuel Nelson was an American attorney and an Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States....
(1792-1873), American attorney and Supreme Court justice - Sandy NelsonSandy NelsonSandy Nelson is an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and was a session drummer on many other well-known hits, and released over 30 albums.-Career:His first recording, with a band called The Renegades Sandy...
, rock drummer - Scott NelsonScott NelsonScott Anthony Murray Nelson is a New Zealand athlete specialising in race walking. He competed for New Zealand at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze in the 30 km road walk...
, New Zealand race walker - Sean NelsonSean NelsonSean Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, notable as the frontman for the alternative rock group Harvey Danger.- Career :...
, British singer best known for her performances with Massive Attack - Shara NelsonShara NelsonShara Nelson is a British singer and songwriter. She is notable for her work with the band Massive Attack in the early 1990s, and for her solo career in which she garnered five UK Top 40 hit singles...
, singer and musician - Shawn NelsonShawn NelsonShawn Timothy Nelson was a U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole a M60 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory in San Diego, California and went on a rampage on May 18, 1995, destroying cars, fire hydrants, and an RV before being shot by police.-Prior to the...
, tank rampage - Simeon NelsonSimeon NelsonSimeon Nelson is an Australian sculptor and transdisciplinary artist.Nelson was born in England in 1964 and came to Australia in 1967. Since 2001 he has lived and worked in London...
, Australian sculptor - Simon Nelson-Cook, fictional character
- Steady NelsonSteady NelsonHorace Steadman "Steady" Nelson , born in Jefferson, Texas, was a 20th century American musician who specialized in Jazz and Swing during the Big Band era. He recorded over 60 sessions on trumpet and vocals with Woody Herman, Hal McIntyre, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Horace Hiedt, the NBC Radio...
, American musician - Stephen L. NelsonStephen L. NelsonStephen L. Nelson is the author of more than 160 books about using personal computers, including Quicken for Dummies, QuickBooks for Dummies, MBA's Guide to Microsoft Excel, and Excel Data Analysis for Dummies...
, author - Steve Nelson (Adult Industry News http://AINews.com founder)
- Steve Nelson (American football)
- Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)Steve Nelson is an American vibraphonist, and has been a member of Dave Holland's Quintet and Big Band for over a decade. He graduated from Rutgers University with both Master's and Bachelor's degrees in music, and his teaching activities have included a position at Princeton University...
- Stewart Nelson (disambiguation)
- Stuart NelsonStuart NelsonStuart James Nelson is an English footballer who plays for Notts County as a goalkeeper.-Career:Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Nelson started his career at Cheltenham youth club FC Battledown. County Cup success led to him being spotted by Northern Premier League side Hucknall Town after a spell...
, English professional footballer - Susan Richard NelsonSusan Richard NelsonSusan Richard Nelson is an American lawyer and District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She has served in this position since December 2010, prior to which she served as a United States magistrate judge with the same court.-Early life and...
, American lawyer and judge
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- Tara NelsonTara NelsonTara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
, Canadian television journalist and news anchor - Ted NelsonTed NelsonTheodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology. He coined the terms "hypertext" and "hypermedia" in 1963 and published it in 1965...
, American sociologist and philosopher - Thomas Nelson, Jr.Thomas Nelson, Jr.Thomas Nelson, Jr. was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the...
(1738–1789), American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia - Thomas Nelson PageThomas Nelson PageThomas Nelson Page was a lawyer and American writer. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to Italy during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, including the important period of World War I.-Biography:...
(1853–1922), American writer - Thomas Amos Rogers NelsonThomas Amos Rogers NelsonThomas Amos Rogers Nelson was an American attorney, politician, and judge, active primarily in East Tennessee during the mid-19th century. He represented Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the 36th U.S. Congress , where he gained a reputation as a staunch pro-Union southerner...
(1812–1873), American Congressman from Tennessee - Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl NelsonThomas Nelson, 2nd Earl NelsonThomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson, born Thomas Bolton , was the 2nd Earl Nelson.He was the son of Thomas Bolton and Susannah Nelson, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Nelson and was educated at Norwich High School and St Peter's College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1814. He was the nephew of Admiral...
- Tim Blake NelsonTim Blake NelsonTim Blake Nelson is an American director, writer, singer, and actor.-Early life:Nelson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Ruth Kaiser Nelson, who is a noted social activist and philanthropist in Tulsa, and a geologist father...
, American director, writer, singer and actor - Todd Nelson (disambiguation)
- Tommy NelsonTommy NelsonTom Cousineau Nelson was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Braves in 1945. The 28-year-old rookie was a native of Chicago, Illinois....
(1917-1973), Major League Baseball player - Tracy Nelson (actress)Tracy Nelson (actress)Tracy Kristine Nelson is an American actress.-Early life:Tracy Nelson is a third generation performer; her parents were Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Nelson and actress/artist Kristin Nelson . She has three younger siblings: Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson of the '90s rock group Nelson,...
, of Father Dowling Mysteries - Tracy Nelson (singer)Tracy Nelson (singer)-Youth in Wisconsin:Nelson was born and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. There she first learned about R&B music from WLAC radio in Nashville. In her teens, Nelson sang folk music in coffeehouses and with a group called The Fuller's Wood Singers and was lead singer in a band called The Fabulous...
- Trevor NelsonTrevor NelsonTrevor Nelson MBE is an English DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School in Cowper St, Islington, London EC2 and Westminster Kingsway College...
, English DJ and presenter
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- Van NelsonVan NelsonVan Nelson is an American former long-distance runner. An Olympian in 1968, he won long-distance track doubles at both the 1967 World Student Games and the 1967 Pan American Games....
(born 1945), American long-distance runner - Vicki Nelson-DunbarVicki Nelson-DunbarVicki Nelson-Dunbar is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career she won one top-level singles title , and reached the fourth round of the US Open in 1982....
, tennis player
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- Wallace NelsonWallace NelsonWallace Alexander Nelson was a Western Australian politician. He represented the electorate of Hannans from 1904 to 1905 in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly...
, Australian politician - Wally NelsonWally NelsonWallace Floyd Nelson was an American civil rights activist and war tax resister.Wally Nelson died at the age of 93 after more than a half-century of war tax resistance and activism...
, American civil rights activist - Walter Nelson-ReesWalter Nelson-ReesWalter Nelson-Rees was a cell culture worker and cytogeneticist who helped expose the problem of cross-contamination of cell lines. Nelson-Rees used chromosome banding to show that many immortal cell lines, previously thought to be unique, were actually HeLa cell lines...
, Cytogeneticist - William Nelson (disambiguation)
- Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
(born 1933), U.S. guitarist and country singer - Wolfred NelsonWolfred NelsonWolfred Nelson, was from 1854 to 1856 the mayor of Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :Nelson was born in Montreal the son of William Nelson, an immigrant to Colonial America from Newsham, North Yorkshire, England...
(1791-1863), mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada