Adelson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Donna Adelson (born 1950), American convicted murderer Charlie Adelson (born 1976), American convicted murderer, son of Donna Adelson Edward H. Adelson (born 1952), American neuroscientist Jake Adelson (born 1996), Australian professional footballer Jay Adelson (born 1970), American Internet entrepreneur Merv Adelson (1929–2015), American real estate developer and television producer who co-founded Lorimar Television Andrew Adelson (born 1954), American television producer, son of Merv Adelson, spouse of Orly Orly Adelson (born 1957), American Israeli television producer, spouse of Andrew Gary Adelson (born April 22, 1953), American television producer, son of Merv Adelson Steven A. Adelson, American film director and television director Michael Adelson, American orchestral conductor Sheldon Adelson (1933–2021), American casino magnate, political donor to the Republican Party, spouse of Miriam Adelson Miriam Adelson (born 1945), Israeli-American doctor, widow and heiress of Sheldon Adelson, political donor to the Republican Party Tom Adelson (born 1965), American politician Warren Adelson (born 1942), American art dealer, art historian, and author
See also Adelson e Salvini, opera by Vincenzo Bellini Adelson Foundation, founded by Sheldon and Miriam Adelson Adelsohn, surname David Adleson, American music journalist Georgy Adelson-Velsky (1922–2014), Soviet and Israeli mathematician and computer scientist Shirley Adelson Siegel (1918–2020), American lawyer