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 (born 1956), Colombian football manager Nelson Abbott (born 1966), American attorney Nelson Abeijón (born 1973), Uruguayan footballer Nelson Acevedo (born 1988), Argentine footballer Nelson Acosta (born 1944), Uruguayan footballer Nelson Adams (born 1953), American physician Nelson Adams (boxer) (born 1967), Puerto Rican boxer Nelson Aerts (born 1963), Brazilian tennis player Nelson Agbesi (1939–2016), Ghanaian barrister Nelson Agho (born 2003), Spanish footballer Nelson Agholor (born 1993), American football player Nelson Agresta (born 1955), Uruguayan footballer Nelson Akwari (born 1982), American soccer player Nelson Alaguich (born 1959), Uruguayan footballer Nelson W. Aldrich (1841–1915), American politician Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. (1935–2022), American educator Nelson Algren (1909–1981), American writer Nelson Allen (1933–2005), American politician Nélson Almeida (born 1979), Angolan tennis player Nelson Alom (born 1990), Indonesian footballer Nelson Amadin (born 2001), Dutch footballer Nelson Amorim Magalhães (1911–?), Brazilian footballer Nelson Mauricio Ancheta (born 1963), Salvadoran footballer and manager Nelson Annandale (1876–1924), Scottish zoologist Nelson Araujo (born 1987), American politician Nélson Domingues de Araújo (born 1972), Brazilian footballer Nelson Rodríguez Arévalo, Colombian gang leader Nelson Asaytono (born 1967), Filipino basketball player Nelson Ascencio (born 1964), Cuban-American actor Nelson Asofa-Solomona (born 1996), New Zealand rugby league footballer Nelson Atiagli (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer Nelson Avila (dancer) (born 1940), Argentine dancer Nelson Ávila (Chilean politician) (born 1942), Chilean politician Nelson Azeem, Pakistani politician Nelson Azevedo-Janelas (born 1998), Belgian footballer

B Nelson Baker (1842–1936), American priest Nelson C. Baker, American civil engineer Nelson Ball (1942–2016), Canadian poet Nelson Ball (rugby union) (1908–1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer Nelson Balongo (born 1999), Belgian-Congolese footballer Nelson Barahona (born 1987), Panamanian footballer Nelson Barbosa (born 1969), Brazilian economist Nelson H. Barbour (1824–1905), American writer Nelson Barbudo (born 1960), Brazilian politician Nelson Barclift (1917–1993), American choreographer Nelson Barrera (1957–2002), Mexican baseball player Nelson Cárcamo Barrera, Chilean politician Nelson Barrere (1808–1883), American politician Nelson B. Bartram (1832–1886), American army officer Nelson Bascome (1955–2009), Bermudian politician Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912–2002), Ecuadorian writer Nelson Batista (born 1962), Cuban dancer Nelson J. Beach (1800–1876), American surveyor Nelson Becerra (born 1987), Peruvian footballer Nelson F. Beckwith (1813–1873), American politician and businessman Nelson Benítez (born 1984), Argentine footballer Nelson Bentley (1918–1990), American poet Nelson Bernal (born 1972), Paraguayan footballer Nélson Bertolazzi (born 1966), Brazilian footballer Nelson Betancourt (1887–1947), Trinidadian cricketer Nelson Gordon Bigelow (1840–1892), Canadian lawyer and politician Nelson Boateng (born 1968), Ghanaian sprinter Nelson Bolan (born 1990), West Indian cricketer Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006), American writer Nelson Bonilla (born 1990), Salvadorian footballer Nelson Borges (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Bornier (1950–2021), Brazilian lawyer and politician Nelson Blanco (born 1999), Salvadorian footballer Nelson Bragg (born 1961), American musician Nelson Brickham (1927–2007), American intelligence officer Nelson Briles (1943–2005), American baseball player Nelson Brito (born 1960), Ecuadorian football manager Nelson V. Brittin (1920–1951), American soldier Nelson Brizuela (born 1950), Paraguayan footballer Nelson Broms (1919–2023), American business executive Nelson Brown, American curler Nelson C. Brown (1885–??), American professor Nelson Brownell, American politician Nelson Burbrink (1921–2001), American baseball player Nelson M. Burroughs (1899–1998), American prelate Nelson Burton (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Bustamante (born 1992), Chilean footballer

C Nelson Cabanillas (born 2000), Peruvian footballer Nelson Cabrera (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Calzadilla (born 1954), Venezuelan boxer Nelson Carmichael (born 1965), American skier Nelson Carrero (born 1953), Venezuelan footballer Nelson Victor Carter (1887–1916), English army officer Nelson Case (1910–1976), American radio announcer Nelson Castro (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Catalina (born 1950), American basketball coach Nelson Cavaquinho (1911–1986), Brazilian singer Nelson Ceaser (born 2001), American football player Nelson Cereceda (born 1991), Chilean footballer Nelson Chabay (1940–2018), Uruguayan footballer Nelson Chai (born 1965), American investment banker Nelson Chamisa (born 1978), Zimbabwean politician Nelson Chanady (born 1963), American motocross racer Nelson Chelle (1931–2001), Uruguayan basketball player Nelson W. Cheney (1875–1944), American politician Nelson Cherutich (born 1993), Bahraini steeplechase Nelson Chia, Singaporean theatre director Nelson Chittum (1933–2024), American baseball player Nelson Chui (born 1947), Peruvian engineer Nelson Clarke (1914–1982), Canadian politician Nelson Coates, American production designer Nelson Cobb (1811–1894), American judge Nelson D. Cole (1833–1899), American army officer and politician Nelson Colón, Puerto Rican basketball coach Nelson Cooke (1919–2018), Australian cellist Nelson M. Cooke (1903–1965), American entrepreneur Nelson Cossio (born 1966), Chilean footballer Nelson Cowan (born 1951), American psychology professor Nelson Cowles (1930–2021), American politician Nelson Cragg (born 1978), American film director Nelson Crispín (born 1992), Colombian Paralympic swimmer Nelson Cruikshank (1902–1986), American policy analyst Nelson Cruz (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Cuevas (born 1980), Paraguayan footballer Nelson Cupello (born 1951), Brazilian footballer and manager

D Nélson da Conceição (1900–??), Brazilian footballer Nelson da Luz (born 1998), Angolan footballer Nelson Dantas (1927–2006), Brazilian actor Nelson Horatio Darton (1865–1948), American geologist Nelson Davidyan (1950–2016), Armenian wrestler and coach Nelson Davis (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Dawson (1859–1941), British artist Nelson Dean (1899–1939), American baseball player Nélson de Araújo (1926–1993), Brazilian writer Nelson Debenedet (born 1947), Italian-Canadian ice hockey player Nelson DeCastro (born 1969), American comic book artist Nelson Delailomaloma, Fijian politician Nelson de la Rosa (1968–2006), Dominican actor Nelson Dellis (born 1984), American memory athlete Nelson del Valle (born 1965), Puerto Rican politician Nelson Demarco (1925–2009), Uruguayan basketball player Nelson DeMille (1943–2024), American author Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), American politician Nelson Diale (1936–2015), South African politician Nelson Diaz (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Diebel (born 1970), American swimmer Nelson Dieppa (born 1971), American boxer Nelson S. Dilworth (1890–1965), American farmer and politician Nelson Dingley Jr. (1832–1899), American politician and journalist Nelson Dladla (born 1954), South African footballer Nelson Doi (1922–2015), American politician Nelson Dollar (born 1961), American politician Nelson Domínguez (born 1957), Cuban water polo player Nelson dos Santos (born 1952), Brazilian sprinter Nelson Doubleday (1889–1949), American publisher Nelson Doubleday Jr. (1933–2015), American businessman Nelson Dunford (1906–1986), American mathematician

E Nelson Eddy (1901–1967), American singer Nelson E. Edwards (1887–1954), American film historian Nelson Effiong (born 1953), Nigerian politician Nelson Elder (1923–1983), Northern Irish politician Nelson Emerson (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player Nelson Erazo (athlete) (1959–2017), Puerto Rican track athlete Nelson Evans (1889–1922), American photographer Nelson Évora (born 1984), Portuguese triple jumper

F Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri (born 1949), Italian pianist Nelson Famadas (1948–2010), Puerto Rican businessman Nelson Faria (born 1963), Brazilian guitarist Nélson Fernandes (born 1946), Portuguese footballer Nelson Fernández (born 1957), Cuban gymnast Nelson Ferreira (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson Fogarty (1871–1933), Namibian bishop Nelson M. Ford (born 1947), American politician Nelson Frank (1906–1974), American journalist Nelson Franklin (born 1985), American actor Nelson Freire (1944–2021), Brazilian pianist Nelson Fryer (1818–1896), American farmer and politician Nelson Fu (1894–1968), Chinese doctor Nelson Fuentes (born 1978), Salvadoran economist Nelson Fuson (1913–2006), American physicist

G Nelson Gabolwelwe (born 1977), Botswanan footballer Nelson Gaetz (1907–1988), Canadian politician Nelson Gaichuhie, Kenyan politician Nélson Gama (born 1972), Bissau-Guinean-Portuguese footballer Nelson Garner (born 1976), American football player Nelson B. Gaskill (1875–1964), American politician Nelson Gavit (1810–1876), American manufacturing executive Nelson Geingob (born 1982), Namibian footballer Nelson George (born 1957), American writer Nelson F. Gibbs (born 1938), American politician Nelson Gidding (1919–2004), American screenwriter Nelson Gill, American politician Nelson Glueck (1900–1971), American rabbi and archaeologist Nelson L. Goldberg (1930–2005), American telecommunications pioneer Nelson Gonçalves (1919–1998), Brazilian singer Nelson González (footballer) (born 1988), Argentine footballer Nelson González (musician) (born 1948), Puerto Rican tres player Nelson Goodman (1906–1998), American philosopher Nelson Gooneratne (born 1934), Sri Lankan cricket umpire Nelson H. H. Graburn (born 1936), British professor Nelson Z. Graves (1849-1930), American businessman Nelson Greene (disambiguation), multiple people Nelson G. Gross (1932–1997), American politician Nelson Guarda (1933–2002), Brazilian rower Nelson Guerrero (born 1962), Ecuadorian footballer Nelson Gutiérrez (born 1962), Uruguayan footballer

H Nelson Hackett (1810–??), American escaped slave Nelson Hahne (1908–1970), American illustrator Nelson Hairston (1917–2008), American ecologist Nelson Harding (1879–1944), American cartoonist Nelson Hardwick (born 1951), American politician Nelson Hardy (1905–1993), Australian rugby league footballer Nelson Harris (born 1964), American politician Nelson Hart (born 1968), Canadian murderer Nelson B. Hatch (1879–1956), American football coach Nelson Hawks (1840–1929), American inventor Nelson Heg (born 1993), Malaysian badminton player Nelson Henricks (born 1963), Canadian artist Nelson M. Holderman (1885–1953), American army officer Nelson K. Hopkins (1816–1904), American lawyer and politician Nelson Howarth (1904–1945), English footballer Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926–2014), American businessman

I Nelson Ibáñez (born 1981), Argentine footballer Nelson Inz (born 1969), American politician Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926), Australian sculptor Nelson Insfrán (born 1995), Argentine footballer Nelson Ishiwatari (born 2005), Japanese footballer Nelson Isaac (born 2004), IT engineer

J Nelson Jamili (born 1959), Filipino boxer Nelson Javier (born 1985), Dominican badminton player Nelson Johnson (born 1948), American lawyer Nelson T. Johnson (1887–1954), American ambassador Nelson Johnston (born 1990), Cuban footballer Nelson Jones (born 1964), American football player

K Nelson E. Kauffman (1904–1984), American bishop Nelson Keene (born 1942), British singer Nelson A. Kellogg (1881–1945), American athlete and coach Nelson Keys (1886–1939), British actor Nelson P. W. Khonje (1923–2019), Malawian politician