Robert or Rob Nelson may refer to:
Entertainment Robert Nelson (filmmaker) (1930–2012), American experimental filmmaker Robert Lyn Nelson (born 1955), American artist Rob Nelson (talk show host) (born 1964), American talk show host and filmmaker Rob Nelson (biologist) (born 1979), American biologist, documentary filmmaker and television personality
Religion Robert Nelson (nonjuror) (1656–1715), English religious writer Robert Nelson (bishop) (1913–1959), British bishop of Middleton, 1958–1958 J. Robert Nelson (1920–2004), American Methodist theologian
Sports Robert Neilson (1878–1946), Scotland international rugby union player Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1912) (1912–1940), English cricketer Bob Neilson (1923–2014), New Zealand rugby league player Tex Nelson (Robert Sidney Nelson, 1936–2011), American baseball player Rob Nelson (baseball) (born 1964), American baseball first baseman Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1970) (born 1970), English cricketer Robert Nelson (defensive back) (born 1990), American football player Robert Nelson (American football, born 1920) (1920–1985), American football player
Other Robert Nelson (insurrectionist) (1794–1873), physician and leading figure in the Lower Canada Rebellion Robert Henry Nelson (1853–1892), British Army officer and African explorer Robert Nelson (British politician) (1888–1932), British member of parliament for Motherwell, 1918–1922 Robert Nelson (entomologist) (1903–1996), American entomologist and agricultural researcher Robert T. Nelson (1936–2023), vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard Robert Nelson (economist) (1944–2018), professor of environmental policy Rob Nelson (reporter) (born 1978), American news reporter
See also Robert Nielsen (1922–2009), Canadian journalist Bob Nelson (disambiguation) Bobby Nelson (disambiguation) Bert Nelson (disambiguation) Nelson (surname)