William Nelson may refer to: Bill Nelson (American football) (William Howard Nelson, 1948–2010), American football player Bill Nelson (baseball) (William F. Nelson, 1863–1941), American baseball pitcher Bill Nelson (musician) (William Nelson, born 1948), English singer, songwriter, producer and musician Bill Nelson (sound engineer) (1945–2021), also known as William Nelson, American sound engineer Bill Nelson (sports coach) (William Nelson), Australian Olympic swimming coach Billy Bass Nelson (1951–2026), American musician Billy Nelson (actor) (1903–1979), American vaudeville comedian and actor Billy Nelson (runner) (William Andrew Nelson, born 1984), American steeplechaser Billy Nelson (boxer), Scottish boxing coach and former boxer William Nelson (governor) (1711–1772), American colonial governor of Virginia William Nelson Jr. (1754-1813), his son, Virginia politician, professor, lawyer and judge William Nelson (British judge) (born c. 1981), British district judge William Nelson (MP) (c. 1462–1525), member of parliament for the City of York William Nelson (New York politician) (1784–1869), U.S. congressman for New York William Nelson (Wisconsin politician) (1839–1913), member of the Wisconsin State Senate William Nelson (wrestler), American wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1904 Olympics William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson (1757–1835), elder brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson William "Bull" Nelson (1824–1862), Union army general in the American Civil War William E. Nelson (died 1991), murdered by his wife Omaima Nelson William G. Nelson (fl. 1980s–2020s), American cancer researcher and professor Harold Nelson (athlete) (William Harold Nelson, 1923–2011), New Zealand runner William L. Nelson (politician) (1875–1946), U.S. congressman for Missouri William L. Nelson (Medal of Honor) (1918–1943), World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Lambie Nelson (1807–1887), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly William T. Nelson (1908–1994), U.S. Navy rear admiral William Rockhill Nelson (1841–1915), American journalist and publisher William Nelson (industrialist) (1843–1932), New Zealand farmer and industrialist William Nelson (inventor) (died 1903), American inventor killed by own invention
See also Bill Nelson (disambiguation) Willie Nelson (born 1933), American guitarist, songwriter and country singer Willie Nelson (boxer) (born 1987) Will Newton Nelson (1897-1953), American farmer and politician Billie Nelson (1941–1974), British motorcycle road racer William Neilson (disambiguation)