Nelson
Nelson may refer to a number of people, places and things (many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, also known as Lord Nelson - an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars)
As a surname
As a given name
- Nelson Mandela, South African politician and activist
- Nelson Mora, Venezuelan butterfly swimmer
- Nelson Muntz, fictional cartoon character on The Simpsons
- Nelson Piquet, Brazilian racing driver
- Nelson Angelo Piquet, Brazilian racing driver
- Nelson Rockefeller, American politician
- Nelson Sale Kilifa, Solomon Islands footballer
- Nelson M Mwangi, Mairo-inya Nyahururu decedent
- Nelson Carmichael, American Olympic freestyle skiier
Other
- Nelson (band), a glam metal band formed by twin brothers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson
- Nelson High School, located in Burlington, Ontario
- Nelson River, a North American river
- HMS Nelson and HMS Lord Nelson are the names of several British warships
- To do "the nelson", an act of avoiding bad luck during cricket matches. See the article David Shepherd for a fuller explanation
- A Nelson hold, a type grappling and wrestling hold
- Nelson rules are a methodology in control theory
- Nelsonism, the act of not showing up to places when expected
Places
- Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson, Georgia, USA
- Nelson, Illinois, USA
- Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK
- Nelson F.C., a football club
- Nelson, Missouri, USA
- Nelson, Minnesota, USA
- Nelson, Nebraska, USA
- Nelson, New Hampshire, USA
- Nelson, New South Wales, Australia
- Nelson, New York, USA
- Nelson, New Zealand
- Nelson College, a secondary school
- Nelson, Victoria, Australia
- Nelson, Wales, UK
- Nelson, Wisconsin, USA
- Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
- Nelson County, North Dakota, USA
- Nelson County, Virginia, USA
- Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, USA
- Nelson Park Township, Minnesota, USA
- Nelson Township, Michigan, USA
- Nelson Township, Minnesota, USA
- Nelson Township, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lord Nelson School (elementary), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada http://www.wsd1.org/Schools/LordNelson.htm
- Nelson secondary school, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
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