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

Please visit this page for a list of people whose surname is Nelson.

See also: Nelson (surname)

As a given name

• Nelson Ascencio, MADtv cast member from 1999-2001.
• Nelson Burton Jr., professional bowler and television commentator
• Nelson Carmichael, American Olympic freestyle skier
• 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 Vails, American road and track cyclist

Football (soccer) players

• Nélson Marcos, a Portuguese football (soccer) defender
• Nelson Pereira, a Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper
• Nelson Sale Kilifa, Solomon Islands footballer
• Nélson Veiga, a Cape Verdean football (soccer) defender
• Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves, a Portuguese football (soccer) player

Places

In Australia:

• Nelson, New South Wales
• Nelson, Victoria

In Canada:

• Nelson, British Columbia
• Nelson High School, in Burlington, Ontario
• Nelson River, a river in Manitoba

In New Zealand:

• Nelson, New Zealand
  • Nelson College, a secondary school

In the United Kingdom:

• Nelson, Lancashire, England
  • Nelson F.C., a football club
• Nelson, Caerphilly, in Wales

In the United States:

• Nelson, Georgia
• Nelson, Illinois
• Nelson, Missouri
• Nelson, Minnesota
• Nelson, Nebraska
• Nelson, New Hampshire
• Nelson, New York
• Nelson, Wisconsin
• Nelson County, Kentucky
• Nelson County, North Dakota
• Nelson County, Virginia
• Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
• Nelson Park Township, Minnesota
• Nelson Township, Michigan
• Nelson Township, Minnesota
• Nelson Township, Pennsylvania

Other

• Nelson (band), a glam metal band formed by twin brothers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson
• Thomas Nelson (publisher), a book publishing company
• HMS Nelson and HMS Lord Nelson, the names of several British warships
• USS Nelson (DD-623), an American Gleaves-class destroyer
• Nelson (cricket), an act of avoiding bad luck during the game of cricket
• A Nelson hold, a type of grappling and wrestling hold
• Nelson rules, a methodology in control theory
• Nelson's syndrome, an endocrine disorder
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri