Nelson
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, commonly referred to as Lord Nelson or simply Nelson was the most distinguished admiral in British naval history.
People
Nelson is both a common patronymic family name and given name (first name). People with "Nelson" in their name include:
- Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
- Ben Nelson, a US Senator from Nebraska
- Bill Nelson, a US Senator from Florida
- Colette Nelson, American female bodybuilder
- Earle Nelson, American serial killer
- Edward William Nelson, American naturalist
- Eugene Nelson, American writer
- Gaylord Nelson, US Senator from Wisconsin and political activist
- Gunnar Nelson, American musician, member of the band "Nelson"
- Harriet Hilliard Nelson, American actress and singer
- Jameer Nelson, professional NBA basketball player
- Knute Nelson, Minnesota Governor and US Senator
- Leonard Nelson, German philosopher
- Matthew Nelson, American musician, member of the band "Nelson"
- Nelson Mandela, South African politician and activist
- Nelson Muntz, cartoon character on The Simpsons
- Nelson Piquet, Brazilian racing driver
- Nelson Rockefeller, American politician
- Ozzie Nelson, American actor and musician
- Ricky Nelson, American actor, musician and teen idol
- Russ Nelson, former Open Source Initiative president
- Ted Nelson, computer scientist and professor, coined the word "hypertext"
- William Nelson, disambiguation page
- Willie Nelson, American singer and musician
Places
Nelson is also the name of several towns, cities, counties, regions around the world:
- Nelson, New Zealand
- Nelson, Lancashire, England
- Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson, New South Wales, Australia
- Nelson, Victoria, Australia
And 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 Township, Michigan
- Nelson Township, Pennsylvania
- Nelson Township, Minnesota
- Nelson Park Township, Minnesota
Other
- Nelson were a hair metal band formed by twin brothers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson.
- Nelson High School is located in Burlington, Ontario.
- Nelson College is a secondary school in the city of the same name in New Zealand.
- Nelson River is a North American river.
- HMS Nelson and HMS Lord Nelson are the names of several British warships.
- To do "the nelson" is the name for an act of avoiding bad luck during cricket matches. See the article David Shepherd for a fuller explanation.
- A nelson hold is a type grappling and wrestling hold.
- Nelson rules are a methodology in control theory.
- Nelsonism is the act of not showing up to places when expected.
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