Nelson


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
1614 famous people named Nelson found on Wikipedia.
77252 male, 406 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 671-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 136-th in year 1882
Used in: English

Meanings

Nelson is an English given name, in origin derived from the patronymic "son of Neil".

Type of wrestling hold, 1875, apparently from a proper or surname, but no one now knows whose. Presently, Stubbs, the more skilful as well as the more powerful of the twain, seizes the luckless Jumper in a terrible gripe, known to the initiated as the Full Nelson. ["Lancashire Recreations," in "Chambers's Journal," April 24, 1875]

Son of Neal, champion or cloud.

Famous People: 1614 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Nelson Mandela 1918 Former President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist
2 Ricky Nelson 1940 Actor, musician, singer
3 Nelson Rockefeller 1908 American politician
4 Judd Nelson 1959 American actor
5 Roy Nelson 1976 American martial artist
6 Horatio Nelson 1758 British flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy
7 Baby Face Nelson 1908 American bank robber
8 Craig T. Nelson 1944 American actor
9 John L. Nelson 1916 American jazz musician
10 Jordy Nelson 1985 American football player
11 Tim Blake Nelson 1964 American director, writer and actor
12 Kristin Nelson 1945 American actress, painter
13 Foggy Nelson Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
14 Nelson Peltz 1942 American businessman
15 Nelson Müller 1979 German cook
16 Haywood Nelson 1960 American actor
17 Jameer Nelson 1982 American basketball player
18 Don Nelson 1940 American former NBA player and head coach
19 Barry Nelson 1917 American actor
20 Nelson Piquet 1952 Racing driver, three-time Formula 1 champion in the 1980s
21 Ozzie Nelson 1906 Actor, band leader, television producer and director
22 Johnny Nelson 1967 British boxer
23 Matthew Nelson 1967 American singer-songwriter
24 Nelson Agholor 1993 American football player
25 Nelson Cruz 1980 Major League Baseball outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization
26 Russell M. Nelson 1924 Medical doctor
27 Reggie Nelson 1983 American football player, defensive back
28 Ian Nelson 1995 American actor, born 1995
29 Byron Nelson 1912 American golfer
30 Nelson Eddy 1901 American musical film star, operatic baritone
31 Nelson Riddle 1921 American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched
32 Gunnar Nelson 1967 American musician
33 Michael J. Nelson 1964 American comedian and writer
34 Nelson DeMille 1943 American writer
35 Harriet Nelson 1909 Actress, singer
36 Omaima Nelson 1968 Egyptian model and murderer
37 Nelson Franklin 2000 American actor
38 Kirsten Nelson 1970 American actress
39 Ted Nelson 1937 American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist; coined the terms "hypertext" and "hypermedia"
40 Tyka Nelson 1960 American singer
41 Jerry Nelson 1934 American puppeteer, singer and voice actor
42 Nelson Valdez 1983 Paraguayan footballer
43 J. J. Nelson 1992 All-American college football player, wide receiver, return specialist
44 Nelson A. Miles 1839 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army General officergeneral
45 Yvonne Nelson 1985 Ghanaian actress
46 Jennifer Yuh Nelson 1972 American film director
47 Earle Nelson 1897 American serial killer
48 Nelson Muntz Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise
49 Nelson Bunker Hunt 1926 American businessman
50 Ed Nelson 1928 American actor, AMPAs member; mayor
51 Maggie Nelson 1973 American writer
52 Lori Nelson 1933 Actress, model
53 Bill Nelson 1948 English artist and musician
54 Ben Nelson 1941 American politician
55 Gaylord Nelson 1916 American politician
56 Nelson Algren 1909 American novelist, short story writer
57 John Allen Nelson 1959 American actor
58 Azumah Nelson 1958 Ghanaian boxer
59 Steven Sharp Nelson 1977 American musician, cellist
60 Frank Nelson 1911 Actor
61 Fraser Nelson 1973 British journalist
62 Nelson de la Rosa 1968 Actor
63 Nelson Piquet Jr. 1985 Racing driver in the Formula E, World Endurance Championship, and Stock Car Brazil series
64 Trevor Nelson 1964 British DJ and radio presenter
65 Nelson Marchezan Júnior 1971 Brazilian politician
66 Horatia Nelson 1801 Illegitimate daughter of British naval commander Horatio Nelson
67 Gene Nelson 1920 American actor, dancer, screenwriter, director
68 Nelson Aldrich 1841 American politician
69 Judy Nelson American writer
70 Shara Nelson 1965 British singer and songwriter
71 Oliver Nelson 1932 American jazz musician
72 Candace Nelson 1974 Pastry chef and judge on the television series Cupcake War
73 Nelson Shanks 1937 American Portrait Painter
74 Brendan Nelson 1958 Australian politician
75 Diane Nelson 1968 Business executive
76 Sean Nelson 1973 Musician
77 Nelson Spruce 1992
78 Bobbie Nelson 1931 Pianist and singer
79 Nelson Goodman 1906 American philosopher
80 Nelson Bonilla 1990 Salvadoran footballer
81 Portia Nelson 1920 American actress and musician
82 Donnie Nelson 1962 American basketball player, coach and executive
83 Sandy Nelson 1938 Rock drummer
84 DeMarcus Nelson 1985 American basketball player
85 Nelson Vivas 1969 Argentine footballer
86 Polly Nelson 1952 American lawyer and writer
87 Nelson Freitas 1962 Brazilian actor
88 Mike Nelson Michael J Nelson
89 Nelson Rubens 1937 Brazilian journalist
90 Bridget Jones Nelson 1964 Screenwriter, actress
91 Jessie Nelson American filmmaker
92 Nelson Figueroa 1974 American baseball player
93 Jandy Nelson 1985 American writer
94 Jonathan M. Nelson 1956 American businessman
95 Phyllis Nelson 1950 American musician
96 Nelson George 1957 American writer and filmmaker
97 Lindsey Nelson 1919 American sportscaster
98 Larry Nelson 1947 Professional golfer
99 Ralph Nelson 1916 Film actor, director, producer
100 Ray Nelson 1931 American writer
101 Emma Nelson
102 Chris Nelson 1985 American baseball player
103 Nelson Ned 1947 Brazilian musician
104 Brock Nelson 1991 American ice hockey player
105 Sandra Nelson 1962 American actress
106 Jonathan Nelson 1974 Singer
107 Rob Nelson 1978 American television news anchor
108 Curtis Nelson 1993 English footballer
109 David Nelson 1943 American musician
110 Nelson Évora 1984 Athletics competitor
111 Tracy Nelson 1944 Singer
112 Craig Richard Nelson 1947 American actor
113 Frances Nelson 1761 Wife of Horatio Nelson
114 Kadir Nelson 1974 American children's illustrator and writer
115 Dorothy Wright Nelson 1928 United States federal judge
116 Peter Nelson 1959 American actor
117 Novella Nelson 1939 American actress
118 William "Bull" Nelson 1824 Union Army general
119 Brody Nelson
120 Wayne Nelson 1950 American musician
121 Corey Nelson 1992 American football player
122 Lauren Nelson 1986 American beauty pageant contestant
123 Simon Nelson 1931 American mass murderer
124 Philip Nelson 1993 American football player
125 Ruth Nelson 1905 American actress
126 Alberta Nelson 1937 Actress
127 Steven Nelson 1993 American football player
128 Drew Nelson 1979 Canadian actor
129 Marc Nelson 1972 Filipino model
130 Adam Nelson 1975 American shot putter
131 Nelson M. Holderman 1885 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
132 Nelson Asofa-Solomona 1996 New Zealand rugby footballer
133 Nelson Sullivan 1948 American artist
134 Steve Nelson 1951 American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
135 Roger Nelson 1955 American skydiver
136 Nelson McCormick 2000 Film director, television director, television producer
137 Alice Dunbar Nelson 1875 American writer, activist
138 Nelson Ascencio 1964 Cuban actor and comedian
139 Kenneth Nelson 1930 Actor
140 Todd Nelson 1969 Canadian ice hockey player
141 Billy Bass Nelson 1951 American musician
142 Rosemary Nelson 1958 Human rights lawyer
143 Gary Nelson 1934 Film director
144 Dale Nelson 1939 Mass murderer, rapist, cannibal
145 Nelson Skalbania 1938 Canadian sports businessman
146 Nelson Freire 1944 Brazilian pianist
147 Willie Nelson 1987 American boxer
148 Nelson Cabrera 1983 Footballer
149 Julie Nelson 1971 Television journalist
150 Zach Nelson 1961 American businessman
151 Dan Nelson 1976 American musician
152 Colette Nelson 1974 American bodybuilder
153 Nelson Serrano 1938 American murderer
154 Tyler Nelson American dancer
155 Walter Nelson 1950 Argentinian sports journalist
156 Ken Nelson 1959 British record producer
157 Robert Nelson 1990 American football player
158 Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson American journalist
159 Lemrick Nelson 1975 American convict
160 Donna Nelson 1954 American chemist
161 Nelson Tansu
162 Kyle Nelson 1986 American football player
163 Darrin Nelson 1959 American football player
164 Nelson Sargento 1924
165 Jim Nelson 1963 American magazine editor
166 Nelson Oliveira 1989 Portuguese racing cyclist
167 Ella Nelson 1994
168 Nelson Asaytono 1967 Filipino basketball player
169 Blake Nelson 1965 American writer
170 Paula Nelson
171 Pete Nelson
172 Michael Nelson 1980 Footballer
173 Reeves Nelson 1991 American basketball player
174 Mark Nelson
175 Nelson Antonio Denis 1955 Member of the New York State Assembly, 1997–2000
176 Samuel Nelson 1792 American judge
177 Nelson McCausland 1951 Northern Irish politician
178 Nelson Machado Filho 1954 Brazilian dub actor
179 Nelson Wang 1950 Indian restaurateur
180 Shirley Collie Nelson 1931 American singer/songwriter
181 Nelson Baker 1841 Union Army soldier
182 Nelson Dellis Memory athlete
183 Gabe Nelson American musician
184 Nelson Cuevas 1980 Paraguayan footballer
185 Jason Nelson 1974 Musician
186 Nelson Pass 1951 American audio engineer
187 Knute Nelson 1843 American politician
188 Nelson Shin 1939 Animator
189 Stuart Nelson 1981 English footballer
190 Richard Nelson 1950 American playwright and librettist
191 Nelson Marchesan 1938 Brazilian lawyer
192 George Nelson 1950 American astronaut
193 Nelson Henríquez 1944
194 Sophia A. Nelson 1967 American author, political strategist, opinion writer, and attorney
195 Nelson Leirner 1932 Brazilian painter
196 Nelson H. Barbour 1824 Adventist writer and publisher
197 April Nelson 1991
198 Jeff Nelson 1965 American baseball umpire
199 Bob Nelson 1956 American writer
200 Edward Nelson 1932 American mathematical physicist and logician