Nels is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
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Nels Anderson (1889–1986), American sociologist
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Nels Andrews, American folk singer
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Nels Cline (born 1956), American guitarist and composer
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Nels Crutchfield
William Ian Nelson Crutchfield (July 12, 1911 — July 22, 1985), known as Nels Crutchfield, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Born in Knowlton, Quebec, he played defence and centre for the McGill Redmen from 1930 to 1934 and was te ...
(1911–1985), Canadian ice hockey player
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Nels F. S. Ferré
Nels Fredrick Solomon Ferré was a Christian theologian born in Luleå, Sweden on June 8, 1908.
Life
Nels F.S Ferré, born Nils Ferré, was born in Sweden in 1908 to Maria Wickman Ferré and Frans August Ferré and emigrated to The United Stat ...
(1908-1971), Swedish-born American theologian
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Nels Holman
Nels Holman (May 3, 1861 – April 21, 1946) was an American newspaper editor, businessman, and politician.
Born to Norwegian immigrants in the town of Deerfield, Dane County, Wisconsin, Holman went to Marshall Academy and Red Wing Seminary ...
(1861–1946), American newspaper editor, businessman, and politician
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Nels Jacobson
Jagmo, born Nels Jacobson, is a US artist and poster art historian born in Chicago in 1949. He moved to Austin, Texas in 1978 and began creating rock posters in 1981. For three years during the early 1980s Jacobson served as bar manager and promot ...
(born 1949), American artist and poster art historian
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Nels Jensen Nels is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
*Nels Anderson (1889–1986), American sociologist
*Nels Andrews, American folk singer
* Nels Cline (born 1956), American guitarist and composer
*Nels Crutchfield (1911–1985), Cana ...
(born 1981), American record producer, recording engineer, and mixing engineer
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Nels Johnson
Nels Johnson (1838–1915) was a Danish-American professional mechanic and engineer. Johnson died in Manistee on January 20, 1915 at the age of 76.
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* Johnson autobiography 1914History of the Lif ...
(1838-1915), Danish-born American clockmaker
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Nels C. Nelson (1875–1964), Danish-American archaeologist
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Nels Nelson (politician)
Nels Edwin Nelson (September 7, 1917 – July 13, 1992) was a Canadian politician who served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a teacher by career.
Nelson made two attempts to become a Member of Parli ...
(1917–1992), Canadian politician
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Nels Nelsen (1894–1943), Norwegian–Canadian ski jumper
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Nels David Nelson (1918–2003), American mathematician and logician
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Nels S.D. Peterson
Nels Stefan David Peterson (born September 17, 1978) is an American lawyer serving as the presiding justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state), Supreme Court of Georgia.
Biography
Peterson graduated from Kennesaw State University with ...
(born 1978), American lawyer and jurist
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Nels Pierson (born 1972), American politician
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Nels Podolsky (1923–2007), Canadian ice hockey player
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Nels Potter (1911–1990), American baseball player
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Nels Running (born 1941), retired United States Air Force Major General
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Nels H. Smith (1884–1976), American politician
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Nels J. Smith
Nels Jensen Smith (January 29, 1939 – September 1, 2023) was an American politician in the state of Wyoming. He served in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He served as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Rep ...
(born 1939), American politician
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Nels Stewart (1902–1957), Canadian ice hockey player
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Nels Swandal
Nels Swandal is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the Montana Senate, where he represented District 30, including Wilsall, Montana
Wilsall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, Park County, Montan ...
, American politician
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Nels Wold
Nels T. Wold (December 24, 1895 – September 26, 1918) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War I.
Military service
The son of Norw ...
(1895–1918), United States Army soldier
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