Nilson is both a surname and a given name variant of

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

. It thus can also be an anglicized version of the Scandinavian surnames

Nilsen Nilsen is a surname of Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Nils". It refers to: *Adolf Nilsen (1895–1927), Norwegian Olympic rower * Alfred Nilsen (1892–1977), Norwegian politician; served one term in the Storting 1950–54 * Alfred Sigurd Nils ...

, Nielsen, and

Nilsson Nilsson is a Swedish surname and the fourth most common surname in Sweden. The name is a patronymic meaning "Nils's son". Nils was a very common name, especially in 19th century Sweden. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 89.8% of all known bea ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Anton Nilson Anton Nilson (11 November 1887 – 16 August 1989) was a Swedish terrorist and militant socialist who was convicted of murder for a fatal bombing in 1908. Nilson was born and grew up in a peasant region in Skåne, the southernmost province o ...

(1887–1989), Swedish militant socialist *

Carlos Nilson Carlos "Rocky" Nilson (''Nilson Carlos Zulisber'') was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. During his teenage years, he was a hippie addicted to rock music. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had success as one of the member ...

, one of the members of the beat and rock band ''Los Naufragos'' *

Cynthia Nilson Cynthia Sara Nilson (born August 22, 1970), also known as Cynthia Nilson, is an Argentine pop singer and songwriter. Career She began singing professionally with her father Carlos Nilson in several songs for Argentine television shows like '' ...

. songwriter and singer from Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Gunnar Nilson Lars ''Gunnar'' Edvard Nilson (28 September 1872 – 28 March 1951) was a Swedish physician. Westermark served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps from 1917 to 1937. Early life Nilson w ...

(1872–1951), Swedish physician * Johan Ernst Nilson, Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issues *

John Nilson John Nilson is a retired Canadian politician in Saskatchewan. He was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Regina Lakeview constituency from 1995 to 2016, representing the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. A former lawy ...

, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan *

Lars Fredrik Nilson Lars Fredrik Nilson (27 May 1840 – 14 May 1899) was a Swedish chemist, professor at Uppsala University, and later Director of the Agricultural Chemical Experiment Station at the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry in Stockho ...

(1840–1899), Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879 *

Lawrence Nilson Brigadier-General Lawrence Nilson (1734–1811) was an East India Company Bombay Army officer. Military career Nilson, then the first Chief Engineer of the Bombay Army, formed a company of Pioneer Lascars, comprising 100 men, in 1777. His compan ...

, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788 *

Marcus Nilson Marcus Rolf Börje Nilson (born March 1, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames. Playing career Nilson was drafted in the first round, ...

(born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Mitch Nilsson Mitchell Caine Nilsson (born 24 May 1991) is an Australian professional baseball third baseman for the Heidenheim Heideköpfe of the Bundesliga (baseball), Baseball Bundesliga and the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). M ...

(born 1991), Australian professional baseball player *

Peter Nilson Peter Nilson (17 October 1937 – 8 March 1998) was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. Active at Uppsala University, he compiled a catalogue of galaxies containing nearly 13,000 entries. He was appreciated for a number of essay books (primarily ...

(1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelist

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Nílson (footballer, born 1965) Nilson Esidio Mora, (born 19 November 1965 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 1993, he played 34 games and scored 25 goals for Flamengo. During his playing caree ...

, Nilson Esidio Mora, Brazilian football forward *

Nilson (footballer, born 1975) Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is currently in charge of Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 club Maguary. A retired goalkeeper, most of hi ...

, Nilson Corrêia Júnior, Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Nilson Cortes Nilson Armes Cortes (born March 29, 1977) is a Colombian football striker. At club level he currently plays for Once Caldas in the Copa Mustang. A great season with Once Caldas Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a profession ...

(born 1977), Colombian football striker *

Nilson (footballer, born 1987) Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz (born 15 November 1987), simply known as Nilson, is a São Toméan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Praia Cruz and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team. International career Nilson made his interna ...

, Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz, Santomean footballer goalkeeper *

Nilson (footballer, born 1989) Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior (born 31 March 1989), or simply Nilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Bucheon FC as a defensive midfielder. Career He joined J1 League side Sagan Tosu in July 2013 and moved to Busan IPark in South Kore ...

, Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior, Brazilian football defensive midfielder *

Nilson (footballer, born 1991) José Nilson dos Santos Silva (born 6 April 1991), simply known as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Born in São Paulo, Nilson joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out ...

, José Nilson dos Santos Silva, Brazilian football striker

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