Robert or Rob Nelson may refer to:
Entertainment
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Robert Nelson (filmmaker)
Robert Nelson (March 1, 1930; San Francisco – January 9, 2012; Laytonville, California) was an American experimental film director.
Archive
The moving image collection of Robert Nelson is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film ...
(1930–2012), American experimental filmmaker
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Robert Lyn Nelson (born 1955), American artist
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Rob Nelson (talk show host) (born 1964), American talk show host and filmmaker
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Rob Nelson (biologist) (born 1979), American biologist, documentary filmmaker and television personality
Religion
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Robert Nelson (nonjuror)
Robert Nelson (22 June 1656 – 16 January 1715) was an English lay religious writer and nonjuror.
Life
He was born in London on 22 June 1656, the only surviving son of John Nelson, a merchant in the Turkey trade, by Delicia, daughter of Sir ...
(1656–1715), English religious writer
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Robert Nelson (bishop) (1913–1959), British bishop of Middleton, 1958–1958
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J. Robert Nelson (1920–2004), American Methodist theologian
Sports
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Robert Neilson (1878–1946), Scotland international rugby union player
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Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1912) (1912–1940), English cricketer
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Bob Neilson (1923–2014), New Zealand rugby league player
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Tex Nelson (Robert Sidney Nelson, 1936–2011), American baseball player
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Rob Nelson (baseball) (born 1964), American baseball first baseman
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Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1970) (born 1970), English cricketer
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Robert Nelson (defensive back) (born 1990), American football player
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Robert Nelson (American football, born 1920)
Robert Cole "Bob" Nelson (January 30, 1920 – November 3, 1986) was an American football Center (American football), center who played a 7-year professional career (interrupted by World War II) in the National Football League (NFL) and the ...
(1920–1985), American football player
Other
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Robert Nelson (insurrectionist)
Robert Nelson (August 8, 1794 – March 1, 1873) was an Anglo-Quebecer physician and a leading figure in the Lower Canada Rebellion in 19th century Quebec (Lower Canada).
Nelson was born in Sorel (near Montreal) to William Nelson, an immig ...
(1794–1873), physician and leading figure in the Lower Canada Rebellion
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Robert Henry Nelson (1853–1892), British Army officer and African explorer
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Robert Nelson (British politician) (1888–1932), British member of parliament for Motherwell, 1918–1922
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Robert Nelson (entomologist)
Robert Hale Nelson (1903–1996) was an American entomologist, federal agriculture- and insecticide researcher, and leader within the Entomological Society of America.
Biography
Nelson was born June 13, 1903, on a farm in Bristow, Nebraska. He r ...
(1903–1996), American entomologist and agricultural researcher
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Robert T. Nelson (1936–2023), vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard
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Robert Nelson (economist) (1944–2018), professor of environmental policy
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Rob Nelson (reporter)
Rob Nelson (born June 5, 1978) is an anchor on Morning Rush for Scripps News (formerly Newsy) which is Scripps Television's all news channel. Previously, he was the weeknight news anchor for NewsNation’s primetime newscast '' NewsNation Pr ...
(born 1978), American news reporter
See also
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Robert Nielsen (1922–2009), Canadian journalist
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Bob Nelson (disambiguation)
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Bobby Nelson (disambiguation)
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Bert Nelson (disambiguation)
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Nelson (surname)
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