David or Dave Nelson may refer to:

Academia

* David Nelson (abolitionist) (1793–1844), founder of Marion College and Mission Institute, Presbyterian minister *

David Robert Nelson David R. Nelson (born May 9, 1951) is an American physicist, and Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics, at Harvard University. Education and research David R. Nelson is currently thArthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics and Professor o ...

(born 1951), American physicist, professor of biophysics at Harvard University * David L. Nelson (born 1956), American human geneticist * David Nelson (mathematician) (born 1938), English mathematician

Arts and entertainment

* Dave Nelson (trumpeter) (1905–1946), American jazz trumpeter *

David Nelson (musician) David Nelson (born June 12, 1943, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a co-founder and longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Career Nelson started his musi ...

(born 1943), American guitarist *

David Nelson (actor) David Oswald Nelson (October 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011) was an American actor. Early life David Oswald Nelson was born October 24, 1936 in New York City. Nelson was the elder son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson (born Peg ...

(1936–2011), American actor, director, and producer * David Nelson, member of

The Last Poets The Last Poets are several groups of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African-American civil rights movement's black nationalism. The name is taken from a poem by the South African revolutionary poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, who bel ...

* Dave Nelson, guitarist with

Nektar Nektar (German for ''nectar'') is an English progressive rock band formed in Hamburg, West Germany in 1969, by guitarist and lead vocalist Roye Albrighton, keyboardist Allan "Taff" Freemon, bassist Derek "Mo" Moore, and drummer Ron Howden. H ...

* Dave Nelson, character on the

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

NewsRadio ''NewsRadio'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 21, 1995 to May 4, 1999, focusing on the work lives of the staff of a New York City AM news radio station. It had an ensemble cast featuring Dave Foley, Steph ...

played by

Dave Foley David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and ...

Law and politics

David Aldrich Nelson David Aldrich Nelson (August 14, 1932 – October 1, 2010) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Early life Born at Watertown, New York to son of Carlton Low Nelson and Irene Demetria Al ...

(1932–2010), United States federal judge * David Sutherland Nelson (1933–1998), United States federal judge * David Nelson (Alaska politician) (born 1996), Alaska state representative *

David Nelson (Oregon politician) David Nelson (born August 6, 1941) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served four terms in the Oregon State Senate. He lives in Pendleton, and represented District 29.David Nelson (Idaho politician), Idaho state senator * David R. Nelson (politician) (born 1942), Massachusetts state representative * David D. Nelson (born 1956), United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 2009–2011 *

David Nelson (Utah activist) David Keith Nelson (born April 7, 1962) is an American activist for the protection of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. He founded or helped found several LGBT-related nonprofit organizations in Utah and he ...

(born 1962), American activist for the protection of equal rights for LGBT people

Sports

Dave Nelson David Earl Nelson (June 20, 1944 – April 22, 2018) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals from 1968 through 19 ...

(1944–2018), American baseball player and sportscaster * Dave Nelson (Australian footballer) (1910–1986), Australian rules footballer * Dave Nelson (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player * Dave Nelson (curler) (born 1974), American curler * David M. Nelson (1920–1991), American football coach * David Nelson (footballer) (1918–1988), Scottish professional footballer * David Nelson (gamer) (born 1974), American electronic sports player * David Nelson (hurdler) (born 1967), British athlete and medallist in athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games * David Nelson (rugby league) (1962–2001), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s * David Nelson (running back) (born 1963), American football running back *

David Nelson (wide receiver) David Alan Nelson (born November 7, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills ...

(born 1986), American football wide receiver * David Nelson Stergakos (born 1956), Greek-American basketball player

Other

David Nelson (botanical collector) David Nelson (died 20 July 1789) was gardener-botanist on the third voyage of James Cook, and botanist on under William Bligh at the time of the famous mutiny. Nothing is known of his ancestry or early life. In 1776, while working as a gardener ...

(died 1789), British botanical collector, crewmember of HMS ''Bounty'' * David Nelson (VC) (1886–1918), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * David Nelson (software developer) (born 1993), American software developer * David Nelson, inventor of the

current-feedback operational amplifier The current-feedback operational amplifier (CFOA or CFA) is a type of electronic amplifier whose inverting input is sensitive to current, rather than to voltage as in a conventional voltage-feedback operational amplifier (VFA). The CFA was invented ...

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