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 libretto by Alan Pryce-Jones *

Nelson (band) Nelson is an American hard rock duo consisting of brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. They are the twin sons of Ricky Nelson and Kristin Nelson. The duo achieved success during the early 1990s with their debut album ''After the Rain (Nelson albu ...

, an American rock band * ''Nelson'', a 2010 album by

Paolo Conte Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer, known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and ...

People

* Nelson (surname), including a list of people with the name * Nelson (given name), including a list of people with the name *

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte ( – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French ...

(1758–1805), British admiral *

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa f ...

, the first black South African president * Bishop of Nelson (disambiguation), a title sometimes referred to as "Nelson"

Fictional characters

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, the housekeeper on the TV series ''The Brady Bunch'' * Dave Nelson, a main character on the TV series ''

NewsRadio ''NewsRadio'' is an American television sitcom 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, Stephen R ...

'' * Emma Nelson (Degrassi: The Next Generation), on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Foggy Nelson Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Foggy is Matt's best friend and, for ...

, law partner of Matt Murdock in the Marvel Comic Universe * Greg Nelson, on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' * Harriman Nelson, on the TV series ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' * Melody Nelson, from the concept album ''Histoire de Melody Nelson'' * Tony Nelson, a main character on the TV series ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy sitcom television series created by Sidney Sheldon and starring Barbara Eden as a beautiful but guileless 2,000-year-old Jinn, genie and Larry Hagman as an astronaut with whom s ...

'' *

Nelson Muntz Nelson Mandela Muntz is a fictional character and the lead school bully from the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', where he is best known for his signature mocking laugh "Haw-haw!". He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright. Nelson was first ...

, on the television series ''The Simpsons''

Places

Australia

* Nelson, New South Wales * Nelson, Victoria

Canada

Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The city is known for its collection of restored heritage buildings that date ba ...

Nelson Parish, New Brunswick Nelson is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi, the village of Nouvelle-Arcadie, the incorporated rural community of Miramichi River Vall ...

Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick Nelson-Miramichi is a suburban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to municipal amalgamation on January 1, 1995, Nelson-Miramichi was an incorporated village in Northumberland County and one of the oldest Europ ...

, a former village, now part of Miramichi *

Nelson Beach, Saskatchewan Nelson Beach is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located 2 km east of the town of Wakaw, approximately northeast of the city of Saskatoon, and about an equ ...

Nelson Head Nelson Head is a Canadian Arctic hypsographic cape in the Northwest Territories. The most southerly point of Banks Island, it protrudes into the Amundsen Gulf. It is the ancestral home of Kangiryuarmiut, a Copper Inuit subgroup. Naming The ca ...

, Northwest Territories

New Zealand

Nelson, New Zealand Nelson () is a List of cities in New Zealand, city and Districts of New Zealand, unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-old ...

, a city *

Nelson Lakes National Park Nelson Lakes National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, at the northern end of the Southern Alps. It was created in 1956 (one of four created in the 1950s). The park contains beech forests, multiple lakes, snow-covered mountains and v ...

, South Island

United Kingdom

Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, it had a population of 29,135 in the 2011 Census. Nelson is north of Burnley and south-west of Colne. Nelson developed as a mill town ...

, England *

Nelson, Caerphilly Nelson is a village and community (Wales), community in the Caerphilly County Borough, County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It sits five miles north of Caerphilly and ten miles north of Cardiff, at the lower end of the Taff Bargoed Valley, and l ...

, Wales

United States

Nelson, Alabama Nelson, also known as Nelson Switch, or Cates Crossing, is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Nelson is located at the crossing of Alabama State Route 25 and the Nor ...

Nelson, California Nelson (formerly, Nelson Station) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies south-southeast of Durham, at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m). Nelson's first post office was established in 1873; its zip code is 95958. ...

* Nelson, Georgia *

Nelson, Illinois Nelson is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 170 at the 2010 census, up from 163 in 2000. History A post office called Nelson was first established in 1858. The village was named for Samuel Nelson, a pioneer sett ...

Nelson, Minnesota Nelson is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Nelson was originally called Dent, after settler Richard Dent, and under the ...

* Nelson, Missouri *

Nelson, Nebraska Nelson is a village in and the county seat of Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 census. The city was named for C. Nelson Wheeler, the original owner of the town site. History The village was named as ...

* Nelson, Nevada * Nelson, New Hampshire * Nelson, New York * Nelson, North Carolina *

Nelson, Oklahoma Nelson is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northwestern Choctaw County, Oklahoma, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It is six miles north of Soper, Oklahoma, Soper. Spencer Academy, a Choctaw Nation school, was moved he ...

Nelson, West Virginia Nelson is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The Un ...

Nelson, Wisconsin Nelson is a village in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 374 at the 2010 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Nelson. Nelson is located at the junction of the Mississippi River and Chippewa River val ...

, a village *

Nelson (town), Wisconsin Nelson is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 571 at the 2010 census. The village of Nelson is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Misha Mokwa ( ) and railroad junction Trevino are lo ...

, adjacent to the village * Nelson, Virginia

Other places

Nelson's Pillar Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre of what was then Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street) in Dublin, Ireland. ...

, a former monument in Dublin, Ireland * Nelson Airport (disambiguation) * Nelson Bay (disambiguation) * Cape Nelson (disambiguation) * Nelson City (disambiguation) *

Nelson County (disambiguation) Nelson County may refer to: Places * Nelson County, Western Australia, Australia * Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S., originally Nelson County, Virginia (1784–92) * Nelson County, North Dakota, U.S. * Nelson County, Virginia, U.S. (established 1807) ...

* Nelson Dock (disambiguation) * Nelson Farm (disambiguation) * Fort Nelson (disambiguation) * Nelson House (disambiguation) * Nelson Island (disambiguation), including Nelsons Island * Nelson Lake (disambiguation) * Mount Nelson (disambiguation) * Nelson Park (disambiguation) * Port Nelson (disambiguation) * Nelson River (disambiguation) * Nelson station (disambiguation) * Nelson Strait (disambiguation) * Nelson Township (disambiguation)

Electoral divisions/districts

Nelson (federal electoral district) Nelson was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and Firs ...

, House of Commons of Canada, 1917–1935 * Nelson Province (Australia), Victorian Legislative Council, 1882–1940 *

Nelson (provincial electoral district) Nelson was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1916 British Columbia general election, general election of 1916 in place of the former riding of Nelson ...

, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1916–1928 *

Nelson (New Zealand electorate) Nelson is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. From 1853 to 1860, the electorate was called Town of Nelson. From 1860 to 1881, it was City of Nelson. The ele ...

, 1850–present *

Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory) Nelson is an electoral divisions of the Northern Territory, electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1990 as a replacement for electoral div ...

, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1990–present * Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania), Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1999–present *

Electoral district of Nelson Nelson was an Electoral districts of Western Australia, electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950. The district was based in the south ...

, Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1890–1950 *

Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency) Nelson and Colne was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliame ...

, 1918–1983

Schools

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand, a feat achieved in part thanks to its original inception as a private school. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it r ...

, a secondary school for boys in Nelson, New Zealand * Nelson College for Girls, a secondary school for girls in Nelson, New Zealand *

Nelson Merry College Nelson Merry College was an American private Baptist black K–12 school (and later high school) in operation from to 1965, and located in Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City) in Tennessee, U.S. It has a historical marker where it once stood, erect ...

(1890–1965) in Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. *

Nelson High School (disambiguation) Nelson High School can refer to: *Nelson High School (Ontario), in Burlington, Ontario, Canada *Byron Nelson High School, in Trophy Club, Texas, USA *Susan Nelson High School, in Temecula Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California ...

Transportation

Ships

* HMS ''Nelson'' (1814), a British "first-rate" warship * HMS ''Nelson'' (1876), a British armoured cruiser * HMS ''Nelson'' (28), a British battleship ** ''Nelson''-class battleship * USS ''Nelson'' (DD-623), an American ''Gleaves''-class destroyer * HMS ''Nelson'', a stone frigate that partly forms the naval base

HMNB Portsmouth His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is loc ...

Other transportation

Nelson (automobile) E. A. Nelson Automobile Company, from 1917 to 1920 known as E. A. Nelson Motor Car Company, was an automobile manufacturer company, based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It operated from 1917 to 1921.Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: ...

, manufactured from 1917 to 1921 * ''Nelson''-class (disambiguation), several classes of vehicles * ''Nelson'', the original name of the

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

train locomotives

Sports

* Nelson (mascot), the current (male) dog mascot of Portsmouth F.C. * Nelson (cricket), a term in the sport of cricket *

Nelson F.C. Nelson Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, Lancashire, England. Originally established in 1882, the club played in the Lancashire League (football), Lancashire League, North-East Lancashir ...

, a football club based in Nelson, Lancashire *

Nelson hold A nelson hold is a grappling hold which is executed by one person from behind the opponent, generally when both are on the mat face down with the opponent under the aggressor. One or both arms are used to encircle the opponent's arm under the ar ...

, a type of grappling and wrestling hold *

Nelson Cricket Club Nelson Cricket Club, based at Seedhill in Nelson, Lancashire, are a cricket club in the Lancashire League. They play at the Seedhill ground in Nelson. Their captain for the 2024 season is Khurrum Nazir and their professional is Ankit Sharma. ...

, Lancashire, England * Nelson cricket team, New Zealand *

Nelson Rugby Union Nelson Rugby Union was founded in New Zealand in 1885 and played provincial rugby till 1967 when it merged with the Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union to create Nelson Bays Rugby Union, Nelson-Bays. Nelson in Ranfurly Shield In the history of the N ...

, defunct New Zealand rugby team **

Nelson Bays Rugby Union Nelson Bays Rugby Union was a New Zealand rugby union team that played from 1968 to 2005. Nelson Bays was founded in 1968 when Nelson merged with Golden Bay-Motueka and played until 2005 when they joined with Marlborough Marlborough or the M ...

, its successor side *

Nelson Maple Leafs The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the ...

, defunct British Columbia ice hockey team * Nelson Suburbs FC, New Zealand association football team

Other uses

* Nelson (horse), one of George Washington's favorite horses * Nelson (cat) Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1940 to 1946 * Nelson (typeface), a foundry type made by Ludwig & Mayer *

Nelson's Column Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built to commemorate Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over the combined French and Spanish navies, during whi ...

, in Trafalgar Square, London * Nelson Building, in Los Angeles, California