John Nelson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* John L. Nelson (1916–2001), American musician, father of singer Prince *

John Nelson (conductor) John Wilton Nelson (December 6, 1941 – March 31, 2025) was an American conductor known for his productions of the music of Hector Berlioz. Life and career Nelson's parents were American Protestant missionaries. He studied at Wheaton College ( ...

(1941–2025), American conductor *

John Nelson (visual effects artist) John Nelson (born July 21, 1953) is an American visual effects supervisor. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for his work on the film ''Gladiator'' (2000) and ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017). He has also been nominated for ''I, ...

(born 1953), American visual effects supervisor * John Randall Nelson (born 1956), painter and sculptor based in Phoenix, Arizona *

John Allen Nelson John Allen Nelson is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles on television as Warren Lockridge on '' Santa Barbara'', John D. Cort on ''Baywatch'', Walt Cummings in '' 24'' and Silas Bunch in '' Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. ...

(born 1959), American actor in film and television * John Mark Nelson (born 1993), songwriter and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota *

John Arthur Nelson John Arthur Nelson was a director, actor, and writer. Nelson wrote, acted in, and directed more than a dozen short films in 1913 and 1914, including a series of Slim Hoover films in which he portrayed the title character. He wrote pro-labor union an ...

, director, actor, and writer

Politics

John M. Nelson John Mandt Nelson (October 10, 1870 – January 29, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, serving nine terms in Congress between 1913 and 1933. Early life John Mandt Nelson was born on October 10, 1870, in Burke, Wisconsin. Nelson ...

(1870–1955), American political figure from Wisconsin *

John E. Nelson (Maine politician) John Edward Nelson (July 12, 1874 – April 11, 1955) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in China, Kennebec County, Maine on July 12, 1874. He attended the common and high schools of Waterville, Maine. He graduated from F ...

(1874–1955), American political figure from Maine *

Jock Nelson John Norman Nelson (28 May 1908 – 20 June 1991) was an Australian politician. Born in Bundaberg, Queensland, he was the son of politician Harold Nelson. Jock Nelson was educated at state schools in Darwin before becoming a jackeroo and ...

(John Norman Nelson, 1908–1991), Australian politician * John E. Nelson (Nebraska politician) (born 1935), American political figure in Nebraska * John B. Nelson (born 1936), American political figure in Arizona

Sports

Candy Nelson John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National Leagu ...

(John W. Nelson, 1849–1910), American baseball player *

John Nelson (pitcher) John Nelson was an American Negro league baseball pitcher from the 1880s to the 1900s. Nelson made his Negro league debut in 1887 for the New York Gorhams, and played for New York again the following season. He went on to play several seasons for ...

, American baseball player * John Nelson (English cricketer) (1891–1917), English cricketer *

John Nelson (soccer, born 1905) Johnny Nelson (February 27, 1905 – November 30, 1984) was a Scottish American soccer center forward who ended his career as the second leading scorer in the history of the first American Soccer League. He was posthumously inducted into the Nat ...

(1905–1984), Scottish-born American soccer player *

Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hog ...

(John Byron Nelson, Jr., 1912–2006), American golfer * John Nelson (footballer) (born 1934), Australian rules footballer *

John Nelson (swimmer) John Maurer Nelson (born June 8, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer for Yale University, a 1964 Olympic medalist, a 1968 Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder. Nelson was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Pompano ...

(born 1948), American swimmer *

Johnny Nelson Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson (born 4 January 1967) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 2005. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight title from 1999 to 2006, and remains t ...

(born 1967), British boxer * John Nelson (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1975), New Zealand cricketer * John Nelson (infielder) (born 1979), American baseball player *

John Nelson (soccer, born 1998) John Vincent Nelson (born July 11, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Career Youth & College John grew up in Medina, Ohio. In 2010, he joined Internationals SC, as a ...

, American soccer player

Others

John Nelson (British Army officer) Major General Sir Eustace John Blois Nelson, (15 June 1912 – 23 December 1993) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards during the Second World War and later served as Commandant of the British Sect ...

(1912–1993), Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin *

John Nelson (convert) John Nelson was one of the earliest known Englishmen to convert to Islam. This information comes from the book ''The Voyage made to Tripoli'' (1583) by Thomas Saunders."The evidence for John Nelson's conversion derives from an account The Voyage ma ...

, 16th-century English convert to Islam *

John Nelson (lawyer) John Nelson (June 1, 1791 – January 18, 1860) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845 under President John Tyler. He served as the first United States Chargé d'Affai ...

(1791–1860), Attorney General of the United States in the 19th century *

John Nelson (martyr) John Nelson (1535 – 3 February 1578) was an English Jesuit martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Nelson was from Skelton, York. He was nearing 40 when he left for Douai in 1573 for training as a priest. Two of his four b ...

(1534–1578), Catholic priest, killed for refusal to acknowledge Queen's supremacy over Church in England *

John Nelson (merchant) John Nelson (1654–1734) was an English colonial merchant, trader, and statesman, active in New England. Biography Early life John Nelson was born near London, England, in 1654 to Robert and Mary Nelson. He came to Boston in 1680 and married ...

(1654–1734), American colonial figure in Boston *

John Nelson (physician) John C. Nelson is a physician who served as president of the American Medical Association. Tenure as president While president of the American Medical Association in 2005, he was quoted supporting New York Medical College's decision to ban a ga ...

, physician, president of the American Medical Association *

John Nelson (police officer) John G. Nelson (14 May 1928 – 28 February 2003) was an American police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department who is considered to be the founding father of the SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) concept. After the Watts riots of ...

(1928–2003), American policeman, regarded as founder of police special forces units *

John Nelson (businessman) John Frederick Nelson (born 26 July 1947)Who's Who 2011 was formerly the Chairman of Lloyd's of London. Career Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1970, Nelson joined Kleinwort Benson in 1971, spending 15 years at the company worki ...

(born 1947), chairman of Lloyd's of London *

John Yeates Nelson John Yeates Nelson (1850 – 29 December 1932) was a senior public servant with the Post and Telegraph Department of New South Wales, Australia and later the Australian Federal Postmaster-General's Department. He was heavily involved in the devel ...

(1850–1932), Australian public servant

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