Nels is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *

Nels Ackerson Nels Ackerson (April 12, 1944 – March 18, 2025) was an American lawyer and head of the law firm that bears his name, based in Washington, D.C. He represented clients in 46 states and 16 countries on issues involving property rights, constitut ...

(born 1944), American lawyer *

Nels N. Alling Nels N. Alling (October 15, 1861 – March 9, 1955) was a Danish-American sculptor who specialized in terra cotta architectural work in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. He is known f ...

(1861–1955), Danish-American sculptor *

Nels Andersen Nels Andersen (January 15, 1891 – May 4, 1961) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography An emigrant from Denmark, Andersen was born on January 15, 1891. He married Anna M. Knutzen in 1925 and they settled in Ford, Wisconsin, in 1 ...

(1891–1961), American politician *

Nels Anderson Nels Anderson (July 31, 1889 – October 8, 1986) was an early American sociologist who studied hobos, urban culture, and work culture. Biography Anderson studied at the University of Chicago under Robert E. Park and Ernest Burgess, whose Con ...

(1889–1986), American sociologist * Nels Anderson (politician) (1828–1887), American politician *

Nels Andrews Nels Andrews is a folk singer based in Santa Cruz, California. In 2002, Andrews was selected as a winner in the New Folk Competition at the annual Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas. In 2006, Nels was selected as the winner of the Tellu ...

, American folk singer *

Nels Bruseth Nels Bruseth (August 1, 1886 – March 24, 1957) was an American mountaineer, naturalist, author, and painter. He was a forest ranger employed by the United States Forest Service from 1916 to 1951 at a ranger station in Darrington, Washington, wher ...

(1886–1957), American mountaineer, naturalist, author, and painter *

Nels Christianson Nels Christianson is an American politician serving as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 18th district. A Republican, he was elected in the 2024 North Dakota House of Representatives election The 2024 North D ...

, American politician *

Nels Cline Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been a guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has wor ...

(born 1956), American guitarist and composer *

Nels Crutchfield William Ian Nelson Crutchfield (July 12, 1911 — July 22, 1985), known as Nels Crutchfield, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Born in Knowlton, Quebec, he played defence and centre for the McGill Redmen from 1930 to 1934 and was te ...

(1911–1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Nels F. S. Ferré (1908–1971), Swedish-born American theologian *

Nels Hagerup Nels Hagerup (1864 - March 13, 1922) was a Norwegian-born American painter. He emigrated to the United States in 1882. He lived in Portland until 1892, when he relocated to San Francisco. He was married Harriet Marie Hageman Hagerup (1851-1918) ...

(1864–1922), Norwegian-born American painter *

Nels Holman Nels Holman (May 3, 1861 – April 21, 1946) was an American newspaper editor, businessman, and politician. Born to Norwegian immigrants in the town of Deerfield, Dane County, Wisconsin, Holman went to Marshall Academy and Red Wing Seminary ...

(1861–1946), American newspaper editor, businessman, and politician * Nels Jacobson (born 1949), American artist and poster art historian * Nels Johnson (1838–1915), Danish-born American clockmaker * Nels Johnson (judge) (1896–1958), American judge *

Nels Larson Nels Larson (March 18, 1869 – May 30, 1937) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Denmark, Larson emigrated with his parents in 1874 and settled in the Town of Winchester in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Larson went to Oshkosh ...

(1869–1937), American politician and businessman *

Nels Nelsen Nels Nelsen (3 June 1894 – 3 June 1943), born Nils Johan Nilsen and sometimes referred to as Nels Nelson, was a Norwegian-born Canadian ski jumper active between 1916 and 1932. Later he was ski jumping organizer. He was among the world's bes ...

(1894–1943), Norwegian–Canadian ski jumper * Nels C. Nelson (1875–1964), Danish-American archaeologist * Nels H. Nelson (1903–1973), United States Marine Corps general *

Nels Nelson (politician) Nels Edwin Nelson (September 7, 1917 – July 13, 1992) was a Canadian politician who served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a teacher by career. Nelson made two attempts to become a Member of Parliam ...

(1917–1992), Canadian politician *

Nels David Nelson (Nels) David Nelson, an American mathematician and logician, was born on January 2, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Upon graduation from the Ph.D. program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nelson relocated to Washington, D.C. Nelson remai ...

(1918–2003), American mathematician and logician * Nels S.D. Peterson (born 1978), American lawyer and jurist *

Nels Pierson Nels Pierson (born December 29, 1972) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented the 26B district in southeastern Minn ...

(born 1972), American politician *

Nels Podolsky Nicholas "Nels" Podolsky, also spelled Podolski, (December 18, 1923 – March 21, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in one regular season and seven playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit ...

(1923–2007), Canadian ice hockey player *

Nels Potter Nelson Thomas Potter (August 23, 1911 – September 30, 1990) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 349 games in Major League Baseball over a dozen seasons between 1936 and 1949, most notably as a ...

(1911–1990), American baseball player *

Nels Roney Lord Nelson "Nels" Roney (September 2, 1853 – November 24, 1944) was a building contractor and carpenter working primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon. He designed and built many of Oregon's early covered bridges, often using the Howe truss. Ro ...

(1853–1944), American building contractor and carpenter *

Nels Running Ronald Nels Running (born 1941) is a retired United States Air Force Major General who has more than 3,800 flying hours in F-105D, F-5 A/E, F-4 D/E and F-16A aircraft. This number of flying hours is significantly higher than the level of 3, ...

(born 1941), retired United States Air Force Major General * Nels H. Smith (1884–1976), American politician * Nels J. Smith (born 1939), American politician *

Nels Stewart Robert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart (December 29, 1899 – August 21, 1957) was a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He is ...

(1902–1957), Canadian ice hockey player *

Nels Swandal Nels Swandal is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the Montana Senate, where he represented District 30, including Wilsall, Montana Wilsall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. T ...

, American politician * Nels Wold (1895–1918), United States Army soldier *Nels Andrew Rude (born 1988), prominent Wisconsin lobbyist

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