Nelsen is a Norwegian or Danish surname that may also refer to:

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* Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992), American politician *

Bill Nelsen William Keith Nelsen (January 29, 1941 – April 11, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans before playing professionally f ...

(1941-2019), American football player and coach * Bruce G. Nelsen (born 1935), American politician * Donald Nelsen (born 1944), American Olympic cyclist *

Eric Nelsen Eric Nelsen (born June 26, 1991) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his work as an actor in the Paramount+ western series ''1883 (American TV series), 1883''. On stage, Nelsen portrayed Brett Sampson in the original Broadway pro ...

(born 1991), American actor *

Grace Nelsen Jones American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. By January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians. ...

(1893–2006), oldest verified person born in the state of Virginia, USA *

Jeff Nelsen Jeff Nelsen (born December 11, 1969) is a Canadian French horn player. He is also a solo horn in the Canadian Brass and a Professor of horn at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He has performed in the Winnipeg ...

(born 1969), Canadian French horn player * Marlin B. Nelsen (1936-1980), American chiropractor and politician *

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), member of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame * Robert S. Nelsen (born 1952), American academic administrator * Rod Nelsen, creator of computer game ''

Tharolian Tunnels ''Tharolian Tunnels'' is a fixed shooter for the Apple II family of computers programmed by Rod Nelsen and published by Datamost in 1982. The game is similar to ''Space Invaders''. Premise ''Softdisk'' magazine, issue 76, gives this brief descr ...

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Ryan Nelsen Ryan William Nelsen (born 18 October 1977) is a former New Zealand professional football player and former head coach of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Nelsen commonly played as a defender, and his professional career began in 1995. He ...

(born 1977), New Zealand footballer * Travis Nelsen, member of the indie folk band

Okkervil River Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They bega ...

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Nelsen Middle School Nelsen Middle School, is located in Renton, Washington, USA, a suburb of Seattle, and is in Renton School District 403. It is a middle school that educates around 1,010 students in grades 6–8. In the past few years Nelsen has completed a majo ...

, Renton, Washington, USA * Nels Nelsen Historic Area, and Nels Nelsen Ski Jump,

Mount Revelstoke National Park Mount Revelstoke National Park is a national park located adjacent to the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The park is relatively small for a national park, covering . It is located in the Selkirk Mountains and was founded in 1914. ...

, British Columbia, Canada

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