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

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 (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, 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, 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, a former village, now part of Miramichi * Nelson Beach, Saskatchewan * Nelson Head, 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, 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, Georgia * Nelson, Illinois *

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, Nevada * Nelson, New Hampshire * Nelson, New York * Nelson, North Carolina * Nelson, Oklahoma * Nelson, West Virginia * Nelson, Wisconsin, a village * Nelson (town), Wisconsin, adjacent to the village * Nelson, Virginia

Other places

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), 1850–present * Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory), 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, 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 (1890–1965) in Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. * Nelson High School (disambiguation)

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), manufactured from 1917 to 1921 * ''Nelson''-class (disambiguation), several classes of vehicles * ''Nelson'', the original name of the GWR 3031 Class 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., a football club based in Nelson, Lancashire * Nelson hold, a type of grappling and wrestling hold * Nelson Cricket Club, Lancashire, England * Nelson cricket team, New Zealand * Nelson Rugby Union, defunct New Zealand rugby team ** Nelson Bays Rugby Union, its successor side * Nelson Maple Leafs, 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, in Trafalgar Square, London * Nelson Building, in Los Angeles, California