Nilson is both a surname and a given name variant of

Nelson 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 lib ...

. It thus can also be an anglicized version of the Scandinavian surnames

Nilsen Nilsen is a surname of Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Nils". Notable people with this name include: * Adolf Nilsen (1895–1927), Norwegian Olympic rower * Alfred Nilsen (1892–1977), Norwegian politician; served one term in the Storting 1 ...

, Nielsen, and

Nilsson Nilsson is a Swedish surname and the fourth most common surname in Sweden. The name is a patronymic meaning " Nils's son". Nils was a very common name, especially in 19th century Sweden. People with the surname * Anders Nilsson (disambiguation) ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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* Anton Nilson (1887–1989), Swedish militant socialist * Carlos Nilson, one of the members of the beat and rock band ''Los Naufragos'' * Cynthia Nilson. songwriter and singer from Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Gunnar Nilson Lars ''Gunnar'' Edvard Nilson (28 September 1872 – 28 March 1951) was a Swedish physician. He passed his '' mogenhetsexamen'' in 1890 and earned a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from Uppsala University in 1895. Nilson conducted study tri ...

(1872–1951), Swedish physician * Johan Ernst Nilson, Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issues * John Nilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan * Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840–1899), Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879 *

Lawrence Nilson Brigadier-General Lawrence Nilson (1734–1811) was an East India Company Bombay Army officer. Military career Nilson, then the first Chief Engineer of the Bombay Army, formed a company of Pioneer Lascars, comprising 100 men, in 1777. His compan ...

, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788 *

Marcus Nilson Marcus Rolf Börje Nilson (born March 1, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames. Playing career Nilson was drafted in the first roun ...

(born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Mitch Nilsson Mitchell Caine Nilsson (born 24 May 1991) is an Australian professional baseball third baseman for the Heidenheim Heideköpfe of the Baseball Bundesliga and the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). Mitchell is the son of ...

(born 1991), Australian professional baseball player *

Peter Nilson Peter Nilson (17 October 1937 – 8 March 1998) was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. Active at Uppsala University, he compiled a catalogue of galaxies containing nearly 13,000 entries. He was appreciated for a number of essay books (primarily ...

(1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelist

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* Nílson (footballer, born 1965), Nilson Esidio Mora, Brazilian football forward *

Nilson (footballer, born 1975) Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently head coach of Campeonato Cearense club . Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal with Vi ...

, Nilson Corrêia Júnior, Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Nilson Cortes Nilson Armes Cortes (born March 29, 1977) is a retired Colombian football striker. At club level he most recently (2007-2009) played for Once Caldas in the Copa Mustang. In 2008, he was called up for a friendly game An exhibition game (also ...

(born 1977), Colombian football striker *

Nilson (footballer, born 1987) Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz (born 15 November 1987), simply known as Nilson, is a São Toméan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Praia Cruz and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team. International career Nilson made his internat ...

, Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz, Santomean football goalkeeper *

Nilson (footballer, born 1989) Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior (born 31 March 1989), or simply Nilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Bucheon FC as a defensive midfielder. Career He joined J1 League side Sagan Tosu in July 2013 and moved to Busan IPark in South Kor ...

, Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior, Brazilian football defensive midfielder *

Nilson (footballer, born 1991) José Nilson dos Santos Silva (born 6 April 1991), simply known as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Born in São Paulo, Nilson joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out ...

, José Nilson dos Santos Silva, Brazilian football striker

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