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, Nielsen, and Nilsson. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* 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, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788 * Marcus Nilson (born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player * Peter Nilson (1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelist

Given name

* Nílson (footballer, born 1965), Nilson Esidio Mora, Brazilian football forward * Nilson (footballer, born 1975), Nilson Corrêia Júnior, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Nilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian football striker * Nilson (footballer, born 1987), Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz, Santomean football goalkeeper * Nilson (footballer, born 1989), Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Nilson (footballer, born 1991), José Nilson dos Santos Silva, Brazilian football striker

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