List of Famous people with last name Nelson

Donald Arvid Nelson is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson has the most regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978.

Haywood Knowles Nelson, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!! from 1976–1979, and its spin-off series What's Happening Now!! 1985–1988.

Dixie Kay Nelson, known professionally as Lori Nelson, was an American actress and model mostly active in the 1950s and early 1960s. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the TV series How to Marry a Millionaire and the films Revenge of the Creature, All I Desire, and I Died a Thousand Times.

Tracy Kristine Nelson is an American actress, dancer and writer. From a long line of entertainers, she is the daughter of musician Ricky Nelson and actress and painter Kristin Nelson.

Irene Nelson is a Russian pop – rock recording artist, songwriter and producer. She was successful in the 1990s under the pseudonym Diana. She moved to Germany and in 2000, created Reflex which achieved success in the CIS. During her participation in the band, she won three Golden Gramophone Awards.

Quenton Emerson Nelson is an American football offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Colts sixth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. In his first three seasons in the league, Nelson was named a first-team All-Pro selection and voted to the Pro Bowl. Nelson is considered to be among the best offensive guards in the NFL.

Jameer Lamar Nelson is an American professional basketball executive and former player who serves as assistant general manager for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks, where he was named national college player of the year in 2004. Drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NBA draft, Nelson spent the first ten years of his NBA career with the Orlando Magic. In 2009, he was named an All-Star and made an appearance in the NBA Finals. He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons.

Donn Charles Nelson is an American basketball executive who is the previous general manager and president of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson, who has the most wins of any coach in NBA history at 1,335. In a 2007 Sports Illustrated article ranking the NBA's personnel bosses from 1 to 30, Nelson was ranked No. 2. In a 2009 Yahoo Sports article, Nelson was ranked the third-best general manager of the decade after producing nine 50-plus-win seasons in a row and the first finals appearance in franchise history in 2006. Nelson assembled the Mavericks team that would later win the 2011 NBA championship. Having served since 2005, Nelson was the longest-tenured general manager in the NBA at the time of his parting with the Mavericks in 2021, in front of Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who has been their general manager since 2007.

Reiss Luke Nelson is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal.

Wesley Nelson is an English television personality and recording artist. In 2018, he appeared in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island, and has since competed on Dancing on Ice and The X Factor: Celebrity.