List of Famous people named Nelson

Nelson Dilipkumar, credited in films as Nelson, is an Indian director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. His films are known for featuring elements of black comedy and synchronised comical characters. Nelson won the Best Screenplay Award in Norway Tamil Film Festival for his directorial debut Kolamaavu Kokila. He was listed among the Promising Directors of 2018 in Times of India article.

Nelson Freire is a Brazilian classical pianist.

Nelson Müller is a German cook, restaurateur and singer.

Nélson Cabral Semedo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.

Nelson Peltz is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management, an alternative investment management fund based in New York. He is non-executive chairman of Wendy's Company, and a director of Legg Mason, Procter & Gamble, Sysco, and The Madison Square Garden Company. He is a former director of H.J. Heinz Company, Mondelēz International, and Ingersoll Rand and a former CEO of Triangle Industries.

Nelson Erazo is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Homicide. He is currently competing for both National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a member of the faction VLNCE UNLTD.

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet, a three-times World Champion, has been ranked among the greatest Formula One drivers in various motorsport polls.

Nelson Efamehule Agholor is a Nigerian-American professional American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, was drafted in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. With Philadelphia, he won Super Bowl LII over the New England Patriots.

Nelson Luiz Sperle Teich is a Brazilian oncologist, health consultant and entrepreneur who briefly served as Minister of Health of Brazil, from 17 April 2020 after being appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro to replace outgoing Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, to his resignation on 15 May 2020 after nearly a month at the helm.

Nelson Monfort is a French sports journalist and television host.