List of Famous people named Nelson

Name Nelson is among the most common names in Brazil, Portugal. Here are some famous Nelsons:

Nelson Vails

First Name Nelson
Last Name Vails
Born on October 13, 1960 (age 65)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Nelson Beasley Vails is a retired road and track cyclist from the United States. He rode as a professional from 1988 to 1995 representing the USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the sprint, behind countryman Mark Gorski. Vails was the first African-American cyclist to win an Olympic medal and he was inducted to the US Bicycle Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Nelson Marquezelli

First Name Nelson
Last Name Marquezelli
Born on November 29, 1941 (age 84)
Born in Brazil, São Paulo
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Nelson Rubens

First Name Nelson
Last Name Rubens
Born in Brazil, São Paulo
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Nelson Tanure

First Name Nelson
Last Name Tanure
Born on January 1, 1951 (age 75)
Born in Brazil, Bahia
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Nelson Wedekin

First Name Nelson
Last Name Wedekin
Born on October 1, 1944 (age 81)
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Nélson Araújo

First Name Nélson
Last Name Araújo
Born on November 20, 1951 (age 74)
Born in Brazil, São Paulo
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Nelson William Alexander Rycroft

First Name Nelson
Last Name Rycroft
Born on January 1, 2009 (age 17)
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Nelson Cotrim

First Name Nelson
Last Name Cotrim
Born on January 1, 1977 (age 49)
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Nelson Tansu

First Name Nelson
Last Name Tansu
Born on October 20, 1977 (age 48)
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Nelson Bornier

First Name Nelson
Last Name Bornier
Born on January 14, 1950
Died on April 11, 2021 (aged 71)

Nelson Bornier was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He served as a federal deputy for the Rio de Janeiro for five terms and was the only mayor elected three times in Nova Iguaçu. In 2016 Bornier was a candidate for re-election to the mayor for the A Mudança Vai Continue coalition, which brought together eighteen parties.

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