William Nelson

Last updated January 27, 2026

William Nelson may refer to:

Billy Bass Nelson (1951–2026), American musician
Billy Nelson (actor) (1903–1979), American vaudeville comedian and actor
Billy Nelson (runner) (William Andrew Nelson, born 1984), American steeplechaser
Billy Nelson (boxer), Scottish boxing coach and former boxer
William Nelson (governor) (1711–1772), American colonial governor of Virginia
William Nelson (British judge) (born c. 1981), British district judge
William Nelson (MP) (c. 1462–1525), member of parliament for the City of York
William Nelson (New York politician) (1784–1869), U.S. congressman for New York
William Nelson (Wisconsin politician) (1839–1913), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
William Nelson (wrestler), American wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1904 Olympics
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson (1757–1835), elder brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
William "Bull" Nelson (1824–1862), Union army general in the American Civil War
William E. Nelson (died 1991), murdered by his wife Omaima Nelson
William G. Nelson (fl. 1980s–2020s), American cancer researcher and professor
Harold Nelson (athlete) (William Harold Nelson, 1923–2011), New Zealand runner
William L. Nelson (politician) (1875–1946), U.S. congressman for Missouri
William L. Nelson (Medal of Honor) (1918–1943), World War II Medal of Honor recipient
William Lambie Nelson (1807–1887), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
William T. Nelson (1908–1994), U.S. Navy rear admiral
William Rockhill Nelson (1841–1915), American journalist and publisher
William Nelson (industrialist) (1843–1932), New Zealand farmer and industrialist
William Nelson (inventor) (died 1903), American inventor killed by own invention
William Nelson Jr. (1754-1813), Virginia politician, professor, lawyer and judge, son of William Nelson (governor)

William Nelson

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