William Nelson

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)

See also

• Bill Nelson (disambiguation)
• Willie Nelson (born 1933), American guitarist, songwriter and country singer
• Willie Nelson (boxer) (born 1987)
• Will Newton Nelson (1897-1953), American farmer and politician
• William Neilson (disambiguation)