American visual artist Joanna Nelson, American ecologist Jock Nelson (1908–1991), Australian politician Joe Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player Joel Nelson (born 1945), American poet Johnny Nelson (born 1967), British boxer Jordy Nelson (born 1985), American football player Josh Nelson (born 1978), American pianist Josie Nelson (born 2002), English cyclist Juanita Morrow Nelson (1923–2015), American activist Judd Nelson (born 1959), American actor Judith Nelson (1939–2012), American soprano Judy Nelson, American author and social figure Julia Bullard Nelson (1842–1914), American activist Julia D. Nelson (1863–1936), American politician Julio Jorge Nelson (1913–1976), Argentine musician Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937), American missionary K Karen Nelson (athlete) (born 1963), Canadian hurler Karen E. Nelson, Jamaican-American microbiologist Karl Nelson (born 1960), American football player Katherine Nelson (1930–2018), American psychologist Katherine Greacen Nelson (1913–1982), American geologist Kay Nelson (1909–2003), American costume designer Kemba Nelson (born 2000), Jamaican sprinter Kemi Nelson (1956–2022), Nigerian politician Kent C. Nelson, American businessman Kim Nelson (1958–2015), Australian artist Kins Nelson (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician Kirsten Nelson (born 1970), American actress Knuckles Nelson (born 1963), American professional wrestler Knute Nelson (1843–1923), American politician Kristin Nelson (1945–2018), American painter and author L Larry Nelson (born 1947), American golfer Lars Nelson (born 1985), Swedish skier Latrivia Nelson (born 1980), American novelist Lauren Nelson (born 1986), American beauty queen Lauritz Nelson (1860–1941), Norwegian-American sailor Lawrie Nelson (born 1943), Australian racing driver Lefty Nelson, American baseball player Lemrick Nelson (born 1975), American criminal Lennart Nelson (1918–2006), Swedish weightlifter Leonard Nelson (1882–1927), German mathematician and philosopher Léone Boudreau-Nelson (1915-2004), American-born Canadian phonetician Levi B. Nelson (1838–1903), American politician Lew A. Nelson, American test pilot Lianne Nelson (born 1972), American rower Lindsey Nelson (1919–1995), American sportscaster Lisa Nelson (born 1949), American artist Logan Nelson (born 1996), American composer Lori Nelson (1933–2020), American actress Louie Nelson (born 1951), American basketball player Louis Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people Lowell A. Nelson (1918–1986), American politician Lyle Nelson (born 1949), American biathlete Lynn Nelson (1905–1955), American baseball player Lynn Nelson (runner) (born 1962), American long-distance runner M Madison Nelson (1803–1870), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals Maggie Nelson (born 1973), American writer Marc Nelson (born 1971), American singer-songwriter Marc Saw Nelson (born 1972), Burmese-Australian television host Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), American author and poet Marjorie Nelson (1923–2010), American actress Marshall Nelson (born 1994), Australian-Belgian basketball player Martin A. Nelson (1889–1979), American lawyer and judge Maud Nelson (1881–1944), American baseball player Marvin Nelson