Edward Nelson (1932–2014) was an American mathematician. Edward Nelson or Ed Nelson may also refer to: Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), American naturalist and ethnologist Edward Nelson (Alamo defender) (born 1816) Edward Nelson (marine biologist) (1883–1923), member of the Terra Nova Expedition Edward Nelson, 5th Earl Nelson (1860–1951) Edward Nelson Jr. (1931–2018), United States Coast Guard admiral Edward Theophilus Nelson (1874–1940), British barrister Ed Nelson (1928–2014), American actor Ed Nelson (baseball) (fl. 1940s), American baseball player Ed Nelson (basketball) (Edward Richard Nelson, born 1982), American basketball player See also Edwin Nelson (disambiguation) Ned Nelson (1911–1977), American college baseball and basketball player Ted Nelson (disambiguation) Ed Neilson, American politician