Nelsen

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Nelsen is a patronymic meaning "son of Nels" (Scandinavian) or "son of Nell" (Irish), translated as "son of the champion."

Contents 1 People with the surname Nelsen 2 People with given name of Nelsen 3 Other uses 4 See also

[edit] People with the surname Nelsen

• Ancher Nelsen, Minnesota politician
• Bill Nelsen, former NFL football player; former NFL assistant coach
• Donald Nelsen, member, American team, Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit
• Eric Nelsen, American actor
• Grace Nelsen Jones, oldest verified person born in the state of Virginia
• Jane Nelsen, counselor, author, speaker
• Jeff Nelsen, Canadian French horn player
• Karla Nelsen, former US amateur female bodybuilder
• Lisa Nelsen, flute, New London Chamber Ensemble
• Nels Nelsen, 1983, Canadian Ski Hall of Fame
• Rod Nelsen, creator of computer game Tharolian Tunnels
• Roger B. Nelsen, mathematician, author
• Ryan Nelsen, professional football (soccer) player from New Zealand
• Travis Nelsen, member Indie rock band Okkervil River

[edit] People with given name of Nelsen

• Nelsen Fischer, Danish badminton player, winner in 2005 of Bulgarian International (badminton)

[edit] Other uses

• Nelsen Middle School, Renton, Washington
• Nels Nelsen Historic Area, and Nels Nelsen Ski Jump, Mount Revelstoke National Park

[edit] See also

• Nelson
• Nielsen