Richard Nelson

Richard Nelson may refer to:

• Richard Nelson (author) (born 1941), anthropologist and writer
• Richard H. Nelson (fl. 1903–1929), Episcopal bishop in America
• Richard Nelson (lighting designer) (1938–1996), American lighting designer
• Richard Nelson (playwright) (born 1950), American playwright and librettist
• Richard R. Nelson (born 1930), American professor of economics at Columbia University
• Richard Christian Nelson (born 1961), artist and musician
• Richard Anthony Nelson (born 1948), former British Conservative politician
• Richard Nelson, a fictional character in the film Poseidon
• Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American singer
• Ricky Nelson (baseball) (born 1959), former Major League Baseball outfielder
• Rick "The Stick" Nelson, one of the Characters of Glee
• Rick Nelson, contestant on Survivor: South Pacific (2011)

See also

• Richard Nelson Gale (1896–1982), general in the British Army
• Richard Nelson Bolles (born 1927), former clergyman
• Richard Nelson Frye, U.S. professor of Iranian studies