 Robert Spragg (AKA Larry Love), the singer and songwriter from the band the Alabama 3 lived in Nelson before moving to London.His family moved to the village from Merthyr Tydfil and his parents still live there.Sir Tasker Watkins VC GBE PC (1918–2007), was born in Nelson and was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.