title: Nielson
text: # Nielson
  
  Nielson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Claire Nielson (born 1937), British television actress
  * Howard C. Nielson (1924–2020), American politician from Utah; U.S. Representative 1983–91
  * Niel Nielson (born 1954), American academic; president of Covenant College, Georgia, USA
  * Poul Nielson (born 1943), Danish politician and government minister
  * Nielson (singer) (born 1989), Dutch singer-songwriter
  