title: Nelsen
text: # Nelsen
  
  Nelsen is a Norwegian or Danish surname that may also refer to:
  
  ## People
  
  * Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992), American politician
  * Bill Nelsen (1941-2019), American football player and coach
  * Bruce G. Nelsen (born 1935), American politician
  * Donald Nelsen (born 1944), American Olympic cyclist
  * Eric Nelsen (born 1991), American actor
  * Grace Nelsen Jones (1893–2006), oldest verified person born in the state of Virginia, USA
  * Jeff Nelsen (born 1969), Canadian French horn player
  * Marlin B. Nelsen (1936-1980), American chiropractor and politician
  * Nels Nelsen (1894–1943), member of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame
  * Robert S. Nelsen (born 1952), American academic administrator
  * Rod Nelsen, creator of computer game Tharolian Tunnels
  * Ryan Nelsen (born 1977), New Zealand footballer
  * Travis Nelsen, member of the indie folk band Okkervil River
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Nelsen Middle School, Renton, Washington, USA
  * Nels Nelsen Historic Area, and Nels Nelsen Ski Jump, Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia, Canada
  