Nelson

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, was the most distinguished admiral in British naval history.

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Nelson is also the name of several towns, cities, counties, regions around the world:

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• Nelson, New Zealand
• Nelson, Lancashire, England
• Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
• Nelson, New South Wales, Australia

And in the United States:

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• Nelson, Georgia
• Nelson, Illinois
• Nelson, Missouri
• Nelson, Minnesota
• Nelson, Nebraska
• Nelson, New Hampshire
• Nelson, New York
• Nelson, Wisconsin
• Nelson County, Kentucky
• Nelson County, North Dakota
• Nelson County, Virginia
• Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
• Nelson Township, Michigan
• Nelson Township, Pennsylvania
• Nelson Township, Minnesota
• Nelson Park Township, Minnesota

Nelson were a hair metal band formed by twin brothers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson.

Related Topics:
Nelson - Hair metal

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To do the nelson is the name for an act of avoiding bad luck during cricket matches. See the article David Shepherd for a fuller explanation.

Related Topics:
Cricket - David Shepherd

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Nelson College is a secondary school in the city of the same name in New Zealand.

Related Topics:
Nelson College - New Zealand

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Nelson River is a North American river.

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HMS Nelson and HMS Lord Nelson are the names of several British warships.

Related Topics:
HMS Nelson - HMS Lord Nelson

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"Half Nelson" and "Full Nelson" are wrestling holds.

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Nelson is both a common family name and given name (first name). This is a list of some people with "Nelson" in their name:

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Family name - Given name

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• Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
• Ben Nelson, a US Senator from Nebraska
• Earle Nelson, American serial killer
• Eugene Nelson, American writer
• Gunnar Nelson, American musician, member of the band "Nelson"
• Harriet Hilliard Nelson, American actress and singer
• Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, British admiral, as above
• Jameer Nelson, professional NBA basketball player
• Leonard Nelson, German philosopher
• Matthew Nelson, American musician, member of the band "Nelson"
• Nelson Mandela, South African politician and activist
• Nelson Muntz, cartoon character on The Simpsons
• Nelson Piquet, Brazilian racing driver
• Nelson Rockefeller, American politician
• Ozzie Nelson, American actor and musician
• Ricky Nelson, American actor, musician and teen idol
• Russ Nelson, former Open Source Initiative president
• Ted Nelson, computer scientist and professor, coined the word "hypertext"
• William Nelson, disambiguation page
• Willie Nelson, American singer and musician