Nilson
Nilson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname[]
- Anton Nilson (1887–1989), Swedish militant socialist
- Carlos Nilson, one of the members of the beat and rock band Los Naufragos
- Cynthia Nilson. songwriter and singer from Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Gunnar Nilson (1872–1951), Swedish physician
- Johan Ernst Nilson, Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issues
- John Nilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
- Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840–1899), Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879
- Lawrence Nilson, the Commander-in-chief of Bombay from 6 January 1785 to 6 September 1788
- Marcus Nilson (born 1978), Swedish professional ice hockey player
- Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player
- Peter Nilson (1937–1998), Swedish astronomer and novelist
Given name[]
- Nílson (footballer, born 1965), Nilson Esidio Mora, Brazilian football forward
- (born 1970), on the American version of the reality TV show Big Brother 2, broadcast in 2001
- Nilson (footballer, born 1975), Nilson Corrêia Júnior, Brazilian football goalkeeper
- Nilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian football striker
- Nilson (footballer, born 1987), Nilson Taty Sousa Vaz, Santomean footballer goalkeeper
- Nilson (footballer, born 1989), Nilson Ricardo da Silva Junior, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Nilson (footballer, born 1991), José Nilson dos Santos Silva, Brazilian football striker
See also[]
- Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, an indoor sporting arena in Brasília, Brazil
- The Adventures of Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy, a comic series by Stan Sakai
- Nilsson
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