Nilson

Nilson is both a surname and a given name variant of Nelson.

It thus can also be an anglicized version of the Scandinavian surnames Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson. 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
• 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