Nilson

Nilson may refer to:

Surname

• Anton Nilson (1887–1989), a 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
• Johan Ernst Nilson, a Swedish explorer interested in environmental and climate-related issues
• John Nilson, a Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
• Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840–1899), a 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), a Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Peter Nilson (1937–1998), a Swedish astronomer and novelist

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Given name

• Nicole Nilson Schaffrich (born 1970), most known for coming second as a contest on the American version of the hit reality TV show Big Brother 2, broadcast by CBS in 2001
• Nilson Corrêia Júnior, simply Nilson (born 1975), a Brazilian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Vitória Sport Clube, in Portugal's first division
• Nilson Cortes (born 1977), a Colombian football striker

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See also

• Nilson Nelson Gymnasium (Ginásio Nilson Nelson) is an indoor sporting arena located in Brasília, Brazil
• The Adventures of Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy, a brief funny animal comic series by Stan Sakai that predates his better-known comic book Usagi Yojimbo

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