Hall-of-Famers: 1 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Nels Stewart   1962  
(baseball) Nellie Fox   1997  
Most Valuable Players: 2 winners
Nels Stewart   1926; 1930   ice hockey  
Nellie Fox   1959   baseball  
Nobel Prize Winners: 1 peace
(peace) Nelson Mandela   1993  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist
(activist) Nelson Mandela   1918-2013  
Notable Athletes: 2 soccer, 1 baseball, 1 driving, 1 football
(baseball) Nellie Fox   1927-1975  
(driving) Nelson Piquet   1952-  
(soccer) Nelson Parraguez   1971-  
(football) Eli Manning (a.k.a. Nelson)   1981-  
(soccer) Jerry Palacios (a.k.a. Nelson)   1981-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician
Nelson Rockefeller   1908-1979  
Olympic Medalists: 3 bronze, 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Ira Davenport (a.k.a. Nelson)   1912   800 m  
(bronze) Nelson Demarco   1952; 1956   basketball  
(bronze) Nelson Chelle   1956   basketball  
(silver) Les Carney (a.k.a. Nelson)   1960   200 m  
(silver/bronze) Nelson Prudêncio   1968; 1972   triple jump  
(gold) Nelson Diebel   1992   swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(gold) Nelson Évora   2008   triple jump  
Other Leaders: 1 president
President Nelson Mandela   1994-1999   South Africa