'''Nels''' is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
*Nels Ackerson (born 1944), American lawyer *Nels N. Alling (1861–1955), Danish-American sculptor *Nels Andersen (1891–1961), American politician *Nels Anderson (1889–1986), American sociologist *Nels Anderson (politician) (1828–1887), American politician *Nels Andrews, American folk singer *Nels Bruseth (1886–1957), American mountaineer, naturalist, author, and painter *Nels Christianson, American politician *Nels Cline (born 1956), American guitarist and composer *Nels Crutchfield (1911–1985), Canadian ice hockey player *Nels F. S. Ferré (1908–1971), Swedish-born American theologian *Nels Hagerup (1864–1922), Norwegian-born American painter *Nels Holman (1861–1946), American newspaper editor, businessman, and politician *Nels Jacobson (born 1949), American artist and poster art historian *Nels Johnson (1838–1915), Danish-born American clockmaker *Nels Johnson (judge) (1896–1958), American judge *Nels Larson (1869–1937), American politician and businessman *Nels Nelsen (1894–1943), Norwegian–Canadian ski jumper *Nels C. Nelson (1875–1964), Danish-American archaeologist *Nels H. Nelson (1903–1973), United States Marine Corps general *Nels Nelson (politician) (1917–1992), Canadian politician *Nels David Nelson (1918–2003), American mathematician and logician *Nels S.D. Peterson (born 1978), American lawyer and jurist *Nels Pierson (born 1972), American politician *Nels Podolsky (1923–2007), Canadian ice hockey player *Nels Potter (1911–1990), American baseball player *Nels Roney (1853–1944), American building contractor and carpenter *Nels Running (born 1941), retired United States Air Force Major General *Nels H. Smith (1884–1976), American politician *Nels J. Smith (born 1939), American politician *Nels Stewart (1902–1957), Canadian ice hockey player *Nels Swandal, American politician *Nels Wold (1895–1918), United States Army soldier *Nels Andrew Rude (born 1988), prominent Wisconsin lobbyist
==See also== *Louis Nels (1855–1910), German government official *Nel (name)
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