Nelson
Nelson is a city on the South Island of New Zealand, facing Tasman Bay. It's known for local arts and crafts stores, and art galleries. It's also a popular base for nearby caving sites, vineyards and Abel Tasman National Park. Established by English settlers in 1841, the city's history is showcased at Founders Heritage Park, a living museum with a vintage railway.
People born in Nelson (First 42 people) - Page 2
Graham Bennett
New Zealand Sculptor
Warwick Freeman
Bench jeweler
Russell Marshall
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
Tom Hendrickson
Rugby union player
Jock Edwards
New Zealand cricketer
Marie Shannon
New Zealand artist
Brook Robertson
New Zealand rower
Kate Pulford
New Zealand former cricketer
Claudia Green
New Zealand cricketer
Mitchell Scott
New Zealand rugby union player
Rob Verbakel
Rugby union player
Alan Peart
New Zealand aircraft pilot
Nick Ferretti
Singer
George Fell
Former Mayor of Blenheim
Walter Fell
New Zealand physician
Charles Fell
Former Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand
Arthur Fell
Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jed Mercurio
British television writer
Mike Phelan
English football coach
Tony Hicks
Guitarist
Ted Koppel
British-American broadcaster
Kathryn Stott
Classical pianist
Eric Knowles
British antiquarian
Jimmy Hogan
English football player
Geoffrey. Tillotson
Richard Learoyd
British artist
Christine Butler
Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Tasker Watkins
Justice
Lisa Steane
Charles S. Morehead
Former Governor of Kentucky
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.
American poet and writer
Thomas Fortune Ryan
American magnate
Walter M. Robertson
Senior officer
William D. Hill
Former United States Representative
Landon Garland
Professor
Edward A. Pollard
American author
Eli Cook
American singer
Ezra B. Taylor
U. S. representative
Joseph Leonard O'Brien
Former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Sarah Jessica Parker
American actress
Pamela S. Soltis
American botanist
