Charles Nelson may refer to:
- Charles P. Nelson (1877–1935), U.S admiral
- Charles Nelson (editor), film editor of A Song to Remember, see Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- Charles P. Nelson (congressman) (1907–1962), U.S. Representative from Maine
- Charles Nelson (prospector) (died 1897), namesake of Nelson, Nevada
- Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), game show host
- Charles Nelson & Co Ltd, Warwickshire cement manufacturer
- Charles Nelson (businessman) (1835–1891), proprietor of Nelson's Greenbrier Distillery
- Chuck Nelson (born 1960), American football player
- Charles Alexander Nelson (1839–1933), United States librarian and bibliographer
- Charles Nelson (volleyball) (born 1933), American former volleyball player
Famous quotes containing the words charles and/or nelson:
“When the Prince of Piedmont [later Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia] was seven years old, his preceptor instructing him in mythology told him all the vices were enclosed in Pandora’s box. “What! all!” said the Prince. “Yes, all.” “No,” said the Prince; “curiosity must have been without.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
“Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?”
—Jane Nelson (20th century)