Arts and Entertainment
- Nelson Algren (1909-1981), American writer
- Nelson Ascencio, MADTV cast member
- Nelson S. Bond (1908-2006), American writer
- Nelson Dawson (1859-1941), British artist
- Nelson DeCastro, American comic book artist
- Nelson DeMille (born 1943), American author
- Nelson Eddy (1901-1967), American singer
- Nelson Freire (born 1944), Brazilian pianist
- Nelson George (born 1957), American writer/filmmaker
- Nelson Gonçalves (1919-1998), Brazilian singer
- Nelson Illingworth (1862-1926), Australian sculptor and bohemian
- Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer
- Nelson Rodrigues (1912-1980), Brazilian playwright
- Nelson de la Rosa (1968-2006), Dominican Republic dwarf actor
- Nelson Shin (born 1939), film executive
- Nelson Tan (born 1997), choir maestro
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“Poetry, and Picture, are Arts of a like nature; and both are busie about imitation. It was excellently said of Plutarch, Poetry was a speaking Picture, and Picture a mute Poesie. For they both invent, faine, and devise many things, and accommodate all they invent to the use, and service of nature. Yet of the two, the Pen is more noble, than the Pencill. For that can speake to the Understanding; the other, but to the Sense.”
—Ben Jonson (1573–1637)