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Neji (horse) Neji (1950-1982) was an American Champion Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Foaled in England, Neji was purchased at age three by Lillian Bostwick Phipps who brought the gelding to race in the United States under future Hall of Fame trainer Pete Bostwick.
Nejo (woreda) Nejo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, Nejo is bordered on the southeast by Boji, on the west by Jarso, on the northwest by Mana Sibu, and on the north and east by the Benishangul-Gumaz Region.
Největší Čech Největší Čech (The Greatest Czech) is the Czech spin-off of the BBC Greatest Britons show; a television poll of the populace to name the greatest Czech in history. It was shown on the national public-service broadcaster, Česká televize.
Nek Filippo Neviani also known as Nek (born January 6, 1972) is a popular contemporary Italian singer. Some of his hits include “Laura Non C'è” or “Laura no Esta” which became a major hit in Europe and Latin America in 1997 being one of the most listened songs of that year, and “Almeno stavolta”.
Nek Chand Nek Chand Saini (1924-) is an Indian outsider artist, famous for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, a forty-acre (160,000 m²) sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh, India. His family moved to Chandigarh, India in 1947 during the Partition.
Nek Muhammad Wazir Nek Muhammad Wazir (1975-2004) (Urdu: نیک محمد وزیر) (AKA Nek Mohammed) was a charismatic Pashtun military leader. He was killed in an airstrike by American forces in South Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan in June, 2004.
Nekama is a Japanese term used to describe a kind of internet sock puppet used on dating and personal sites. The word is a combination of netto (internet), and okama (an effeminate gay man; a male cross dresser), and means a man who posts a personal advertisement using a female identity.
Nekauba Almost nothing is known of Nekauba or Nechepsos as he is also called except that he is listed as one of the early kings of the 26th Saite Dynasty in Manetho's Epitome and is assigned a reign of 6 Years. Manetho writes that he succeeded Stephinates the founder of the 26th Dynasty--probably Shepsesre Tefnakht II--and was, in turn, followed by the well known Necho I, father of Psamtik I.
Nekemte Nekemte (also called Lekemt) is a market town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromia Region (or kilil), Nekemte has has a longitude and latitude of and an elevation of 2,088 meters.
Nekhbet In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet (also spelt Nechbet, and Nekhebit) was an early, predynastic, local goddess who was the patron of the city of Nekheb, her name meaning of Nekheb. She was seen as a goddess who had chosen to adopt the city, and consequently depicted as a vulture, a creature that the Egyptians thought only existed as females, having to adopt children.
Nekketsu Kouko Kunio Kun Nekketsu Kouko Kunio Kun, also known as Renegade in the original North American release or Adventures in Vancouver, BC in the 2003 rerelease by Canadian ROM hacker RyanVG, is a Famicom action game that involves high school students fighting other high school students in order to save the girlfriend.
Nekkhamma Nekkhamma (Renunciation) refers to one of the most fundamental concepts in Buddhism. In the analysis of the historical Shakyamuni Buddha called the Four Noble Truths, desire is seen as the core emotion which causes living beings suffering or dukkha(Pali).
Neko Janai mon! is a manga series by KentarĹŤ Yano which ran in Young Jump magazine from 1982 until 1985. The story follows the romance of , a young artist attending art college, and , a crass young man attending the same college.
Neko Majin Neko Majin (ネコマジン) is a short series of one-shot manga chapters by Akira Toriyama, spanning eight total installments released from 1999-2005. It is most notable for its later portion, Neko Majin Z, which is a self-parody of Dragon Ball, the author's most famous work.
Neko nas posmatra (album) Neko nas posmatra is the seventh, and the last studio album by Serbian rock band Ekatarina Velika, released in 1993. As a contardiction to the previous record, it showed a more optimistic and more positive views.
Neko Press Neko Press, or Neko Press Comics, is an alternative comic book publisher owned and operated by Billy Martinez. Aside from Martinez's own works, such as Kickass Girl, Neko Press publishes the works of Dark One, Butch Adams of Butcher Brand / Straitjacket Studios, and Foo Swee Chin.
Neko-ryu Neko-ryu Goshin Jitsu （Japanese: 猫流護身術）is a martial art created by well known judoka Ernie Cates. Translating as "Cat Style Self Defense," it focuses on simple, natural movements and techniques that can be remembered in times of stress or when under attack.
Nekocon Nekocon is an anime convention held annually in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, traditionally in the month of November. The word 'Nekocon' comes from a combination of the Japanese word 'neko' meaning cat and 'con' as an abbreviation of 'convention', and was chosen for the common association of catgirls with anime as well as Nekocon's mascot, Reiko.
Nekor Nekor (N'kor in the Berber language (نكور in Arabic)) is a town in the Rif of Morocco. It was the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Nekor, and was founded by Emir Idris ibn Salih between 749 and 761 AD, and became the capital in the reign of his son Said ibn Idris (the capital having previously been Temsaman.
Nekrasov Cossacks Nekrasov Cossacks, Nekrasovite Cossacks, Nekrasovites, Nekrasovtsy () are descendants of Don Cossacks which, after the defeat of the Bulavin Rebellion fled to Kuban (in September 1708), headed by Ignat Nekrasov, hence the name. Kuban was under the Crimean Khanate at these times.
Nekromanteia Nekromanteia is the second album from the band Fields of Aplomb, released in 2003. The album is based on the writings of Eliphas Levi (1810 - 1875), a French occultist who helped revive interest in ritual magic in the 19th century.
Nekuf ujas, nekuf at Nekuf ujas, nekuf at (Kind'a Horror, kind'a hel) is the second album by the Bulgarian rock band Hipodil, released 1994. The music within is harder and the lyrics darker than these in the previous one and full of personal protest.
Nekuia In Ancient Greece, a nekuia was a visit to or summoning of the dead, usually as part of a katabasis. It was also a frequently used literary device; in Homer's Odyssey it occurs at the end of Book 11, and is also used in Virgil's Aeneid.
Nekyia In Greek poetry, Nekyia (meaning "the journey into the night") refers to the 11th chapter of the Odyssey, which describes the descent of Odysseus to the underworld. Odysseus descends to the world of the dead in order to consult the soul of the priest and prophet Teiresias about the means to return home.
Nela Park Nela Park is the traditional headquarters of GE Lighting, and is located in East Cleveland, Ohio. Today GE Lighting is a part of GE's Consumer and Industrial business which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Nelder-Mead method The Nelder-Mead method or simplex method or downhill simplex method is a commonly used nonlinear optimization algorithm. It is due to Nelder & Mead (1965) and is a numerical method for minimising an objective function in a many-dimensional space.
Nelchael For every aspect or cycle of time, there is an Angel who guards and directs spiritual lessons or karmic events. Primarily related to a particular zone on the Astrological Calendar, these Angels have, over time, grown to also be associated with a certain Calendar Month.
Nelinho Nelinho, real name Manoel Resende de Matos Cabral, (born July 26, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) fullback. He played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and scored one of the most stunning goals in World Cup history, in the third place match against Italy in ’78.
Nelko Kolarov Nelko Kolarov () (born July 19, 1959) is a Bulgarian composer, conductor and musician. Outside of Bulgaria, Kolarov is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Nikolo Kotzev and his solo album Day of wrath.
Nell Nell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman raised by her mother in an isolated cabin who has to face other human beings for the first time. The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia.
Nell Gwyn Nell Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne), born Eleanor, (2 February 1650 - 14 November 1687), was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, and a long-time mistress of King Charles II. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been called a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella.
Nell Gwyn Stakes The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a straight distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course in mid April.
Nell Hall Hopman Eleanor "Nell" Mary Hall Hopman (born March 19, 1909 in Sydney, Australia - died January 10, 1968 in Hawthorn, Australia) was one of the female tennis players that dominated Australian tennis from 1930 through the early 1960s. She was the first wife of Harry Hopman, the coach and captain of 22 Australian Davis Cup teams.
Nell Island Nell Island is part of Kwajalein Atoll in the Ralik Chain in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. It lies at a unique convergence of deep, narrow, protected channels and small islands.
Nell Worthington Eleanor (Nell) Worthington (1st marriage Mangel) was a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Vivean Gray from 1986 until 1988. She was one of the most iconic characters ever to appear in the soap so it pleased many fans when we discovered in the 20th anniversary episode in 2005 through her granddaughter Jane saying, "Nan, tea's ready" that Mrs Mangel is still alive and living in England.
Nella Fantasia "Nella Fantasia" is a song based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film The Mission. Written by famed composer Ennio Morricone, "Nella Fantasia" has been sung by numerous artists such as Celtic Woman, Sarah Brightman and Russell Watson.
Nella Larsen Nella Larsen (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was a mixed-race novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote was of extraordinary quality, earning her recognition by her contemporaries and by present day critics.
Nella Last Nella Last (October 4 1889 - June 22 1968) was a housewife who lived in Barrow-in-Furness, England. She wrote a diary for the Mass-Observation Archive from 1939 until 1965 making it one of the most substantial diaries held by M-0.
Nellaiappar Temple Nellaiappar Temple (also spelled Nellaiyappar) is located in the heart of the town of Tirunelveli in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the famous Tamil Nadu temples, deep in tradition and history and also known for its musical pillars and brilliant sculptural splendours.
Nellcote Villa NellcĂ´te is a stunning 19th century sixteen-room mansion built on the waterfront of Villefranche-sur-Mer in the CĂ´te d'Azur region of southern France. NellcĂ´te and its surrounding private beach was leased for an extended period of time during the summer of 1971 by Keith Richards, guitarist for The Rolling Stones, and was the legendary site for recording sessions of the band's seminal album, Exile on Main Street, #7 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Nellee Hooper Nellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer best-known for his work with Björk, No Doubt, Madonna, Garbage, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. He has been behind some of the most successful and inventive dance pop music throughout the late 1980s and on through the 1990s and to the present.
Nelli Cooman Antoinette Hariette 'Nelli' Cooman (born June 6 1964 in Paramaribo) is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. She was World Champion twice, six times European Champion and nineteen times national Champion of the Netherlands.
Nellie Bellflower Nellie Bellflower (born May 1, 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress and voice artist. She is best remembered for providing the voice of Princess Ariel in the Rankin-Bass animated television series Thundarr the Barbarian.
Nellie Bly Nellie Bly (May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922) was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. She is most famous for an undercover exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within.
Nellie Cournoyea Nellie Cournoyea born 1940 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories) is a former Canadian politician, who served as Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female premier of a Canadian territory, and the second female leader of an elected legislature in Canada after Rita Johnston in British Columbia.
Nellie Dingle Nellie Dingle (née Lynch) was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was first played by Sandra Gough then Maggie Tagney when the character returned to the village for her son Butch's funeral in 2000.
Nellie Fox Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fox was born in St.
Nellie Lutcher Nellie Lutcher (born October 15, 1912) was an African-American jazz singer and pianist who achieved some prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Lutcher is most recognizable for her distinctive voice, particularly her phrasing and exaggerated pronunciation.
Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, (October 20 1873 - September 1 1951) was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s.
Nellie Oleson Nellie Oleson, played by actress Alison Arngrim, was a manipulative, witty, sharp-tongued character on the NBC television show Little House on the Prairie. Her parents owned the general store in their small town set in post-Civil war Minnesota.
Nellie Pou Nellie Pou is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represents the 35th legislative district. She has served in the Assembly since 1997 and is the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district in the New Jersey Legislature.
Nellie Tayloe Ross Nellie Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American politician, the governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the National Mint for many years. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.
Nellie Unthank Ellen Pucell "Nellie" Unthank (born November 6, 1846, Tintwistle, Cheshire, England; died July 21, 1915, Cedar City, Utah) was a Mormon pioneer who immigrated to Utah from England with her family as a young girl, traveling with the Martin Handcart Company. During the journey her parents died, and she had to finish without them, walking most of the way without shoes.
Nellie Y. McKay Nellie Yvonne McKay (died January 22, 2006) was an African-American academic and author who was the Evjue-Bascom Professor of American and African-American Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she also taught in English and women's studies, and is best known as the co-editor (with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.) of the Norton Anthology of African-American Literature.
Nellim Nellim (, ) is village on the shore of Lake Inari in Inari, Finland that has three distinctly different cultures: Finns, the Inari Sámi and the Skolt Sámi. Nellim is approximately 42 km northeast of Ivalo and approximately 9 km away from the Russian border.
Nelline Zilberg Nelline Zilberg is a contemporary American writer. She is the author of several bestselling novels such as Love in Massachusetts, Magic Rackoon, Open the door Andrew, There is no D in ABC and the more recent Nelline says No.
Nellis Air Force Range The Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) was renamed as the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) in 2001 and is operated by the USAF Warfare Center's 98th Range Wing. The name "NAFR" is still used in conjunction with formal agreements made prior to the name change.
Nello Musumeci Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci (born on 21 January 1955 in Militello Val Catania) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Islands, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He is the founder and the current leader of Sicilian Alliance, an autonomist party of Sicily, after having left National Alliance in 2005.
Nellore Chodas Nellore Chodas(also known as Nellore Cholas) were one of the Telugu Choda families who ruled over parts of Andhra Pradesh in 11th and 12h centuries. They were chieftains to Kakatiyas and Kalyani Chalukyas and ruled over the Nellore region.
Nelly Coneway Nelly Coneway (born 1968) is a Bulgarian journalist and author. Coneway was born in Vidin and became popular in Bulgaria in the 1990s with her weekly TV Shows: “Samurai”, “BUDO”, “Bodyguard”, “To Survive”, and “Super Champions” on Bulgarian National Television.
Nelly Landry Nelly Adamson-Landry (born in 1916, Bruges, Belgium) was a female tennis player from France (became French citizen after marriage). She is best remembered as the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships.
Nelly Makdessy Nelly Makdessy (Arabic:نيللي مقدسي) (born October 10 1980) is a Lebanese singer who Within many public through her strange song " Shabky Shanoha " from " Ahli Arab " album . Nelly started her musical career in the amateurs TV program “Kaass El Noujoum” ( Cup of Stars in Arabic ) presented on LBC Lebanon .
Nelly Mazloum Nelly Mazloum (1923-February 21, 2003) was an Egyptian actress, ballet dancer of Greek origins who also taught artistic belly dancing. Known for her characteristic sense of humor, she is famous for her role in the movie with Ismail Yasseen in Ibn Hamidu.
Nelly Ognyanova Nelly Ognyanova is a Bulgarian media law expert, member of the Bulgarian electronic media and telecommunications regulators between 1998 and 2001. In the academic sphere, Nelly Ognyanova is Doctor in Law, Doctor Habilitatus in Political Science, associate professor and head of the European Studies Department at Sofia University.
Nelly Sachs Nelly Sachs, (10 December 1891, Berlin – 12 May 1970, Stockholm) was a German poet and dramatist who was transformed by the Nazi experience from a dilettante into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews. Her best-known play is Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden Israels (1950); other works include the poems Zeichen im Sand (1962) and "Verzauberung (1970), and the collections of poetry "In den Wohnungen des Todes" (1947), "Flucht und Verwandlung" (1959), "Fahrt ins Staublose" (1961), and "Suche nach Lebenden" (1971).
Nelly Viennot Nelly Viennot (born 8 January 1962) is a French football (soccer) referee. An international woman's referee since 1995, Viennot attracted the attention of the wider football community when she was shortlisted, along with eighty-two other elite referees, as a possible assistant referee in the 2006 World Cup.
Nelly Wicky Nelly Wicky (born 2 March, 1923) is a Swiss politician of the Swiss Labour Party and former member of the Swiss National Council (1971-1975). Elected shortly after the introduction of women's suffrage, she was one of the first women in the National Council.
Nels Potter Nelson Thomas Potter (August 23, 1911 - September 30, 1999) born in Mount Morris, Illinois was a Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1938-41 and 1948), Boston Red Sox (1941), St.
Nels Stewart Nelson Robert "Old Poison" Stewart (b. December 29, 1902 in Montreal, Quebec - August 21, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.
Nelson Nelson may refer to a number of people, places and things (many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, also known as Lord Nelson - an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars)
Nelson (electoral district) Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves.
Nelson (provincial electoral district) Nelson was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 in place of the former riding of Nelson City.
Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency) Nelson and Colne was a constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway The Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway(N&FS) was a railway in the interior of British Columbia between the city of Nelson and the United States border. It was taken over and operated by the Great Northern Railway in 1898.
Nelson AbeijĂłn Nelson Javier AbeijĂłn Pessi (born July 21, 1973 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football (soccer) midfielder, who is nicknamed Abe and/or Abejo. He started his career in 1994 with Nacional Montevideo (when he won one title championship) and in 1998 he played in Spain La Liga with Racing de Santander.
Nelson Albano Nelson Albano (born March 11, 1954) is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 1st legislative district, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Albano was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, unseating John C.
Nelson Angelo Piquet Nelson Angelo Piquet (born July 25 1985, Heidelberg, Germany), also Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian race car driver. He is the son of former Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, one of Brazil's all-time successful F1 drivers.
Nelson Briles Nelson Kelley "Nellie" Briles (August 5, 1943 – February 13, 2005) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73), Kansas City Royals (1974-75), Texas Rangers (1976-77) and Baltimore Orioles (1977-78).
Nelson Bunker Hunt Nelson Bunker Hunt (born February 22, 1926, in El Dorado, Arkansas) is an American businessman. He is notable for having participated in cornering the world silver market during Jimmy Carter's presidency and the high inflationary period of the late 1970's and 1980.
Nelson Burbrink Nelson Edward Burbrink (December 28, 1921 - April 11, 2001) was a Major League Baseball catcher. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent before the 1941 season.
Nelson Burton Nelson Keith Burton (born November 6, 1957 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a former National Hockey League Left Wing. He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 4th round (#57 overall) of the 1977 NHL Entry Draft.
Nelson class battleship The Nelson class were battleships of the British Royal Navy built shortly after the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922. They were the first British battleships built since the Revenge class of 1913, and the last until the King George V class of 1936.
Nelson complexity index The Nelson complexity index, developed by Wilbur Nelson in 1960, is a measure of the secondary conversion capacity of a petroleum refinery relative to the primary distillation capacity. The higher the value of the index, the higher will be the cost of the refinery, and the higher the value of its products, which will include more lighter, higher-value, products.
Nelson Cruikshank Nelson Hale Cruikshank (June 21 1902 - June 19 1986) was known nationally in the United States as an expert on Social Security, Medicare and policy on aging. He was a labor union activist and staff member with the AFL-CIO before entering government service in his mid-60s.
Nelson de Araujo Nelson de Araujo (NĂ©lson Correia de AraĂşjo) was born in Capela, state of Sergipe, in Northeast Region, Brazil, on September 4, 1926, and died in Salvador, state of Bahia, on April 7, 1993. He was a renowned author of numerous books on the history and people of Brazil, writer, publisher, copyholder, translator, photographer, journalist, reporter, folklore researcher and a professor the History of Theater at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).
Nelson de la Rosa Nelson Aquino de la Rosa (June 1968 – October 22, 2006) was one of the shortest men of the twentieth and twenty first century and an actor from the Dominican Republic. Nelson measured 54 centimeters tall (about 1 3/4 feet).
Nelson Delailomaloma Nelson Delailomaloma is a Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Education in the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000. He held office till an elected government took power in September 2001.
Nelson Dock The Nelson Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Bramley-Moore Dock to the north and Salisbury Dock to the south.
Nelson Dollar Nelson Dollar is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 36th House district, including constituents from the town of Cary in Wake county. A Political consultant and former Boy Scout, Dollar is currenty serving in his first term in the North Carolina State House.
Nelson Erazo Nelson Rodriguez Erazo (born in Brooklyn, New York, New York) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name, Homicide. Homicide is currently working for Ring of Honor where he is the ROH World Champion, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions.
Nelson F.C. Nelson Football Club are an English football club, based in Nelson, Lancashire. They are currently in the North West Counties League First Division, and play their home matches at Victoria Park, which has a capacity of 2,000.
Nelson Figueroa Nelson Figueroa (born May 18, 1974) is an American professional baseball player from Brooklyn, New York. He attended the prestigious Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts where he pitched for three years and earned a bachelors degree in American Studies.
Nelson Gidding Nelson Roosevelt Gidding (born September 151919, died May 1,2004) was an American screenwriter specializing in adaptations. A longtime collaboration with director Robert Wise began with Gidding's screenplay for I Want To Live!
Nelson Goodman Henry Nelson Goodman (7 August 1906, Somerville, Massachusetts – 25 November 1998, Needham, Massachusetts) was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, Irrealism and aesthetics.
Nelson Gutiérrez Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo (born April 13, 1962 in Montevideo) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who was nicknamed Tano during his professional career. He obtained a total number of 57 international caps for the Uruguay national football team, and was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.
Nelson hold A nelson hold (sometimes simply referred to as a nelson) is a grappling hold which is executed from the backside of the opponent. One or both arms are used to encircle the opponent's arm under the armpit, and secured at the opponent's neck.
Nelson H. Barbour Nelson Homer Barbour, (1824-1905) a Millerite Adventist (see Millerites) born in Toupsville, New York USA, is best known for his association with Charles Taze Russell from 1876 through 1881. After several years of wavering faith following the Great Disappointment of 1844 he began to study the Bible with the aid of numerous scholarly works that were newly emerging in the mid-19th century.
Nelson Hawks Nelson Crocker Hawks (1840-1929) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on August 21, 1840. Throughout his childhood he had always aspired to become a printer, by the age of 16 he had found employment as a printer's devil (colloquial; apprentice), and by 18 had started his own newspaper.
Nelson High School Nelson High School of Burlington, Ontario, Canada is located in Burlington's Longmoor area and serves approximately 1200 students between grades 9 and 12 in the Halton District School Board. It was established in 1957 at the intersection of New Street and Belvenia Avenue.
Nelson Horatio Darton Nelson Horatio Darton (1865 – 1948) was a geologist who worked for the United States Geological Survey. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and started working in his uncle's drug business at the age of 13, also becoming a practicing chemist.

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