John Neilson Explained

John Neilson may refer to:

• John Neilson (colonel) (1745–1833), New Jersey officer and member of the New Jersey legislature
• John Neilson (architect) (c. 1770–1827), Irish-born American master carpenter, joiner and architect
• John Neilson (Lower Canada politician) (1776–1848), a Canadian newspaper editor and politician.
• John Alexander Neilson (1858–1915), Scottish rugby union player
• Shaw Neilson (1872–1942), Australian poet
• John Neilson (footballer, born 1874) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer
• John Neilson (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1988), Scottish footballer

See also

• John Nielsen (disambiguation)
• John Neilson Gladstone
• John Neilson Lake