Nélson Vargas de Jesús (born September 27, 1973) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.

Nelson Vargas (born August 6, 1974) is an American retired soccer forward spent five seasons in Major League Soccer and earned four caps with the United States men's national soccer team. He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Vanessa Vargas Wilson (born June 1, 1983) is a YouTube star.

Yeison Stiven Gordillo Vargas (born 25 June 1992 in Miranda, Colombia) is a professional footballer and a national of Colômbia.

LaDarrius Nelson (raised in Germantown, Tennessee) is an American student and basketball player. He plays for Wallace C.C. and is affiliated with the Junior college.