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Hudson is a surname of English origin and may refer to:
[edit] Persons named Hudson
[edit] Born pre-1900
- Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet (1897–1956), British Conservative politician
- Francisco Hudson (1826-1859), Chilean navy officer and hydrographer
- George Hudson (1800–1871), English railway financier
- George Vernon Hudson (1867–1946), New Zealand entomologist
- Grant M. Hudson (1868–1955), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Henry Hudson (1570–1611), English sea explorer and navigator
- Hosea Hudson (1898–1988), African-American labor leader and civil rights activist
- Jeffrey Hudson (1619–1682), English dwarf in the court of Queen Henrietta Maria of England
- John Hudson (scholar) (1662–1719), English classical scholar
- Robert Spear Hudson (soap) died 1884, popularised dry soap powder
- Robert William Hudson, (1856-1937), his son, soap manufacturer
- Thomas Hudson (painter) (1701–1779), British portrait painter
- William Hudson (botanist) (1730–1793), British botanist and apothecary
- William Henry Hudson, (1841–1922), Argentine-British author, naturalist, and ornithologist
- William L. Hudson (1794–1862), United States Navy officer in the 19th century
- William Parker Hudson (1841-1894), a Canadian businessman and politician
[edit] Born post-1900
[edit] American
- Dave Hudson (b. 1974), American artist, musician, boxer and wrestler,
- Brett Hudson (b. 1953), American musician, singer, and songwriter, one of the Hudson Brothers
- David Hudson (musician)
- Ernie Hudson, (b. 1945), American actor and playwright
- Jennifer Hudson (b. 1981), American singer
- Joe Hudson (b. 1970), American baseball player
- Kate Hudson (b. 1979), American actress
- Mark Hudson (b. 1951), American record producer, musician, and songwriter, one of the Hudson Brothers
- Oliver Hudson (b. 1976), American actor
- Orlando Hudson, a current baseball player with the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Saul Hudson (b. 1965), English-American Rock Guitarist. A.K.A Slash.
- Scott Hudson (contemporary), American astronomer
- Tim Hudson, MLB pitcher
- Troy Hudson, Former NBA player
- Robert H. Hudson (born 1938), an American artist
- Robin E. Hudson (b. 1952), American judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Rock Hudson (1925–1985), American actor
- Sarah Hudson (singer) (b. 1984), American singer-songwriter
[edit] British & Commonwealth
- Garth Hudson (b. 1937), Canadian musician
- Hugh Hudson (b. 1937), English film director
- James Hudson (rugby union) (b. 1981), English rugby union footballer
- Kirk Hudson (b. 1986), English footballer
- Lucy-Jo Hudson (b. 1983), English actress
- Mark Hudson (footballer born 1980), English footballer currently with Rotherham United
- Mark Hudson (footballer born 1982), English footballer currently with Cardiff City
- Norman Hudson (b. 1945), English publisher and advisor on historic houses
- Andrew Hudson, South African test cricketer
- Ben Hudson, Australian AFL player
- Karl Hudson-Phillips (b. 1933), Trinidadian lawyer, judge of the International Criminal Court
- Murray Ken Hudson (1938–1974), New Zealand soldier awarded the George Cross
- Saul Hudson (b. 1965), English-American Rock Guitarist. A.K.A Slash.
- Paul Hudson (Australian rules footballer) (b. 1970), Australian Rules Football player
- Peter Hudson (b. 1946), Australian Rules football player
- Ray Hudson (b. 1955), English former football player and coach
- Robert Hudson (broadcaster), British broadcaster on cricket, rugby and state occasions
- Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson, UK politician
- Robert Hudson Ltd, defunct British manufacturer of steam locomotives
- Robert George Spencer Hudson, geologist and paleontologist
[edit] Brazilian
[edit] Place names
[edit] Canada
[edit] United States
- Hudson, California
- Hudson, Colorado, town in Weld County
- Hudson, Florida, census-designated place in Pasco County
- Hudson, Illinois, town in McLean County
- Hudson, Indiana, town in Steuben County
- Hudson, Iowa, town in Black Hawk County
- Hudson, Kansas, town in Stafford County
- Hudson, Maine, town in Penobscot County
- Hudson, Massachusetts, town in Middlesex County
- Hudson, Michigan, town in Lenawee County
- Hudson, New Hampshire, town in Hillsborough County
- Hudson, Manhattan, a neighborhood in New York City, in the borough of Manhattan
- Hudson, New York, city in Columbia County
- Hudson, North Carolina, town in Caldwell County
- Hudson, Ohio, city in Summit County
- Hudson, Pennsylvania, part of Plains Township, Pennsylvania
- Hudson, South Dakota, a town in Lincoln County
- Hudson, Texas, town in Angelina County
- Hudson, Wisconsin, town in St. Croix County
- Hudson, Wyoming, town in Fremont County
- Hudson County, New Jersey
- Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
- Hudson Township, Lenawee County, Michigan
- Hudson Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
- Hudson Township, Minnesota, in Douglas County
- Hudson Township, Summit County, Ohio, a defunct township
[edit] See also
- Hudson Falls, New York, town in Washington County
- Hudsonville, Michigan, town in Ottawa County
- New Hudson, New York, town in Allegany County
- North Hudson, New Jersey
- North Hudson, New York, town in Essex County
- North Hudson, Wisconsin, town in St. Croix County
- Port Hudson, Louisiana
[edit] Geographical features
- Hudson Bay, large saltwater body of water in northeastern Canada
- Hudson Gardens, botanical garden in Littleton, Colorado, USA
- Hudson River, river mainly in New York state, USA
- Hudson Strait, strait connecting Hudson Bay to the Atlantic Ocean in Canada
- Mount Hudson, volcano in Chile
- Hudson Island, Tuvalu (Nanumanga) in the Pacific Ocean
[edit] Transport
- CCGS Hudson, an offshore oceanographic and hydrographic survey vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard
- Henry Hudson Bridge, a steel arch toll bridge in New York City, USA
- Hudson Boatworks, a racing shell manufacturer in London, Ontario (1981 to present)
- Hudson Motor Car Company, an automobile manufacturer in the USA (1909–1957)
- Hudson (steam automobile), a defunct pioneer steam automobile manufacturer in the USA (1901-2)
- Lockheed Hudson, light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft in the 1930s
- NYC Hudson, a locomotive used by New York Central in the 1930s
- Robert Hudson Ltd, defunct British manufacturer of steam locomotives
- Royal Hudson, locomotive used by Canadian Pacific Railway 1937–1960
- USS Hudson (DD-475), Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy (1943–1946)
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Hudson Foods Company of Rogers, Arkansas
- Hudson Group, retail company operating newspaper stands in many U.S. airports and rail stations
- Hudson Highland Group, a global recruiting firm
- Hudson Institute, American neoconservative think tank
- Hudson's, defunct Detroit-based department store chain
- Hudson's Bay Company, English, later Canadian, fur trading and retail company, founded 1670
- Hudson v. McMillian (503 U.S. 1) (1992), United States Supreme Court decision concerning treatment of prisoners
- Hudson (software), a continuous integration tool written in Java.
- Hudson Technologies, a US manufacturer
- Hudson Valley (magazine), magazine covering the Hudson Valley region
- Hudson Valley Renegades, American minor league baseball team
