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Hudson is a surname of English origin and may refer to:

Persons named Hudson

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

Born post-1900

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

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

Brazilian

• Hudson Luis Silva de Souza, commonly known as Hudson, Brazilian footballer
• Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, a Brazilian footballer known as Hudson

Place names

Canada

• Hudson's Hope, British Columbia
• Hudson, Quebec

United States

• Hudson, California
  • Hudson, Alameda County, California
  • Hudson, Stanislaus County, 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

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

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 Valley, river valley formed by the Hudson River
  • Mid-Hudson Region, collective name of towns within Hudson Valley
• 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

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
• USRC Hudson (1893), a U.S. Revenue Service Cutter from the Battle of Cárdenas
• USS Hudson (DD-475), Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy (1943–1946)

Arts and entertainment

• Hudson Brothers, American music group in the 1970s
• Hudson Hawk, 1991 film starring Bruce Willis
• Hudson River School, 19th-century American artistic genre
• Hudson Soft, a Japanese video game publisher and developer
• Doc Hudson, a fictional character and one of the main cast of the animated Disney/Pixar film Cars

Other

• 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

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