#1Science & Medicine
William David Coolidge
1873–1975American physicist
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Famous people · Hudson
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Hudson
The best known is the American physicist William David Coolidge, with articles in 23 languages. Behind the leader come Paul Cellucci and Burton K. Wheeler. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
William David Coolidge
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
William B. Rice
Youngest
1995
Maddie Evangelous
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Hudson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hudson is known for
Hudson has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hudson’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hudson
The three are covered in 23, 18 and 15 languages: William David Coolidge, Paul Cellucci and Burton K. Wheeler.
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#3Politics & Law
Burton K. Wheeler
1882–1975American politician and lawyer
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Of the towns around it, Marlborough has the most on record: 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hudson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- William David Coolidge: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cellucci: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton K. Wheeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy J. Tarbell: Bmahal9, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Markopoulos: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaye Cogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Evans: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbert Robinson: Bain News Service; restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons