Famous people · Hudson
Born near Hudson: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Arthur R. Gould, was born in Corinth, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Dorothea Dix, with articles in 32 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hudson. Over the border in Corinth, 2 names are on record, led by Arthur R. Gould.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Dorothea Dix
Best known
Dorothea Dix
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hudson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hudson
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1828–1914American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine
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Of the towns around it, Corinth has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hudson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cohen: SCOTT DAVIS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hill: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Flagg: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baldacci: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rocket: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Lyndon Fernald: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Fahey: martinlp72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Owen Brewster: Owen_Brewster_4.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons