#1Famous people · Hudson
Hudson is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 2 languages make the American YWCA staff member Bessie Boies Cotton the best known. Edna Boies Hopkins and Pinky Pittenger follow. Born in 1872, Edna Boies Hopkins is the first name on record, and Pinky Pittenger, born in 1899, the most recent. The Michigan lists hold names for 502 towns.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Bessie Boies Cotton
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Edna Boies Hopkins
Youngest
1899
Pinky Pittenger
The best known
Born in Hudson
Bessie Boies Cotton leads with articles in 2 languages, ahead of Edna Boies Hopkins (2) and Pinky Pittenger (2).
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Through the years
When Hudson’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Known for
What Hudson is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
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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 (3)
- Bessie Boies Cotton: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Boies Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Retan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons