Born near Hudson Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Vester Pegg, born in Appleton City, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert A. Heinlein, with articles in 101 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hudson Township. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Hudson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Hudson Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Robert A. Heinlein
1907–1988American author and aeronautical engineer




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hudson Township 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 (6)
- Robert A. Heinlein: Photographer unknown, published by Doubleday, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O'Rear: Andrew (bunnie) Huang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Bolin: Office of Governor Wesley Bolin (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Christopher: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Clardy: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivah Wills Coburn: Marcia Stein and Paul Iribe., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons