Born near Hudson: 26 famous people within 35 miles
William Delbert Gann leads the 35 names listed next door in Lufkin. The nearest, William Delbert Gann, was born in Lufkin, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Clint Dempsey, with articles in 57 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hudson.
What stands out about Hudson’s famous people
Famous people born near Hudson
Nobody born in Hudson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.













Hugh Kenneth Hill
born 1937Former Ambassador of the United States to Bulgaria
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
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 (13)
- Clint Dempsey: Victor Araiza from Houston, TX, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Shivers: Ronnie Dugger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Belt: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lane Johnson: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Humber: Keith Allison on Flickr derivative work: Muboshgu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natasha Mack: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Z. Spearing: "The Vilas County News" (Eagle River, Wisconsin)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance C. Wade: Bridge B (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Terrell: Cherokee County Historical Commission (Jacksonville, TX), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Topper Rigney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Ray Hawkins: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- I. D. Fairchild: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons