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Famous people · Hudson

11 famous people from Hudson, many of them leaders

The best known is the American racing cyclist Bjørn Selander, with articles in 10 languages. 4 were born in 1970 or later. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.6, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there. Isaac Howard, born in 2004, is the youngest, and Caroline Bartlett Crane, born in 1858, the first on record.

#1 best knownBjørn SelanderSports · born 1988
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11
notable people
Best known
Bjørn Selander
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Caroline Bartlett Crane
Youngest
2004
Isaac Howard
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Hudson’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Hudson’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1980s, with 3 people born in that decade.

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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Hudson is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Hudson

All three are athletes.

Bjørn Selander#1
Sports

Bjørn Selander

born 1988

American racing cyclist

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Davis Drewiske#2
Sports

Davis Drewiske

born 1984

American ice hockey player

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IH#3
Sports

Isaac Howard

born 2004

American ice hockey player

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Hudson

Another 8, 4 of them leaders.

James A. Frear

James A. Frear

1861–1939

American politician

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TD

Thomas Cleland Dawson

1865–1912

American diplomat

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KR

Kitty Rhoades

1951–2016

American politician

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Caroline Bartlett Crane

Caroline Bartlett Crane

1858–1935

American minister and suffragist

TO

Ted Odenwald

1902–1965

American baseball player

CL

Charles A. Lund

1878–1959

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1923-30 (District 50)

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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.

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