
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Hudson
Bjørn Selander, born in Hudson, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Denis McDonough, with articles in 30 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in North Hudson. Across Wisconsin, 670 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about North Hudson’s famous people
Famous people born near North Hudson
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Olive Ann Alcorn
1900–1975American actor, model and dancer
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer




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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Hudson’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North 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 (8)
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Alcorn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bjørn Selander: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Knowles: Photo by B. Artin Haig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kassey Kallman: RonJonMan from Tallahassee, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Drewiske: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

