Hudson (surname) – Wikipedia

Hudson
Meaning	“son of Hugh” (Hudd was a common nickname for Hugh)
Region of origin	England
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Hudson is an English surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include:

Dakota Hudson (born 1994), American baseball player
Daniel Hudson (born 1987), American baseball player
Dave Hudson (born 1974), American artist, musician, boxer and wrestler
David Hudson (musician) (born 1962), Australian Aboriginal musician
David Hudson (pioneer) (1761–1836), American businessman, founder of Hudson, Ohio
Dawn Hudson (born c. 1957), American actress and movie executive, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Donna Hudson (born 1946), American biomedical engineer

Karl Hudson-Phillips (1933–2014), Trinidadian lawyer, judge of the International Criminal Court
Kate Hudson (born 1979), American actress
Kate Hudson (activist) (born 1958), British academic and political activist
Katheryn Hudson (Katy Perry) (born 1984), American singer
Kathryn Hudson (born 1949), British civil servant and Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
Kerry Hudson (born 1980), Scottish writer
Khaleke Hudson (born 1997), American football player
Kirk Hudson (born 1986), English footballer
Kyle Hudson (born 1987), American baseball player and coach

Manley Ottmer Hudson (1886–1960), American professor of international law, editor of the American Journal of International Law and judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice.
Mark Hudson (footballer born 1980), English footballer currently with West Auckland Town AFC
Mark Hudson (footballer born 1982), English footballer currently with Cardiff City
Mark Hudson (musician) (born 1951), American record producer, musician, and songwriter, one of the Hudson Brothers
Maurice Hudson (born 1930), English footballer
Michael Hudson (disambiguation), several people
Murray Ken Hudson (1938–1974), New Zealand soldier awarded the George Cross

Ralph Hudson, American murderer, in 1963 the last man to be executed in the State of New Jersey
Ray Hudson (born 1955), English former football player and coach
Richard Hudson (disambiguation), several people
Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson (1886–1957), British politician
Robert Hudson (broadcaster) (1920–2010), British broadcaster on cricket, rugby and state occasions
Robert George Spencer Hudson (1895–1965), British geologist and palaeontologist
Robert H. Hudson (born 1938), American artist
Robert Spear Hudson (1812–1884), British businessman who popularized dry soap powder
Robert William Hudson, (1856–1937), his son, soap manufacturer
Robin E. Hudson (born 1952), American judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Rock Hudson (1925–1985), American actor
Roger Hudson (cricketer) (born 1967), English cricketer
Roger Hudson (sailor) (born 1978), South African sailor
Ryan Hudson (born 1979), British rugby player

Tanner Hudson (born 1994), American football player
Terry Hudson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
Thomas Hudson (disambiguation), several people, including Tom Hudson
Tim Hudson (1940–2019) (aka ‘Lord’ Tim Hudson), DJ, rock band manager, cricket manager, artist
Tim Hudson (born 1975), MLB pitcher
Tommy Hudson (born 1997), American football player
Troy Hudson (born 1976), former NBA player

Will Hudson (born 1989), American basketball player
Will Hudson (songwriter) (1908–1981), Canadian-born American songwriter
William Hudson (engineer) (1896–1978), New Zealand-born Australian engineer of the Snowy Mountains Scheme
William Henry Hudson (1841–1922), Argentine-British author, naturalist, and ornithologist
William Hudson (botanist) (1730–1793), British botanist and apothecary
William L. Hudson (1794–1862), United States Navy officer in the 19th century
William Parker Hudson (1841–1894), Canadian businessman and politician
Winnifred Hudson (1905–1996), British-born painter who lived most of her life in Hawaii

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