# Hudson (surname)

Hudson is an English surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* S
* T
* W
* Fictional characters
* See also

## A

* Alice Hudson (1947–2024), American librarian
* Amos O. Hudson (1918–1993), American politician
* Andrew Hudson (cricketer) (born 1965), South African test cricketer
* Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet (1897–1956), British Conservative politician

## B

* Ben Hudson (born 1979), Australian AFL player
* Bill Hudson (disambiguation), several people
* Brett Hudson (born 1953), American musician, singer, and songwriter, one of the Hudson Brothers

## C

* Charles Hudson (disambiguation), several people
* Chase Hudson (born 2002), American musician and social media influencer known professionally as Huddy (and formerly as Lil Huddy)
* Christie Brinkley (born 1954), American model, actress and entrepreneur whose birth name was Christie Lee Hudson but later adopted by the television writer Donald Brinkley

## D

* 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

## E

* Erasmus Darwin Hudson (1805–1880), American surgeon
* Erasmus Darwin Hudson Jr. (1843–1887), American physician, son of the above
* Erlund Hudson (1912–2011), British artist
* Ernie Hudson (born 1945), American actor and playwright

## F

* Fernando Tobias de Carvalho (born 1986), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Hudson
* Francisco Hudson (1826–1859), Chilean navy officer and hydrographer

## G

* Garth Hudson (1937–2025), Canadian musician
* Garth Hudson (footballer) (1923–2014), English footballer
* George Hudson (1800–1871), English railway financier
* George Vernon Hudson (1867–1946), New Zealand entomologist
* Grant M. Hudson (1868–1955), U.S. Representative from Michigan

## H

* Harold B. Hudson (1898–1982), Canadian flying ace
* Henry Hudson (died 1611), English sea explorer and navigator
* Henry Hudson (artist) (born 1982), British artist
* Henry E. Hudson (born 1947), United States district court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia
* Henry Louis Hudson (1898–1975), Canadian ice hockey player
* Henry Philerin Hudson (1798–1889), Irish music collector
* Hilda Phoebe Hudson (1881–1965), English mathematician
* Hosea Hudson (1898–1988), African-American labor leader and civil rights activist
* Hugh Hudson (1937–2023), English film director

## J

* Jackie Hudson (1934–2011), American anti-nuclear proliferation and peace activist
* Jalen Hudson (born 1996), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* James Hudson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jeffrey Hudson (1619–1682), English dwarf in the court of Queen Henrietta Maria of England
* Jennifer Hudson (born 1981), American singer and actress
* Joe Hudson (disambiguation), several people
* John Hudson (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph Hudson (disambiguation), several people

## K

* Karl Hudson-Phillips (1933–2014), Trinidadian lawyer, judge of the International Criminal Court
* Kate Hudson (born 1979), American actress and singer
* 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
* Kobe Hudson, American football player
* Kyle Hudson (born 1987), American baseball player and coach

## L

* Lucy-Jo Hudson (born 1983), English actress

## M

* 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
* Micah Hudson, American football player
* Michael Hudson (disambiguation), several people
* Miller Hudson, American politician
* Murray Ken Hudson (1938–1974), New Zealand soldier awarded the George Cross

## N

* Newt Hudson (1926–2014), American politician
* Noel Hudson (1893–1970), Anglican bishop
* Norman Hudson (born 1945), English publisher and advisor on historic houses

## O

* Ola Hudson (1946–2009), American fashion designer and costumier
* Oliver Hudson (born 1976), American actor
* Orlando Hudson (born 1977), American baseball player

## P

* Paul Hudson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1970), Australian Rules Football player
* Peter Hudson (born 1946), Australian Rules football player

## R

* 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
* Regina Lynch-Hudson, American publicist and historian
* 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 paleontologist
* 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
* Roy Davage Hudson (born 1930), American neuropharmacologist and former president of Hampton University
* Ryan Hudson (born 1979), British rugby player

## S

* Samantha Hudson
* Sarah Hudson (singer) (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
* Saul Hudson (born 1965), English-American rock guitarist known as Slash, lead guitarist of the American band Guns N' Roses
* Scott Hudson (disambiguation), several people
* Shafiqah Hudson (1978-2024), American Black feminist

## T

* 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

## W

* Will Hudson (basketball) (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

## Fictional characters

* Angus Hudson, in the television series Upstairs Downstairs
* Baby Jane Hudson, in the novel and film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
* Finn Hudson, in the television musical comedy-drama series Glee
* Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
* William Hudson, in the science fiction action film Aliens
* Zack Hudson, in the British soap opera EastEnders