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People and fictional characters

* Hobson (surname) *
Hobson R. Reynolds Hobson R. Reynolds (September 13, 1898 – February 4, 1991) was an African-American funeral director, a state legislator, public official, judge, and civil rights leader who lived in Pennsylvania. Early life Reynolds was born in Winton, Nort ...
(1898–1991), American politician and judge


Places


New Zealand

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Hobson County, New Zealand Hobson County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1876 until 1989. It came into existence in November 1876, when the provinces were abolished. The county seat was at Aratapu, on the western bank of the Wairoa River ...
, a former local authority *
Mount Hobson (Auckland) Mount Hobson may refer to: * Mount Hobson (Auckland), a volcanic cone in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand * Mount Hobson (Great Barrier Island), the largest mountain on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand {{geodis ...
, a volcanic cone in the Auckland Volcanic Field * Mount Hobson (Great Barrier Island), the largest mountain on Great Barrier Island


United States

* Hobson, Jefferson County, Alabama * Hobson, Randolph County, Alabama, an unincorporated community *
Hobson, Washington County, Alabama Hobson is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 126 as of the 2010 census. Demographics References Census-designated places in Washington County, Alab ...
, a census-designated place and unincorporated community *
Hobson, Missouri Hobson is an unincorporated community in Dent County Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,421. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851 ...
, an unincorporated community * Hobson, Montana, a city *
Hobson, Nevada Hobson is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada, United States, in or near Ruby Valley. Hobson is the site of Fort Ruby, a National Historic Landmark. History Fort Ruby, near Hobson was established in 1862 to protect the Overland Trail's ...
, a ghost town *
Hobson, Texas Hobson is an unincorporated community in Karnes County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 135 in 2000. The ZIP Code for Hobson is 78117. Industry The community is the site of ...
, an unincorporated community *
Hobson, Virginia Hobson is in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. It is located along State Route 628 southwest of U.S. Route 17, on the neck between Chuckatuck Creek and the Nansemond River The Nansemond River is a U.S. Geological Survey ...
, a city


Elsewhere

* Hobson Lake, British Columbia, Canada *
Hobson, County Durham Hobson is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Burnopfield, north of Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanle ...
, a village in England


Other uses

* Hobson (New Zealand electorate), a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate *
Hobson Street, Auckland Hobson Street is the major street on the western side of Queen Street. It is a commercial and high-rise residential street, and provides access to the Auckland Northern Motorway going south, and the Northwest Motorway going west. For most of its ...
, New Zealand, a major street * , a destroyer which served in World War II


See also

* Hobson Block, a building in West Union, Iowa, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places *
Hobson site The Hobson site (33MS2) is a Native American archaeological site located below Middleport, Ohio on the north bank of the Ohio River. It has minor traces of Archaic, Woodland and Late Prehistoric artifacts. However, the largest component is a sm ...
, a Native American archaeological site in Ohio * Hobson Plan, an organizational structure established by the United States Air Force in 1948 * ''
Hobson v. Hansen ''Hobson v. Hansen'', 269 F. Supp. 401 (D.D.C. 1967), was a federal court case filed by civil rights activist Julius W. Hobson against Superintendent Carl F. Hansen and the District of Columbia's Board of Education on the charge that the current ...
'', an American federal court case * '' Hobson-Jobson'', alternative title of a book and a phrase in English *
Hobson's choice A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that multiple choices are available. The most well known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leave ...
, a free choice in which only one option is offered * Hobson City, Alabama, a town * Hobsonville, New Zealand and Oregon *
Hopson (disambiguation) Hopson is a surname. Notable people with the name Hopson include: * Briggs Hopson (born 1965), Republican member of the Mississippi Senate *Dennis Hopson (born 1965), American basketball player and coach *Eben Hopson (1922–1980), Alaskan Native A ...
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