Hodson is an English surname. It is derived from

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''hode'' and is a patronymic. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Carlton Hodson (1906–1996), American entomologist *

Arnold Weinholt Hodson Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson (12 February 1881 – 26 May 1944)"Sir Arnold Hodson"
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, British colonial administrator *

Ashley Hodson Ashley Hodson (born 5 May 1995) is an English female footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Championship club Birmingham City on loan from Liverpool. Club career A product of Liverpool's youth development programme, Hodson made he ...

, English footballer *

Bert Hodson Bert Hodson (1905–1971) was a Welsh professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Hodson's best performances in major championships came in the 1927 and 1934 Open Championships when he was tied for seventh place in each event. Ho ...

, Welsh professional golfer *

Bill Hodson William David Hodson (20 February 1891 – 12 July 1971) was an Australian politician. He was born in Buxton to farmer John Hodson and Elizabeth Scott. He attended state schools and served with the Field Ambulance during World War I, in whic ...

, Australian politician * Bridget Hodson, British actress *

Christina Hodson Christina Hodson is a British screenwriter, known for ''Bumblebee'' (2018) and ''Birds of Prey'' (2020). Her 2016 film '' Shut In'' appeared on the 2012 Black List, an annual list of Hollywood's best-liked unproduced screenplays, as have two ...

, British screenwriter * Christopher Hodson, British TV director * Christopher Hodson, New Zealand barrister and judge * Christopher Hodson, 17th century bell-founder * Edward Hodson, English cricketer *

Frodsham Hodson Frodsham Hodson (1770–1822) was an English churchman and academic, the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1809. Life He was the son of the Rev. George Hodson, and was born in Liverpool, England, on 7 June 1770. He entered Manchest ...

, principal of Brasenose College, Oxford *

Geoffrey Hodson Geoffrey Hodson (12 March 1886 in Lincolnshire, Retrieved 2013-06-04. – 23 January 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) was an occultist, Theosophist,Co-Freemason, mystic, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist, and a leading lig ...

(1886–1983), occultist, Theosophist, mystic, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist * George Hodson (baseball), American baseball player *

George Hodson George S. Hodson (June 1868 – January 9, 1924) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Beaneaters in 1894 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1895.

, Anglican priest *

George Stacey Hodson Air Vice Marshal George Stacey Hodson , (2 May 1899 – 1 October 1976) was an air officer of the British Royal Air Force who began his military career as a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. In the course of his 34 year ...

, British World War I flying ace * Gordon Hodson, Canadian psychologist *

Hannah Hodson Hannah Rose Hodson (born September 10, 1991) is an American actress, journalist, and poet. Autostraddle Retrieved July 31, 2016 She played Shameika Wallace in the TNT (American TV network), TNT television film ''The Ron Clark Story'' (2006), Cam ...

, American actress *

Harry Hodson Henry Vincent Hodson (12 May 1906 – 26 March 1999) was an English economist and editor. Career Hodson was born in Edmonton, London. He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and Balliol College, Oxford, becoming a Fellow of All Souls College ...

, British journalist and economist * James Lansdale Hodson (1891-1956), British novelist, scriptwriter and journalist * Joseph York Hodsdon (1836–1901), Maine state senator *

Kevin Hodson Kevin Hodson (born March 27, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Hodson played professionally in the NHL and AHL before ending his playing career in the Finnish SM-liiga in 2003–04. Hodson suffered from Wolff ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

Lee Hodson Lee James Stephen Hodson (born 2 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Partick Thistle on loan from Kilmarnock. Hodson is a defender, and plays primarily as a right-back, but has had spells at left back and as a wingback ...

, Northern Irish footballer *

Mark Hodson Mark Allin Hodson (29 December 190723 January 1985) was an Anglican bishop in the latter half of the 20th century. Educated at University College London, made deacon on Trinity Sunday (31 May) 1931 and ordained priest the following Trinity ...

, Anglican bishop *

Phineas Hodson Phineas Hodson (died before 28 November 1646) was Chancellor of York Minister from 1611 to 1646. Hodson lived during a period of religious factionalism in Britain; as a prebendary in the Church of England he confronted the proliferation of dissen ...

, British cleric * Steve Hodson, British actor *

Thomas Hodson Thomas Hodson was a Wesleyan Missionary, who served in India, in the Wesleyan Canarese Mission, at the Bangalore Petah and Gubbi. He helped in running the first Wesleyan Mission Canarese school in the erstwhile Mysore State. Hodson was a ...

, British missionary *

Thomas Callan Hodson Thomas Callan Hodson (1871–1953) was the first William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, where he was a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, St Catharine's College, notable for his writings on Indian a ...

, British academic * Tom Hodson (1990), rugby league, and rugby union footballer of the 2010s *

Tommy Hodson Thomas Paul Hodson (born January 28, 1967) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University, where he holds several school passing records ...

, American football quarterback of the 1990s *

William Stephen Raikes Hodson William Stephen Raikes Hodson (19 March 182111 March 1858) was a British leader of irregular light cavalry during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, commonly referred to as the Indian Mutiny or the Sepoy Mutiny. He was known as "Hodson of Hodson's ...

, British soldier

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