Hudson may refer to:

People

Hudson (given name) Hudson is an English unisex given name which originated from the surname ''Hudson (surname), Hudson''. People with the given name Hudson *Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back *Hudson (f ...

Hudson (surname) Hudson is an English surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include: A * Alice Hudson (1947–2024), American librarian * Amos O. Hudson (1918–1993), American politician *Andrew Hudson (cricketer) (born 1965), South African ...

Hudson (footballer, born 1986) Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho (born 18 July 1986), simply known as Hudson, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays for Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos, Imperatriz as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right ba ...

, Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back *

Hudson (footballer, born 1988) Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos (born 30 January 1988), simply known as Hudson, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer. Mainly a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder, he also played as a Defender (assoc ...

, Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian football defensive midfielder *

Hudson (footballer, born 1996) Hudson Felipe Gonçalves, known as Hudson (born 24 January 1996) is a Brazilian association football, football player who plays for Albanian club AS Luftëtari, Luftëtari. Club career He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Porti ...

, Hudson Felipe Gonçalves, Brazilian football midfielder *

Hudson (footballer, born 2001) Hudson Alexandre Batista da Silva (born 14 January 2001), simply known as Hudson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguesa. Club career Hudson was born in São Paulo, and began his career at Itapirense in 2 ...

, Hudson Alexandre Batista da Silva, Brazilian football defensive midfielder

Places

Argentina

* Hudson, Buenos Aires Province, a town in Berazategui Partido

Australia

* Hudson, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowardy Coast Region

Canada

* Hudson, Ontario *

Hudson, Quebec Hudson is an Greater Montreal, off-island suburb of Montreal, with a population of 5,4112021 Census. It is located on the south-west bank of the lower Ottawa River, in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. Situated about west of down ...

Hudson, Edmonton Hudson is a newer residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Before development, the site was home of Edmonton International Speedway, a drive-in theatre, and a driving range. Almost four out of five (78%) of residences in ...

, Alberta

United States

Hudson, Colorado The Town of Hudson is a home rule municipality in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census. A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1883. The town derives its name from the town compa ...

, a town in Weld County *

Hudson, Florida Hudson is a census-designated place (CDP) located at the westernmost end of Pasco County, Florida, United States, and is included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Hudson's p ...

, a census-designated place in Pasco County *

Hudson, Illinois Hudson is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,753 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington– Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Hudson is located in northwestern McLean County at ...

, a town in McLean County * Hudson, Indiana, a town in Steuben County *

Hudson, Iowa Hudson is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,546 at the time of the 2020 census. The rural community of Hudson has grown in recent years and is included as a part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan St ...

, a town in Black Hawk County *

Hudson, Kansas Hudson is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 95. History Hudson was originally called Rattlesnake, and under the latter name was founded in the early 1880s. It was renamed ...

, a town in Stafford County *

Hudson, Maine Hudson is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,416 at the 2020 census. History Hudson was first settled about 1800. In 1824, it became a plantation and was named "Jackson", probably after Andrew Jackson. In ...

, a town in Penobscot County *

Hudson, Massachusetts Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, with a total population of 20,092 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Before its incorporation as a town in 1866, Hudson was a ne ...

, a town in Middlesex County ** Hudson (CDP), Massachusetts, the main village in the town *

Hudson, Michigan Hudson is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. The city is mostly surrounded by Hudson Township, but the two are administered autonomously. History Hudson was named for Dr. Danie ...

, a town in Lenawee County *

Hudson, Missouri Hudson is an unincorporated community in eastern Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on a county road just north of Missouri Route 52. The southwest corner of Henry County is one mile to the northeast of the community ...

, an unincorporated community *

Hudson, New Hampshire Hudson is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located along the Massachusetts state line. The population was 25,394 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-largest municipality (town or city) in the state, by populatio ...

, a town in Hillsborough County **

Hudson (CDP), New Hampshire Hudson is a census-designated place (CDP) and the urban center of the town of Hudson in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 7,534 at the 2020 census, out of 25,394 in the entire town. Geography The ...

, the urban part of the town *

Hudson City, New Jersey Hudson was a city (New Jersey), city that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1855 to 1870, when it became part of Jersey City. History Hudson Town (New Jersey), Town, a predecessor of Hudson City, ...

, a former city, now part of

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

Hudson, New York Hudson is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in and the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, it had a population of 5,894. On the east side of the Hudson River, f ...

, a city in Columbia County *

Hudson, North Carolina Hudson is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory– Lenoir– Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Hudson originated as a sawmill cam ...

, a town in Caldwell County *

Hudson, Ohio Hudson is a city in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,110 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban community in the Akron metropolitan area. John Brown made his first public vow to destroy slavery here and the ci ...

, a city in Summit County *

Hudson, Pennsylvania Hudson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census. Geography Hudson is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau The Un ...

, part of Plains Township *

Hudson, South Dakota Hudson is a town in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost community in South Dakota. The town takes its name from Hudson, Iowa, the native home of a large share of the ea ...

, a town in Lincoln County * Hudson, Texas, a city in Angelina County *

Hudson (town), Wisconsin Hudson is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,461 at the 2010 census. The City of Hudson is located within the town. The unincorporated communities of Burkhardt Station, Northline, and Sono Junction are a ...

, in St. Croix County **

Hudson, Wisconsin Hudson is a city in and the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 14,755. It is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. History Several Li ...

, a city in the town *

Hudson, Wyoming Hudson is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 458 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1907. The town was named for John T. Hudson, the original owner of the town s ...

, a town in Fremont County *

Hudson County, New Jersey Hudson County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey, its smallest and most densely populated. Lying in the northeast of the state and on the west bank of the Hudson River, the North Jersey county is part of the state's Gateway Region an ...

Hudson Square Hudson Square is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded approximately by Clarkson Street to the north, Canal Street (Manhattan), Canal Street to the south, Varick Street (Manhattan), Varick Street to the east, and ...

, Manhattan, a neighborhood in New York City *

Hudson Township (disambiguation) Hudson Township may refer to: Arkansas * Hudson Township, Newton County, Arkansas, in Newton County, Arkansas Illinois * Hudson Township, McLean County, Illinois Indiana * Hudson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana Michigan * Hudson Township, Cha ...

Geographical features

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay, sometimes called Hudson's Bay (usually historically), is a large body of Saline water, saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of . It is located north of Ontario, west of Quebec, northeast of Manitoba, and southeast o ...

, in northeastern Canada *

Hudson Gardens The Hudson Gardens & Event Center is a botanical garden and event venue located in Littleton, Colorado, 12 miles southwest of Denver. The property is composed of thirty acres of garden exhibits, trails, natural terrain, and event venues. The gar ...

, in Littleton, Colorado, US *

Hudson Island Hudson Island is the southernmost island of the Family Islands group with the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is ''Coolah Island''. It is located approximately 20&n ...

(or Coolah Island), the southernmost island of the Family Islands group, east of Tully Heads *

Hudson River The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York (state), New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in the ...

, a river mainly in New York State, US **

Hudson Valley The Hudson Valley or Hudson River Valley comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. The region stretches from the Capital District (New York), Capital District includi ...

, a river valley formed by the Hudson River *

Hudson Strait Hudson Strait () in Nunavut links the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut ...

, connecting Hudson Bay to the Atlantic Ocean in Canada *

Mount Hudson Hudson Volcano (, , or ) is the most active volcano in the southern part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes Mountains in Chile, having erupted most recently in 2011. It was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the ...

, a volcano in Chile

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* the title character of ''

Hudson Hawk ''Hudson Hawk'' is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. Bruce Willis stars in the title role and also co-wrote the story. Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, David Caruso, Lorraine Toussaint, Frank Stallo ...

'', a 1991 film starring Bruce Willis *

Angus Hudson Angus Hudson is a fictional character from the ITV Network, ITV (Independent Television) drama ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'', portrayed by actor Gordon Jackson (actor), Gordon Jackson from 1971, until 1975. B ...

, the butler in the 1970s British period drama ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' *

Doc Hudson ''Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film ''Cars'', the 2011 film ''Cars 2'', the 2017 film '' Cars 3'', the 2022 series '' Cars on the Road'', the 2013 film '' Planes'', and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. This page is a lis ...

, a 2006 anthropomorphic automobile from the Disney ''Cars'' franchise * Hudson (gargoyle), in Disney's 1994 ''Gargoyles'' series * Hudson (Aliens), in the 1986 science fiction film ''Aliens''

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Hudson Brothers The Hudson Brothers were an American musical group formed in Portland, Oregon, consisting of brothers Bill, Brett and Mark Hudson. They were discovered by a record producer while recording music at a local studio, and offered a recording contr ...

, a 1965 American music group who early on released some material as Hudson * ''Hudson'' (album), a 2017 jazz album by Jack DeJohnette, John Medeski, John Scofield, and Larry Grenadier * Hudson City, a setting in the

Dark Champions ''Dark Champions'' is an action-adventure role-playing game published by Hero Games in 2004 that uses the 5th edition of the Hero System. Description The emphasis in this game is on modern action adventures in the fields of espionage, military ...

game, and the title of a spin-off book

Brands and enterprises

* Hudson Boatworks, a racing shell manufacturer in London, Ontario (1981 to present) *

Hudson Foods Company Hudson Foods, Inc. was a meat processing company founded in Rogers, Arkansas in 1972. History Hudson Foods was founded on February 2, 1972 by James T. "Red" Hudson, who previously worked as a feed-store clerk for Ralston Purina before becoming ...

of Rogers, Arkansas * Hudson Group, a retail newspaper stand company *

Hudson Soft was a Japanese video game company known for releasing numerous titles across video game consoles, home computers, and mobile phones. Headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo, it also maintained an office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. F ...

, a former Japanese video game publisher and developer *

Hudson's The J. L. Hudson Company (commonly known simply as Hudson's) was an upscale retail department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan. Hudson's flagship store, on Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit (demolished October 24, 1998), was the talles ...

, a defunct Detroit-based department store chain *

Robert Hudson (company) Robert Hudson Ltd was a major international supplier of light railway materials, based in Gildersome, near Leeds, England. The name was later changed to Robert Hudson (Raletrux) Ltd. The business The business was founded in 1865 by Robert H ...

, a defunct locomotive manufacturer

Computing

Hudson (software) Hudson is a discontinued continuous integration (CI) tool written in Java, which runs in a servlet container such as Apache Tomcat or the GlassFish application server. It supports SCM tools including CVS, Subversion, Git, Perforce, Clearcase a ...

, a continuous integration tool * Hudson, a codename for the Fusion controller hub (FCH) chipset on AMD motherboards

Military and Coast Guard

Lockheed Hudson The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built by the American Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. It was initially put into service by the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and ...

, a World War II light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft * USS ''Hudson'' (DD-475), a United States Navy destroyer (1943–1946) * USRC ''Hudson'' (1893), a U.S. Revenue Service cutter from the Battle of Cárdenas * CCGS ''Hudson'', a 1963 Canadian Coast Guard research vessel

Transport

Automotive

Hudson (steam automobile) The Hudson was an automobile built in Hudson, Michigan by the Bean-Chamberlain Manufacturing Company from 1901 to 1902. It had no relationship to the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, ...

(1901–1902) *

Hudson Motor Car Company The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other branded automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., from 1909 until 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). The Hudson name was continued through ...

, 1909, (merged in 1954 with American Motors) ** Hudson Super Six, an automobile (1916-1926, 1933, 1940-1950) ** Hudson Greater Eight, a line of automobiles (1931–1932) ** Hudson Utility Coupe, an automobile (1937–1942) **

Hudson Commodore The Hudson Commodore is an automobile that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan between 1941 and 1952. During its time in production, the Commodore was the largest and most Luxury vehicle, luxurious Hudson mo ...

, an automobile (1941–1952) **

Hudson Hornet ''For the NASCAR car, see Fabulous Hudson Hornet.'' The Hudson Hornet is a full-size car manufactured by Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1951 until 1954, when Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merged to form American Motors Corpor ...

, an automobile (1951–1954) ** Hudson Wasp, an automobile (1952–1954) **

Hudson Jet The Hudson Jet is a Compact car, compact-sized automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, during the 1953 and 1954 model years. The Jet was the automaker's response to the popular Nash Rambler. The cost ...

, a compact automobile (1953–1954) ** Hudson Italia, a two-door compact coupé (1954–1955) *

Henry Hudson Bridge The Henry Hudson Bridge is a double-deck steel arch bridge, arch toll bridge in New York City across the Spuyten Duyvil Creek. It connects Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx with Inwood, Manhattan, Inwood in Manhattan to the sou ...

, New York City

Railroad-related

* Hudson station (RTM), an 1800s commuter rail station in Hudson, Quebec, Canada * Hudson station (New York), an 1874 train station in Hudson, New York * Hudson, the generic name in most of North America for any steam locomotive with an 1896

4-6-4 , under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. In France where the type was first used, it is known as ...

wheel arrangement *

NYC Hudson The New York Central Hudson was a popular 4-6-4 " Hudson" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), Baldwin Locomotive Works and the Lima Locomotive Works in three series from 1927 to 1938 for the New York Central Ra ...

, a class of locomotives used by New York Central in the 1930s *

Royal Hudson The Royal Hudsons are a series of semi-Streamliner, streamlined 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives formerly owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). The engines were built in 1937. I ...

, a type of locomotive used by Canadian Pacific Railway 1937–1960 *

, a wheel arrangement applied to some North American steam locomotives

Other uses

Hudson Institute Hudson Institute is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation. Kahn ...

, an American conservative think tank * Hudson Project, a powerline supplying New York City * '' Hudson v. McMillian'', a United States Supreme Court decision concerning treatment of prisoners *

Hudson Valley Renegades The Hudson Valley Renegades are a Minor League Baseball team based in Fishkill, New York. The High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Renegades play in the South Atlantic League. The Renegades play their home games at Heritage Financial Pa ...

, an American minor league baseball team