Ruben Hudson was born in 1956 in Lackawanna, New York, the son of Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago, a railroad worker. He later adopted his mother's maiden name as part of his compound surname.
Born in 1956 in Lackawanna, New York, Ruben Hudson was the son of Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago, a railroad worker. Later, he adopted his mother's maiden name into his family name, creating a compound surname. He later used this new surname.