Jefferson (surname)

Jefferson is a surname of English origin. Deriving from Middle English 'Geffreyson' in the Medieval ages. Notable people with the name include:

Music

 * Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893–1929), American Blues musician
 * Marshall Jefferson, American musician
 * Melissa Jefferson, American singer and rapper known professionally as Lizzo
 * Eddie Jefferson, American Jazz vocalist

Sports

 * Al Jefferson, American basketball player
 * Amile Jefferson, American basketball player
 * Brandon Jefferson, American basketball player
 * Davon Jefferson (born 1986), American basketball player
 * Janae Jefferson (born 1999), American softball player
 * Jermar Jefferson (born 2000), American football player
 * Jesse Jefferson (1949–2011), American baseball player
 * John Jefferson, American football player
 * Jordan Jefferson (born 1990), American football player and coach
 * Jordan Jefferson (defensive lineman), American football player
 * Julian Jefferson, English cricketer
 * Justin Jefferson (born 1999), American football player
 * Kiki Jefferson (born 2001), American basketball player
 * Malik Jefferson, American football player
 * Reggie Jefferson, American baseball player
 * Richard Jefferson, American basketball player
 * Richard Jefferson (cricketer), English cricketer
 * Van Jefferson (born 1996), American football player
 * Will Jefferson, English cricketer

Government

 * Anna V. Jefferson (1926–2011), New York politician
 * Luther P. Jefferson (died 1941), American politician from Maryland
 * Mose Jefferson, New Orleans politician, older brother of William J. Jefferson
 * Roberto Jefferson, Brazilian politician
 * Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America
 * Wallace B. Jefferson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
 * William J. Jefferson, Louisiana politician, younger brother of Mose Jefferson

Other

 * Ann Jefferson (born 1949), British scholar of French literature
 * Arthur Stanley Jefferson, birth name of Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor
 * Atatiana Jefferson (1990–2019), shooting victim of the Fort Worth Police Department
 * Charles Edward Jefferson (1860–1937), American Congregational clergyman
 * Francis Arthur Jefferson (1921–1982), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Geoffrey Jefferson (1886–1961), British neurologist and pioneering neurosurgeon
 * Henry and Robert Jefferson, British wine merchants with Caribbean estates, subjects of The Rum Story, a visitor attraction in Cumbria, England
 * Jane Randolph Jefferson, mother of the United States President
 * Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905), American actor
 * Margo Jefferson (born 1947), American writer, critic, professor
 * Rowley Jefferson, a fictional character from Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise

Lists of people named Jefferson

 * Thomas Jefferson (disambiguation), various people named "Thomas Jefferson"