Jefferson or Jéferson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Footballers

Gauchinho (footballer, born 1983) Jéferson Lima de Menezes, commonly known as Gauchinho (born February 11, 1983 in Santana do Livramento) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for São José-PA in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. Career Gauchinho started his professio ...

, full name Jéferson Lima de Menezes, Brazilian midfielder * Jeferson Paulo Rodrigues de Souza (born 1981), Togolese footballer * Jéferson (footballer, born 1984), full name Jéferson Rodrigues Gonçalves, Brazilian midfielder * Jéferson (footballer, born 1986), full name Jéferson Gomes do Nascimento, Brazilian goalkeeper *

Jefferson (footballer, born 1970) Jefferson Tomaz de Souza (born 22 November 1970) is a retired Brazilian football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are ...

, full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian midfielder *

Jefferson (footballer, born 1982) Jefferson Charles de Souza Pinto, known as Jefferson (born March 28, 1982), is a Brazil national football team, Brazilian football (soccer), football player who last played for Gold Coast United Football Club, Gold Coast United. Club career On D ...

, full name Jefferson Charles de Souza Pinto, Brazilian midfielder *

Jefferson (footballer, born 1983) Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, simply known as Jefferson (born 2 January 1983), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at Cruzeiro and spent time on loan at Botafogo, Jefferson then s ...

, full name Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, Brazilian goalkeeper *

Jefferson (footballer, born January 1988) Jefferson Andrade Siqueira or simply Jefferson (born 6 January 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Catania. Career Jefferson started his career at A.D. Guarulhos – SP playing for the Juniores – U 20 t ...

, full name Jefferson Andrade Siqueira, Brazilian forward * Jefferson (footballer, born July 1988), full name Jefferson Moreira Nascimento, Brazilian defender *

Jefferson (footballer, born August 1988) Jefferson Lopes Faustino, commonly known as Jefferson (born 31 August 1988 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back. He played for several seasons in the Bolivian Primera División for Universitario de Sucre, The ...

, full name Jefferson Lopes Faustino, Brazilian defender *

Jefferson (footballer, born January 1989) Jefferson de Souza Leite, known as Jefferson (born 7 January 1989 ) is a Brazilian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''footb ...

, full name Jefferson de Souza Leite, Brazilian midfielder *

Jefferson (footballer, born 1997) Jefferson Junio Antonio da Silva (born 3 January 1997), simply known as Jefferson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Goianiense as a left back. Club career Born in Jaraguá, Goiás, Jefferson joined Goiás' youth setup in 2009, a ...

, full name Jefferson Junio Antonio da Silva, Brazilian defender *

Jefferson Batista Jefferson Alexandre Batista (born 23 February 1976 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian Association football, footballer. Career After playing in the youth teams of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians, he represented the senior Brazili ...

(born 1976), Brazilian footballer *

Jefferson Feijão Jefferson Marques da Conceição (born August 21, 1978, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), known as Jefferson Feijão, is a Brazilian footballer. He played for Cruzeiro, Desportiva Capixaba, Vitória SC, Criciúma, SC Internacional, Daegu FC, ...

(born 1978), full name Jefferson Marques da Conceição, Brazilian forward *

Jefferson Montero Jefferson Antonio Montero Vite (; born 1 September 1989) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ecuadorian Serie A club S.D. Aucas. He has represented the Ecuador national team at senior international level. Clu ...

(born 1989), Ecuadorian midfielder *

Jefferson Nascimento Jefferson Moreira Nascimento (born 5 July 1988), known simply as Jefferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) as a left-back. Club career Born in Campo Formoso, Bahia, Jefferson represe ...

(born 1988), Brazilian defender

Others

Jefferson Byrd Jefferson L. Byrd (born June 16, 1971) is an American politician from New Mexico. He is a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from the 2nd district, which covers Chaves, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, ...

, American politician *

Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...

(1808-1889), President of the Confederate States of America *

(1862–1913), American state governor and US Senator *

Jeferson Luis Gonçalo Jefferson or Jéferson is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Footballers * Gauchinho (footballer, born 1983), full name Jéferson Lima de Menezes, Brazilian midfielder * Jeferson Paulo Rodrigues de Souza (born 1981), Togolese foo ...

, Brazilian boxer *

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United State ...

, 84th United States Attorney General *

Jefferson Stafford Chester Jefferson Stafford (nickname "Jeff", April 20, 1939 – July 24, 1990) was a Virginia lawyer and politician. Elected in 1971 as a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, he represented what had been Virginia's 12th dis ...

, American politician *

Jefferson Vargas Jefferson Abacuc Vargas Pacheco (born 6 November 1984) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2008 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling roa ...

, Colombian cyclist *

Jefferson Wood Jefferson Wood (born July 6, 1973) is an American artist and one of the leading designers of concert posters and admats for the music industry. Wood is closely identified with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Sublime with Rome, George Jones, Paul ...

, American illustrator

Fictional characters

Jefferson D'Arcy The show '' Married... with Children'' revolves around Al Bundy, his wife Peggy, children Kelly and Bud, their next-door neighbor Marcy, and her husband Steve Rhoades—who leaves in Season 4 and is eventually replaced by Jefferson D'Arcy. Overv ...

, a character in the television show '' Married... with Children'' * U.N. Jefferson, a character in the '' Revenge of the Nerds'' movie series

Footballers

Others

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