Jefferson may refer to:

Names

* Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name)

People

* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States *

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 football midfielder *

Jefferson (footballer, born 1978) Jefferson Fredo Rodrigues (born February 28, 1978) is a former Brazilian football player. Playing career Jefferson joined Japanese J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club play ...

, full name Jefferson Fredo Rodrigues, Brazilian football midfielder * Jefferson (footballer, born 1981), full name Jefferson Vieira da Cruz, Brazilian football striker *

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 football midfielder * Jefferson (footballer, born 1983), full name Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Jefferson (footballer, born January 1988), full name Jefferson Andrade Siqueira, Brazilian football striker * Jefferson (footballer, born July 1988), full name Jefferson Moreira Nascimento, Brazilian football left-back *

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 football centre-back * Jefferson (footballer, born January 1989), full name Jefferson de Souza Leite, Brazilian football midfielder * Jefferson (footballer, born November 1989), full name Jefferson Tavares da Silva, Brazilian football forward *

Jefferson (footballer, born 1993) Jefferson de Jesus Santos (born 14 April 1993), known simply as Jefferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Iporá Esporte Clube as a defensive midfielder. Club career Early years and Portugal Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Jeffer ...

, full name Jefferson de Jesus Santos, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Jefferson (footballer, born 1995), full name Jefferson Reis de Jesus, Brazilian football forward *

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 football left-back * Jefferson (singer) or Geoff Turton (born 1944), British singer

Places

Canada

* Jefferson, Alberta

United States

* Jefferson, Alabama *

Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas Jefferson is an unincorporated community in the Pine Bluff metropolitan area of northwestern Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is situated on the Union Pacific Railway (UP), northwest of Pine Bluff, the county seat, and is t ...

, originally known as Jefferson Springs * Jefferson, Colorado * Jefferson, Georgia *

Jefferson, Indiana Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana. The town is named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. History Jefferson was one of the earliest settlements in Clinton County, being laid out and platted ...

* Jefferson, Iowa * Jefferson, Kansas * Jeffersontown, Kentucky, originally known as Jefferson *

Jefferson, Louisiana Jefferson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the north side (referred to as the "East Bank") of the Mississippi River. Jefferson is part of the New Orleans– Metairie–Kenner metropolitan ...

Jefferson, Maine Jefferson is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,551 at the 2020 census. Damariscotta Lake State Park, a popular Mid Coast swimming, canoeing and picnic area, is located within the town limits. History Jefferso ...

* Jefferson, Maryland * Jefferson, Massachusetts, a village in the town of Holden * Jefferson, Minnesota * Jefferson, New Hampshire *

Jefferson, New York Jefferson is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The town is on the southwestern border of the county and is east of Oneonta. History The town was first settled around 1793 by New ...

, a town **

Jefferson (CDP), New York Jefferson is the primary hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Jefferson in Schoharie County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Jefferson is in southwestern Schoharie County, ...

, main hamlet in the town * Jefferson, North Carolina *

Jefferson, Ohio Jefferson is a village in and the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, northeast of Cleveland. Modern-day Jefferson sports the worl ...

Jefferson, Oklahoma Jefferson is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 12 at the 2010 census, a 67.6 percent decline from the figure of 37 in 2000. History Under its former name of Pond Creek, Jefferson was one of the participating to ...

* Jefferson, Oregon * Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania * Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania * Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania * Jefferson, South Carolina * Jefferson, South Dakota * Jefferson, Texas * Jefferson, West Virginia *

Jefferson, Wisconsin Jefferson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, and is its county seat. It is at the confluence of the Rock and Crawfish rivers. The population was 7,973 at the 2010 census. The city is partially bordered by the Town of Jeff ...

, a city in Jefferson County *

Jefferson, Green County, Wisconsin :''There are a few other places named Jefferson in Wisconsin.'' Jefferson is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Juda is located in the town. The unincorp ...

, a town * Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, a town * Jefferson, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town *

Jefferson, Vernon County, Wisconsin :''There are a few other places named Jefferson in Wisconsin.'' Jefferson is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bud, Esofea, and Springville are locate ...

, a town * Jefferson Junction, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Proposed U.S. states

* Jefferson Territory, an unrecognized territory that existed from 1859 to 1861 * Jefferson (proposed Pacific state), proposed in 1941 *

Jefferson (proposed Southern state) The proposed State of Jefferson would have been a new state formed by one of two plans for the division of the State of Texas. Background The bill that annexed the Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was ...

, proposed in 1915

Schools

Jefferson College (Mississippi) Jefferson College, in Washington, Mississippi, was founded as an all-male college but operated primarily as a college preparatory school and later military boarding school during most of its history. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the college ...

, a former college and male boarding school, now historic site * Jefferson College (Missouri), a community college in Hillsboro, Missouri *

Jefferson College of Health Sciences Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS and Jefferson College) was a private health sciences college in Roanoke, Virginia. Officially chartered as a college in 1982, Jefferson College is the oldest hospital-based college in Virginia. In 2019 ...

, a Roanoke, Virginia institution * Jefferson Community and Technical College, a community college in Louisville, Kentucky *

Jefferson Community College (Watertown, New York) Jefferson Community College (SUNY Jefferson) is a public community college in Watertown, New York. Established on November 7, 1961, Jefferson Community College was the area's first institution of higher education and remains the only college w ...

* Jefferson State Community College, a community college system in Alabama * Jefferson, brand name of the current Thomas Jefferson University, a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania created by a 2017 merger between Philadelphia University and the original Thomas Jefferson University

Other uses

* Jefferson, Mississippi, a fictional town where many of William Faulkner's stories are set * '' The Jeffersons'', a 1975–1985 American sitcom * "The Jeffersons" (''South Park''), a 2004 episode of ''South Park'' * Jefferson (elm cultivar), a type of tree * ''Jefferson'' (yacht), an American yacht *

Jefferson (Jacksonville Skyway) Jefferson station is a Jacksonville Skyway monorail station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located on Bay Street just west of Jefferson Street in Downtown Jacksonville. History The Jefferson station was one of three original Jacksonville Skyway ...

* Jefferson Station (SEPTA) * "Jefferson", a song by Roxette from ''Room Service'' *Jefferson Ward or Jeffersons, a discount department store chain operated by Montgomery Ward until 1988 * Jefferson method, or D'Hondt method, which are methods of producing proportional representation