#1Famous people · Jefferson
5 famous people were born in Jefferson from 1827 to 1988
Articles in 5 languages make the American singer Corey Smith the best known. Behind the leader come Hiram Parks Bell and Brandon Mosley. Corey Smith was born in 1977. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Corey Smith
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Hiram Parks Bell
Youngest
1988
Brandon Mosley
What stands out about Jefferson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jefferson’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jefferson
Ranked by languages covered: Corey Smith with 5, then Hiram Parks Bell with 4 and Brandon Mosley with 3.
#1
#2Military
Hiram Parks Bell
1827–1907Confederate Army officer and American politician
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What Jefferson is known for
Musicians are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Everyone else born in Jefferson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Corey Smith: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Parks Bell: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Richard Glenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons