Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Jefferson has yet to put a famous person on the list
The longest list in Maryland is Frederick’s, with 55 names. Bethesda has the second-longest list in Maryland, after Frederick, with 52. Famous people are on record for 192 of the towns in Maryland.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Jefferson), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Jefferson has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
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.