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Famous people · Jefferson

Jefferson is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Best known of all is Frederick Steiwer, written about in 9 languages. The other is Datus E. Myers, the American painter and muralist. From Datus E. Myers in 1879 to Frederick Steiwer in 1883, the births cover 4 years. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.

#1 best knownFrederick SteiwerPolitics & Law · 1883–1939
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Frederick Steiwer
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Datus E. Myers
Youngest
1883
Frederick Steiwer
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Jefferson

Frederick Steiwer#1
Politics & Law

Frederick Steiwer

1883–1939

Lawyer, Politician and United States Army officer

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DM#2
Writing & Arts

Datus E. Myers

1879–1960

American painter and muralist

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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.

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