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Famous people · Jefferson

3 famous people call Jefferson their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American baseball player Dick Gray, covered in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Ben L. Parker and Rob Keys. Births span 1913 to 1931, from Ben L. Parker to Dick Gray. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.

#3 best knownRob KeysSports
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dick Gray
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Ben L. Parker
Youngest
1931
Dick Gray
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Jefferson

Dick Gray leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Ben L. Parker (3) and Rob Keys (2).

DG#1
Sports

Dick Gray

1931–2013

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BP#2
Politics & Law

Ben L. Parker

1913–2003

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Rob Keys#3
Sports

Rob Keys

American football coach (born c. 1973)

2 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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