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Famous people · Jefferson

Jefferson is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Dave Bernard, the American football player, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Jug Thesenga. From Dave Bernard to Jug Thesenga, the births on the list run from 1912 to 1914. Sioux Falls has the most of any town in South Dakota: 54.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dave Bernard
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Dave Bernard
Youngest
1914
Jug Thesenga
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Jefferson

DB#1
Sports

Dave Bernard

1912–1973

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JT#2
Sports

Jug Thesenga

1914–2002

American baseball player

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.