#1Famous people · Jefferson
Most of the 11 famous people born in Jefferson came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American country music singer Vernon Dalhart, with articles in 13 languages. Roy Hawkins and Betty Mary Goetting follow. Fewer than a quarter of the 632 towns in Texas with famous people list more. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Vernon Dalhart
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Barry Benefield
Youngest
1980
Montrae Holland
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Jefferson
Two of the three are musicians.
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Politics & Law
Betty Mary Goetting
1897–1980Librarian, women's rights activist in El Paso, Texas
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Jefferson’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Jefferson is known for
Share of Jefferson’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Jefferson
The other 8 span the years 1877 to 1980.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Jefferson home
Born elsewhere, Clarissa Allen lived here.
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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 (6)
- Vernon Dalhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobbie Williams: Thibous, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Lumpkin: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Bertha Jones Horace: Frank Leffler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montrae Holland: TaylorATM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarissa Allen: James T. Haley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons