Famous people · Jefferson
Born near Jefferson: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charlie Newman, from Juda, 3 mi away. Jane Addams is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. Over the border in Clarno, one name is on record: Stephen Conrad Stuntz. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jefferson.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jane Addams
Best known
Jane Addams
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Litel
1892–19721892–1972; American film and television actor
Jane Addams
1860–1935American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer
Theodore W. Goldin
1858–1935United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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The most names next door are in Clarno: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Jane Addams: Harris Ewing, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Litel: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Gates Starr: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Stanley Livingston: Archive creator: Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Haldeman: Engraved by W. T. Bather, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Edward Meinzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore W. Goldin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons