Famous People with Name Jefferson

Shawn Jefferson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shawn Jefferson: is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 9th round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 180 lb wide receiver from the University of Central Florida, Jefferson played 13 NFL seasons from 1991-2003.

Arthur Stanley Jefferson            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Arthur Stanley Jefferson: was an English comic actor, writer and director, famous as the first half of the comedy double-act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th century until post-World War II. Laurel's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is situated at 7021 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California.

Richard Anthony Jefferson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Anthony Jefferson: an American-born molecular biologist, who developed the reporter gene system GUS, a widespread molecular technique. In 2003 he was named by Scientific American as one of the 50 most influential technologists in the world.[1] As a postdoc he worked at the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge, England: here he adapted the GUS assay for the use in plants. [3] His GUS system was a breakthrough in plant molecular sciences, useful for the development of efficient transformation methods for crop plants. During his postdoc in Cambridge he also managed the world's first field release of a transgenic food crop (June 1, 1987). [4]

Severino Jefferson            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Severino Jefferson: is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played in Canada for the Montreal Impact. He has previously played in Brazil for Guarani, São Paulo and Nova Venécia, in Italy for Parma, in Switzerland for SC YF Juventus, and in Cyprus for APEP Pitsilia an

Richard Ingleby Jefferson            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Richard Ingleby Jefferson: was a professional cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club. A Cambridge Blue, he went on to play a couple of seasons for Surrey before illness in 1965 curtailed his first-class career. A right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed bat, he wa