Jefferson is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Music Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893–1929), American Blues musician Marshall Jefferson, American musician Melissa Jefferson, American singer and rapper known professionally as Lizzo Eddie Jefferson, American Jazz vocalist Sports Al Jefferson, American basketball player Amile Jefferson, American basketball player Brandon Jefferson, American basketball player Davon Jefferson (born 1986), American basketball player Jermar Jefferson (born 2000), American football player Jesse Jefferson (1949–2011), American baseball player John Jefferson, American football player Julian Jefferson, English cricketer Justin Jefferson (born 1999), American football player Malik Jefferson, American football player Reggie Jefferson, American baseball player Richard Jefferson, American basketball player Richard Jefferson (cricketer), English cricketer Van Jefferson (born 1996), American football player Will Jefferson, English cricketer Government Anna V. Jefferson (1926–2011), New York politician Mose Jefferson, New Orleans politician, older brother of William J. Jefferson Roberto Jefferson, Brazilian politician Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America Wallace B. Jefferson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas William J. Jefferson, Louisiana politician, younger brother of Mose Jefferson Other Ann Jefferson (b. 1949), British scholar of French literature Arthur Stanley Jefferson, birth name of Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor Atatiana Jefferson (1990–2019), shooting victim of the Fort Worth Police Department Charles Edward Jefferson (b. 1860), American Congregational clergyman Francis Arthur Jefferson (1921–1982), British recipient of the Victoria Cross Geoffrey Jefferson (1886–1961), British neurologist and pioneering neurosurgeon Henry and Robert Jefferson, British wine merchants with Caribbean estates, subjects of The Rum Story, a visitor attraction in Cumbria, England Jane Randolph Jefferson, mother of the United States President Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905), American actor Margo Jefferson (b. 1947), American writer, critic, professor Rowley Jefferson, a fictional character from Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names