Jefferson (given name) explained

Jefferson or Jéferson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Footballers

Gauchinho (footballer, born 1983), full name Jéferson Lima de Menezes, Brazilian midfielder
Jeferson Paulo Rodrigues de Souza (born 1981), Togolese footballer
Jéferson (footballer, born 1984), full name Jéferson Rodrigues Gonçalves, Brazilian midfielder
Jéferson (footballer, born 1986), full name Jéferson Gomes do Nascimento, Brazilian goalkeeper
Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian midfielder
Jefferson (footballer, born 1982), full name Jefferson Charles de Souza Pinto, Brazilian midfielder
Jefferson (footballer, born 1983), full name Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, Brazilian goalkeeper
Jefferson (footballer, born January 1988), full name Jefferson Andrade Siqueira, Brazilian forward
Jefferson (footballer, born July 1988), full name Jefferson Moreira Nascimento, Brazilian defender
Jefferson (footballer, born August 1988), full name Jefferson Lopes Faustino, Brazilian defender
Jefferson (footballer, born January 1989), full name Jefferson de Souza Leite, Brazilian midfielder
Jefferson (footballer, born 1997), full name Jefferson Junio Antonio da Silva, Brazilian defender
Jefferson Batista (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
Jefferson Farfán (born 1984), Peruvian midfielder
Jefferson Feijão (born 1978), full name Jefferson Marques da Conceição, Brazilian forward
Jefferson Montero (born 1989), Ecuadorian midfielder
Jefferson Nascimento (born 1988), Brazilian defender