Meaning: Its source is gleann, a Gaelic name meaning "Valley-dweller."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Alternative Spellings: Glen
Popularity: The name Glenn ranked 622nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 117th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Arts and Music
- Glenn Hughes
- The leatherman in The Village People (see list of Real names of The Village People)
- Glenn Miller (born 1904, died 1944)
American musician. Killed while serving in the armed forces during WWII.
- Trombonist and bandleader of the swing era (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
Leadership
- Glenn L. Archer, Jr.
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
Miscellaneous
- Glenn Ford (born 1916)
Canadian-American actor. Original name: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford.
- Born in Quebec (see list of Famous Canadians)
- Glenn Herbert Gould (born 1932, died 1982)
Canadian pianist and composer.
- Born in Toronto, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
Science and Philosophy
- Glenn W. Burton
American biologist.
- 1982 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Glenn H. Curtiss (born 1878, died 1930)
American aviator and airplane designer and builder; founder of Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Glenn L. Martin (born 1886, died 1955)
American aircraft manufacturer; founder of the Martin Company.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (born 1912, died 1999)
American nuclear chemist who helped discover nine elements, including plutonium.
- 1951 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Edwin McMillan (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- 1991 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- Glenn Allison
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Glenn Curtiss
Aviator.
- Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Air Racing (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
- Glenn Davis
American athlete.
- 1956 and 1960 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- Glenn Davis
American football player.
- 1946 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
- 1946 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- Glenn Hall
Hockey player.
- 1963, 1967, 1969 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
- 1956 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
- Glenn Hardin
American athlete.
- 1936 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- Glenn Morris
American athlete.
- 1936 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for the Decathlon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Decathlon/Heptathlon/Pentathlon)
Stage and Screen
- Glenn Ford (born 1916)
Canadian-American actor. Original name: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Glenn Walker Harris, Jr.
- Actor on soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Performers on ''General Hospital'')
- Glenn Miller (born 1904, died 1944)
American musician. Killed while serving in the armed forces during WWII.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Glenn Quinn
American actor.
- Portrayed Mark Healy (see list of Actors on ''Roseanne'')
- Glenn Strange (born 1899, died 1973)
American actor.
- Portrayed Sam the bartender from 1962-74 (see list of Actors on ''Gunsmoke'')
The Literary World
- Glenn Frankel
- 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Gland
- Glendover
- Glee
- Glenda
- Glendora
- Gwen
Meaning: Its source is gleann, a Gaelic name meaning "Valley-dweller."
Nicknames: Glennie
Variant Forms: Glenna
Popularity: The name Glenn ranked 3723rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Stage and Screen
- Glenn Close (born 1947)
American actress.
- 1995 Tony Award for her performance in Sunset Boulevard (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Musical)
- Two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Play: 1984, for The Real Thing; 1992, for Death and the Maiden (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)
- Rumer Glenn
- The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
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