
Born near Glendale: 13 famous people within 35 miles
No famous person’s birth in Glendale is on record yet. The nearest, Edward Lawrie Tatum, was born in Boulder, 8 mi away. 134 of the towns in Colorado list at least one person. Aurora’s 48 names make the longest list in Colorado.
What stands out about Glendale’s famous people
Famous people born near Glendale
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glendale 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 (7)
- Edward Lawrie Tatum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Carpenter: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Coburn: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Cruz: Donmike10 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Niehoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nort Billings: George Yates of the Des Moines Register, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons