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Famous people · Glenwood
Glenwood’s famous people span 103 years: 6 births from 1867 to 1970
Most widely known is Don Hall, the American film director, with articles in 18 languages. Behind the leader come Elmer Burkett and Alice Cooper. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Don Hall
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Elmer Burkett
Youngest
1970
Scott Davis
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Glenwood
Don Hall has articles in 18 languages, Elmer Burkett in 10 and Alice Cooper in 3.
#2
#3Through the years
When Glenwood’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glenwood is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Glenwood
A further 3 follow, born between 1904 and 1970.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenwood and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Elmer Burkett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons