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Famous people · Burnt Prairie

Glenn Martin, born in 1906, is Burnt Prairie’s famous person on record

Glenn Martin came into the world in 1906. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Across Illinois, 772 towns list someone born there.

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notable people
Best known
Glenn Martin
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Glenn Martin
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Burnt Prairie

GM#1
Sports

Glenn Martin

1906–1997

American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burnt Prairie 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.