#1Famous people · Glenwood
2 famous people call Glenwood their birthplace
Most widely known is Tai Odiase, the puerto Rican basketball player, with articles in 8 languages. The other is Derrick Walker, the American football player. Born in 1967, Derrick Walker is the first name on record, and Tai Odiase, born in 1995, the most recent. Chicago Heights’ list, next door, has 39 names, John Stossel first among them.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Tai Odiase
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1967
Derrick Walker
Youngest
1995
Tai Odiase
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Glenwood
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The fullest list close by belongs to Chicago Heights, with 39.
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 (3)
- Tai Odiase: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stossel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Dillard: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons