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Famous people · Glasgow
The 20 famous people born in Glasgow, led by Diane Sawyer
Articles in 32 languages make the American journalist Diane Sawyer the best known. Behind the leader come Billy Vaughn and Willa Brown. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 222 towns in Kentucky with famous people list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Diane Sawyer
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
John Pendleton King
Youngest
1988
Kent Bulle
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Glasgow
Ranked by languages covered: Diane Sawyer with 32, then Billy Vaughn with 19 and Willa Brown with 13.
#2Music
Billy Vaughn
1919–1991American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Glasgow’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicNotablePolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glasgow is known for
Glasgow has 2.7× the usual share of musicians.
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 Glasgow
Of the other 17, 5 are athletes.
Walter Evans
1842–1923Union United States Army officer, lawyer, politician, United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glasgow 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 (7)
- Billy Vaughn: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pendleton King: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Krock: Jack Kightlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Bagby: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Evans: Aurelius O. Revenaugh (1840 - 1908) Uploaded by Acdixon at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell E. Dougherty: The original uploader was Nobunaga24 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Air Force), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons