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Famous people · Glen Burnie
The 4 famous people born in Glen Burnie, led by Gillberg
The best known is the American professional wrestler Gillberg, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Bill Currier and Clayton Greene, Jr.. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.6, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there. From Clayton Greene, Jr. to Mark S. Chang, the births on the list run from 1951 to 1977.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Gillberg
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Clayton Greene, Jr.
Youngest
1977
Mark S. Chang
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Glen Burnie
Languages with an article: 10 for Gillberg, 3 for Bill Currier, 1 for Clayton Greene, Jr..
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Through the years
When Glen Burnie’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glen Burnie is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Glen Burnie
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Glen Burnie home
One more notable person made the town home: Mary Leona Gage.
Mary Leona Gage
1939–2010Stripped of the 1957 Miss USA title after it was learned that she had lied about her age and marital status
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Close by, Baltimore counts 28 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Burnie 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 (4)
- Mark S. Chang: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Leona Gage: Rob Kaminer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Braxton: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nilah Magruder: Michelle Kinne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons