Famous people · Glendale
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Glendale
Closest of all is Keith Jones, from Rock Hill, 1 mi away. John Goodman is the most widely known, written about in 99 languages. Of the bordering towns, Kirkwood has the longest list: 28, with Marianne Moore at the top. No famous person’s birth in Glendale is on record yet.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
John Goodman
Best known
John Goodman
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glendale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glendale
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
1919–2006Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director
Mike Shanahan
1939–2018The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Kirkwood has the longest list next door: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glendale and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franciscus: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.: Markow Photography (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Russell: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Krebs: Don Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tessa Florio-Gavilsky: Anders Henrikson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons