Glen Historic District · Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0Glen has yet to put a famous person on the list
Of the bordering towns, Florida has the longest list: 4, with William Thomas Byrne at the top. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,267 towns. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Glen), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Glen has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Glen
Close by, the fullest list is Florida’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen 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 (2)
- William Thomas Byrne: US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Harris: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons