Famous people · Glenmont
Born near Glenmont: 14 famous people within 35 miles
John A. McDowell, born in Killbuck, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charles F. Kettering, with articles in 32 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Glenmont. 747 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Charles F. Kettering
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glenmont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glenmont
Nobody born in Glenmont is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Kissig Cowen
1844–1904American politician and railroad executive
Robert E. Dickinson
1940–2026American meteorologist and geoscientist
Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
Emma P. Carr
1880–1972American spectroscopist and chemical educator
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenmont 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 (7)
- Charles F. Kettering: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe C. McCulloch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. McDowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kissig Cowen: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Odell Lovett: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fletcher Sapp: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moore McCulloch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons