
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Glendale
The best known of them is Ty Burrell, with articles in 41 languages. Jeff Merkley, born in Myrtle Creek, 21 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Glendale as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Glendale’s famous people
Famous people born near Glendale
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







TJ Klune
born 1982American writer of queer romantic fiction and fantasy
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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 (7)
- Ty Burrell: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Merkley: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Anders: David_Anders_2008.jpg: vagueonthehow derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Saubert: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wright: Keeshen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TJ Klune: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons