Born near Glade Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Susan Kieffer, was born in Warren, 4 mi away. Of the towns next door, Warren lists the most: 18, with Susan Kieffer first. Lucille Ball is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. No famous person on record lists Glade Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Glade Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Glade Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







William Henry Andrews
1846–1919American politician from Pennsylvania





Willis Rodney Whitney
1868–1958American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company

Roger Tory Peterson
1908–1996American naturalist, ornithologist and writer

George Stoneman
1822–1894Union Army General and governor of California


Kid McLaughlin
1888–1934Major League Baseball centerfielder; college football head coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Warren has the most on record, with 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glade Township 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 (19)
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Carter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Merchant: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Rodney Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stoneman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Goodell: Cpl. Alexis Moradian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Stevenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Hecker: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Clinger, Jr.: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 104th., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Caldwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherry Magee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Andrews: John L. Cowan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Dennison: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Ellsworth Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Van Rensselaer: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Plumb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hanley Beshlin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus C. Pound: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Allen: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


