Born near Glenburn Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Next door, the list for Dalton holds 2, Timmy Mayer first. The best known of them is Howard Gardner, with articles in 54 languages. No famous person on record lists Glenburn Township as their birthplace yet. The nearest, Timmy Mayer, was born in Dalton, 2 mi away.
What stands out about Glenburn Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Glenburn Township
Nobody born in Glenburn Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Christy Mathewson
1880–1925American Major League baseball player, manager

Howard Gardner
born 1943American developmental psychologist & academic

Jane Jacobs
1916–2006American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist




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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Dalton lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenburn 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 (8)
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jacobs: Phil Stanziola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizabeth Scott: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reich: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike J. Dunleavy: State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Casey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Mathewson: Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons