Famous people · Glendon
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Glendon
Closest of all is James McKeen Cattell, from Easton, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Glendon. Over the border in Easton, 45 names are on record, led by James McKeen Cattell. 934 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
James McKeen Cattell
Best known
James McKeen Cattell
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glendon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glendon
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Randall Munroe
born 1984American cartoonist, author and engineer
John DeWitt
1881–1930American football player, track and field athlete
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906–1976American mathematician and historian
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898–1943American poet, short story writer, novelist
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Of the towns around it, Easton has the most on record: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glendon 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 (10)
- James McKeen Cattell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Coleman: Jack_Coleman_Get_Smart_premiere_arrival.jpg: Anthony Citrano derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Vincent Benét: Yale College (photographer unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Woodring: Paul Thompson (photo credit), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Andretti: Jkb24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Henggeler: AMFM STUDIOS LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Barbara Seibert: Smithsonian Institution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John DeWitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Karam: State Farm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Knecht Bachman: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons