#1Famous people · Glenside
Of the 12 famous people born in Glenside, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American politician Madeleine Dean, with articles in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Richard Ward and Tony Donatelli. The first birth on record is Jesse Purnell’s, in 1881, and the last Sammy Siani’s, in 2000. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Madeleine Dean
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Jesse Purnell
Youngest
2000
Sammy Siani
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Glenside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Glenside’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glenside is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Glenside
Three names lead: Madeleine Dean (17 languages), Richard Ward (9) and Tony Donatelli (6).
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Everyone else born in Glenside
Here are 9 more, born from 1881 to 2000.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Abington Township counts 56 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenside and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Madeleine Dean: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Donatelli: Longbomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Siani: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Gordon: Frank Reicher Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Fox: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Brecker: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Su: Jennifersu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons