#1Famous people · Glen Allen
Glen Allen is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Zac Jones, the American ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American soccer player Brian Ownby ranks second, ahead of Andrew Knizner. Over 10 years of births, the list goes from Brian Ownby (1990) to Zac Jones (2000). The list comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Zac Jones
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1990
Brian Ownby
Youngest
2000
Zac Jones
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Glen Allen
All three are athletes.
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#3A chosen home
Also called Glen Allen home
Born elsewhere, Abigail Spanberger lived here.
Abigail Spanberger
born 1979American politician and former intelligence officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Allen 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 (3)
- Zac Jones: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Knizner: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Spanberger: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons