Famous people · Glasgow
Born near Glasgow: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Les Palmer, born in Cedar Grove, 1 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Cedar Grove lists one, Les Palmer. The best known of them is Jerry West, with articles in 54 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Glasgow.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glasgow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glasgow
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Cedar Grove has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glasgow 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 (7)
- Jerry West: Malcolm W. Emmons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Moss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Truman: PKDASD at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Lopez: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons