Famous People with Name Glenn

Glenn Herbert Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Herbert Gould: was a Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, his remarkable technical proficiency, his unorthodox musical philosophy, and his eccentric personality and piano technique. He was one of the best known and most celebrated pianists of the twentieth century. He stopped performing concerts in 1964, dedicating himself to the recording studio for the rest of his career—as well as performances for television and radio, non-musical radio documentaries, and other projects.

Glenn Foley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Foley: is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League with the New York Jets from 1994–1998 and the Seattle Seahawks in 1999, and the Arena Football League with the New Jersey Gladiators in 2002.

Glenn Parker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Parker: is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL who played for the Buffalo Bills, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the New York Giants. Having retired, he is now a television NFL analyst.

Glenn Layendecker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Layendecker: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. His highest world ranking in singles was #48 in 1990. His highest world ranking in doubles was #32.

Glenn Hammond Curtiss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Hammond Curtiss: was an American aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.On 7 March 1898, Curtiss married Lena Pearl Neff, daughter of Guy L. Neff, in Logansport, Indiana. Curtiss began his career as a bicycle racer, Western Union bicycle messenger, and bicycle shop owner. He developed an interest in motorcycles when internal combustion engines became more available. He began manufacturing motor-bicycles with his own single cylinder internal combustion engines, the first with a tomato can for a carburetor. In 1903 he set a motorcycle land speed record at 64 mph (103 km/h) for one mile (1.6 km). In 1907 he set a new record of 136.36 mph (219.31 km/h),

Mike Theodore Glenn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mike Theodore Glenn: is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from Southern Illinois University, who graduated from Coosa High School(in Rome, Ga), where he was an all-state standout, still holding the school points record at over 2,400 points for a highschool career. Glenn played ten seasons (1977-1987) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Milwaukee Bucks.

Theodore Scott Glenn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Scott Glenn: is an American actor known as a character actor with a deadpan and serious delivery and demeanor.His roles include Wes Hightower in Urban Cowboy (1980), astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff (1983), Commander Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October (1990), and Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

John Herschel Glenn Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Herschel Glenn Jr.: is a former astronaut and U.S. politician who became the third person and first American to orbit the Earth, and later, United States Senator. Glenn began his career as a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program, NASA's original as

John Thomas Glenn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Thomas Glenn: was the 31st Mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891, and the son of another Atlanta mayor, Luther Glenn, and like his father an attorney at law.After the war, on April 23, 1873, he married Helen Augusta Garrard (1850–1924) of Columbus, Georgia, where her fath

Jim Glenn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jim Glenn: is a Democratic Party member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 13 since 2006.