Glenn (name)

Glenn is in the English language a predominantly male first name and a family name. The first name also occurs in the variant Glen.

Origin and Meaning

The name is a Scottish family name which was derived from the Gaelic word for Gleann valley. Glenn or Glen is thus " the man / woman of the Valley ".

Glenn Beck ( born 1964 ), American talk radio and television presenter
Glenn Close ( b. 1947 ), American actress
Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), American racing driver, aviation pioneer, pilot and entrepreneur
Glenn Danzig ( born 1955 ), American rock musician
Glenn Davis ( football player ) ( 1924-2005 ), American football player
Glenn Davis ( athlete ) ( 1934-2009 ), American track and field athlete
Glenn Ford (1916-2006), American actor
Glenn Gould (1932-1982), Canadian pianist
Glenn Hall ( born 1931 ), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
Glenn Hoddle ( born 1957 ), English footballer and coach
Glenn Hughes ( born 1952 ), British rock musician
Glenn Martin Dahl ( b. 1957 ), Swedish football player
Glenn McGrath (born 1970 ), Australian cricketer
Glenn Miller (1904-1944), American jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer and arranger
Glenn Murray ( b. 1983 ), English footballer
Glenn Robinson (born 1973 ), American basketball player
Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999), American chemist and nuclear physicist
Glenn Strange (1899-1973), American actor, singer and film composer

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