Glenn
Glenn is a predominantly male given name and family name in the English-speaking world . The first name also occurs in the variant Glen .
Origin and meaning
The name corresponds to a Scottish family name derived from the Gaelic word gleann for valley . So Glenn or Glen is "the man / woman from the valley".
Name bearer
First name
Glen
- Glen Akama-Eseme (* 1987), Cameroonian football player
- Glen Campbell (1936–2017), American country singer and guitarist
- Glen Chorny (born 1985), Canadian poker player
- Glen Glenn (born 1934), American rockabilly singer
- Glen Kamara (* 1995), Finnish football player
- Glen Kidston (1899–1931) was an English racing car driver
- Glen MacWilliams (1898–1984), American cinematographer
- Glen Vella (* 1984), Maltese singer
Glenn
- Glenn Beck (* 1964), American talk radio and television presenter
- Glenn Close (born 1947), American actress
- Glenn Curtiss (1878–1930), American racing driver, aviation pioneer, pilot and entrepreneur
- Glenn Danzig (* 1955), American rock musician
- Glenn Davis ( American football player ) (1924-2005), American football player
- Glenn Davis (track and field athlete) (1934-2009), American track and field athlete
- Glenn Ford (1916-2006), American actor
- Glenn Frey (1948-2016), American rock musician
- Glenn Gould (1932–1982), Canadian pianist
- Glenn Hall (* 1931), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Glenn Hoddle (* 1957), English football player and coach
- Glenn Hughes (born 1951), British rock musician
- Glenn Ingvar Hysén (* 1959), Swedish football player
- Glenn Martindahl (* 1957), Swedish football player
- Glenn McGrath (born 1970), Australian cricketer
- Glenn John McQueen (1960-2002), Canadian supervisor
- Glenn Miller (1904–1944), American jazz trombonist, band leader, composer and arranger
- Glenn Murray (* 1983), English soccer player
- Glenn Robinson (* 1973), American basketball player
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), American chemist and nuclear physicist
- Glenn Strange (1899–1973), American actor, singer and film composer
family name
- Alice Glenn (1927-2011), Irish politician
- Archibald Glenn (1819–1901), American politician
- B. Glenn-Copeland (* 1944), American-Canadian singer-songwriter and film composer
- Brianna Glenn (* 1980), American long jumper
- Christopher Glenn (1938–2006), American news anchor
- Edwin Forbes Glenn (1857-1926), American general
- Elias Glenn (1769–1849), American lawyer
- Gerald O. Glenn (1953-2020), clergyman
- Glen Glenn (born 1934), American rockabilly singer
- Joan Glenn , American student, see Girrmann group
- John Glenn (settler) (1833–1868), Irish settler in Canada
- John Glenn (baseball player, 1850) (1850–1888), American politician
- John Glenn (1921–2016), American pilot, astronaut and politician
- John Glenn (baseball player, 1928) (born 1928), American politician
- John Lyles Glenn (1892–1938), American lawyer
- John Thomas Glenn (1845–1899), American politician, Mayor of Atlanta
- Kimiko Glenn (* 1989), American actress
- Lloyd Glenn (1909–1985), American R&B musician
- Milton W. Glenn (1903-1967), American politician
- Otis F. Glenn (1879–1959), American politician
- Pierre-William Glenn (* 1943), French cameraman
- Robert Broadnax Glenn (1854–1920), American politician
- Roy Glenn (1914–1971), American actor
- Ryan Glenn (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Scott Glenn (born 1941), American actor
- Thomas L. Glenn (1847–1918), American politician
- Tyree Glenn (1912–1974), American swing jazz trombonist
additional
science and technology
- Glenn Research Center , NASA's research facility in Cleveland, Ohio
- Glenn anastomosis , cardiac surgery surgical procedure
- John and Annie Glenn Museum
Geographic objects
- Glenn Highway , major thoroughfare in Alaska
- Glenn County , county of northern California
Media and culture
- The Glenn Miller Story , American feature film from 1953
- The John Glenn Story
- The Extra Glenns , American music duo