Glenn (name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | (from the) valley |
| Region of origin | Scottish/Gaelic |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Glen, Glyn |
| Gl | |
Glenn is a given name and a surname.
Name
The surname Glenn is derived from the Irish/Scottish Gaelic word gleann. In the 19th century, Glenn also became common as a given name in English speaking cultures.
In Sweden, Glenn is relatively common first name in the western parts of the country but especially Gothenburg, originally due to a large and influential population of emigrated Scotsmen, especially in the city's early centuries.[citation needed] The name was very prevalent in the local football team IFK Göteborg which in the early 1980s had no fewer than four players named Glenn, including Glenn Hysén and Glenn Strömberg. The Swedish name is not Gaelic in origin, but rather derived from the Norse God Glenr, being part of the Viking revival.[citation needed]
Given name
Glenn may refer to:
- In music
- Glenn Danzig (born 1955), American rock musician
- Glenn Frey (1948–2016), American rock musician known for his work with The Eagles
- Glenn Gould (1932–1982), Canadian pianist
- Glen Hansard (born 1970), Irish singer/songwriter
- Glenn Hughes (born 1952), English rock musician
- Glenn Hughes (Village People) (1950–2001), musician known for his work with The Village People
- Glenn Miller (1904–1944), American jazz musician
- Glenn Robinson (musician) (born 1985), American rock musician
- Glenn Tilbrook (born 1957), British musician
- Glenn Tipton (born 1947), English rock musician
- Glenn Yarbrough (born 1930), American folk singer
- The Extra Glenns, American musical duo in the 1990s
- In other fields
- Glenn Beck (born 1964), American talk-radio and television host
- Glenn Close (born 1947), American actress
- Glenn Corbett (1930–1993), American actor
- Glenn Flear (born 1959), British chess player
- Glenn Ford (1916–2006), American actor
- Glenn Glass (born 1940), American football player
- Glenn Greenwald (born 1967), American author and blogger
- Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), English footballer
- Glenn Howerton (born 1976), American actor, producer and screenwriter
- Glenn Hysén (born 1959), Swedish football player
- Glenn Jacobs, pro wrestler
- Glenn Johnson (born 1984), English footballer
- Glenn L. Martin (born 1886), aviation pioneer
- Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer
- Glenn Loovens (born 1983), Dutch football player
- Glenn Love (born 1989), American football player
- Glenn McGrath (born 1970), Australian cricketer
- Glenn Quinn (1970–2002), Irish actor
- Glenn Rubenstein (born 1976), American journalist
- Glenn Ross (born 1971), British strongman/powerlifter
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Glenn Sears, retired American race car driver
- Glenn Stewart (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
- Glenn Strange (1899–1973), American actor
- Glenn Strömberg (born 1960), Swedish football player
- Glenn Tresidder (born 1986), English Entrepreneur, FreshClobber
- Glenn E. Trowbridge (born 1943), American politician.
- Glenn Turner (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer
- Glenn Whelan (born 1984), Irish footballer
- Glenn Withrow (born 1953), American actor
- Glenn Young (born 1929), American football (NFL) player
- Fictional
- Glenn (a.k.a. Frog), from the video game Chrono Trigger
- Glenn, from the video game Chrono Cross
- Glenn Martin, a fictional character in Nickelodeon's TV series Glenn Martin, DDS
- Glenn Quagmire, from the animated American television sitcom Family Guy
- Glenn, a fictional character in the comic The Walking Dead and the television series of the same name.
- Glenn Cullen, a fictional character in the BBC Television series The Thick of It
- Glenn Matthews, otherwise known as The Janitor from the TV series Scrubs
Surname
- Aaron Glenn, American football cornerback
- Alex Glenn, New Zealand Rugby League player
- Alice Glenn, former Irish Fine Gael politician
- Annie Glenn, wife of former astronaut and Senator John Glenn
- Christopher Glenn, American radio and television news journalist
- Darrell Glenn, American pop singer
- Ed Glenn (1860–1892), American baseball player
- George Glenn, fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- Glen Glenn (singer) (born 1934), American rockabilly singer
- Graham Glenn, former senior Australian public servant
- Joe Glenn (American football), head coach at the University of Wyoming
- John Glenn (1921–2016), American test pilot, astronaut, and senator
- John Glenn (Alberta), first documented European to settle in the Calgary, Alberta, Canada area
- John Thomas Glenn, mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891
- Hugh J. Glenn, businessman and California politician
- Kevin Glenn, Canadian Football League quarterback
- Linda MacDonald Glenn, American bioethicist
- Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Canadian poet, ethnographer and essayist
- Luther Glenn, Georgia lawyer, politician, and antebellum Mayor of Atlanta
- Oliver Edmunds Glenn, American mathematician
- Otis F. Glenn, Republican United States Senator from the State of Illinois
- Robert Broadnax Glenn, American politician and governor of North Carolina
- Roy Glenn, American character actor
- Scott Glenn (born 1941), American actor
- Gliford Glenn Caballes, Boyfriend of Diana Grace
- Stanley Glenn, American baseball catcher
- Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle
- Terry Glenn, American football wide receiver
- Thomas G. Glenn, Canadian opera singer
- Thomas L. Glenn, United States Representative from Idaho
- Tyree Glenn (1912−1979), American musician
- William Glenn (disambiguation), multiple people
See also
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