Glenn is a given name and a surname.

Name

The surname ''Glenn'' is derived from the Irish name '' 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 Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a ...

, originally due to a large and influential population of emigrated Scotsmen, especially in the city's early centuries. 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 Glenn Peter Strömberg (; born 5 January 1960) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting his career in 1979, he won the 1981–82 UEFA Cup with IFK Göteborg before moving on to represent Benfica and At ...

Given name

Glenn may refer to:

In music

* Glenn Branca (1948–2018), American avant-garde composer and guitarist. *

Glenn Danzig Glenn Allen Anzalone (born June 23, 1955), better known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, film director, and record producer. He is the founder of the rock bands Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. He owns t ...

(born 1955), American rock musician * Glenn Frey (1948–2016), American rock musician, founding member of The Eagles * Glenn Gould (1932–1982), Canadian pianist * Glenn Gregory (born 1958), English pop musician *

Glenn Hughes Glenn Hughes or Glen Hughes may refer to: *Glenn Hughes (musician), born 1951 *Glenn Hughes (American singer) (1950–2001) *Glenn Hughes (cricketer), born 1959 *Glen Hughes Glen Hughes is an Australian former professional rugby league footbal ...

(born 1952), English rock musician * Glenn Hughes (Village People) (1950–2001), musician known for his work with the Village People * Glenn Medeiros (born 1970), American singer/songwriter *

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

(1904–1944), American jazz musician * Glenn Ong (born 1970), Singaporean DJ * Glenn Schwartz (1940–2018), American musician, member of the band Pacific Gas & Electric * Glenn Tilbrook (born 1957), British musician * Glenn Tipton (born 1947), English rock musician *

Glenn Wheatley Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter. Career Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s he became known natio ...

(1948–2022), Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter * Glenn Yarbrough (1930–2016), American folk singer * The Extra Glenns, American musical duo in the 1990s

In other fields

Glenn Beck Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and rad ...

(born 1964), American talk-radio and television host * Glenn Brummer (born 1954), American baseball player * Glenn Close (born 1947), American actress * Glenn Consor, American-Israeli NBA and NCAA basketball analyst, who played collegiate and pro basketball * Glenn Corbett (1930–1993), American actor * Glenn Cowan (1952–2004), American table tennis player * Glenn Cox (1931–2012), American baseball player *

Glenn Eichler Glenn Eichler (born ) is an American comedy writer. He started out as an editor for ''National Lampoon (magazine), National Lampoon'' magazine. He then worked as story editor for the MTV television shows ''Beavis and Butt-head'' and ''The Maxx''. ...

(born 1956), American comedy writer * Glenn Flear (born 1959), British chess player * Glenn Ford (1916–2006), American actor *

Glenn Glass Glenn Murray Glass (born February 16, 1940) is a former American football defensive back who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by th ...

(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 (born 1967), American professional wrestler known as "Kane" * Glenn Johnson (born 1984), English footballer *

Glenn E. Martin Glenn E. Martin (born October 30, 1970) is the president and founder of GEMtrainers.com, a social justice consultancy firm that partners with non-profits from across the United States to assist with fundraising, organizational development and mar ...

(born 1970), American advocate *

Glenn L. Martin Glenn Luther Martin (January 17, 1886 – December 5, 1955) was an early American aviation pioneer. He designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot, as well as an aviation record-holder. He founded an aircraft company in 1912 whi ...

(born 1886), aviation pioneer * Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian footballer * Glenn Loovens (born 1983), Dutch football player *

Glenn Love Glenn Allen Love Jr. (born June 8, 1989) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. He has ...

(born 1989), American football player *

Glenn McGrath Glenn Donald McGrath (; born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer who played international cricket for 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler (cricket), bowler and is considered one of the greatest international ...

(born 1970), Australian cricketer *

Glenn McQueen Glenn John McQueen (December 24, 1960 – October 29, 2002) was a Canadian supervisor of digital animation and supervising character animator at Pixar and Pacific Data Images. Personal life McQueen graduated from Sheridan College in 1985. He ...

(1960–2002), Canadian animator *

Glenn Muenkat Glenn Muenkat (born 3 January 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Club career Early career After moving to from Toronto to Ottawa with his family at age four, Muenkat began playing soccer at age five with Ottawa Intern ...

(born 1999), Canadian soccer player * 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, American race car driver * Glenn Sparkman, American baseball pitcher * Glenn Stearns (born 1963), American businessman, founder of Stearns Lending * Glenn Stewart (born 1984), Australian rugby player *

Glenn Strange George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films d ...

(1899–1973), American actor *

(born 1960), Swedish football player * 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 (1929–2013), American football player

Fictional characters

* Glenn, from the video game '' Chrono Cross'' * Glenn (a.k.a. Frog), from the video game '' Chrono Trigger'' * Glenn Cullen, a fictional character in the BBC Television series '' The Thick of It'' * Glenn Donovan, a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Glenn Martin, a fictional character in Nickelodeon's TV series '' Glenn Martin, DDS'' *

Glenn Matthews Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlem ...

, otherwise known as The Janitor from the TV series ''

Scrubs Scrub(s) may refer to: * Scrub, low shrub and grass characteristic of scrubland * Scrubs (clothing), worn by medical staff * ''Scrubs'' (TV series), an American television program * Scrubs (occupation), also called "scrub tech," "scrub nurse," o ...

'' *

Glenn Quagmire Glenn Quagmire, often referred to by just his surname, is a fictional character from the American adult animated series ''Family Guy''. He is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family and is best known for his hypersexuality and his catchphra ...

, from the animated American television sitcom ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' * Glenn Rhee, a fictional character in the comic '' The Walking Dead'' and the television series of the same name * Glenn Wakeman, a fictional character from the animated series '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'' episode "Never Say Uncle", depicted as main protagonist Jenny's friendly

swamp monster A swamp monster (also variously called a swamp creature, swamp man, swamp thing, or muck monster) is a fictional or mythological creature imagined to lurk in a swamp. Description Some swamp monsters resemble aquatic creatures, while other swamp ...

cousin *Glenn Fraldarius, an unplayable character from the tactical roleplaying game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses''. *Glenn, a Bad Place demon from the TV show '' The Good Place''. *Glenn, a lead character form the movie '' Accepted''

Surname

* Aaron Glenn (born 1972), American football cornerback * Alex Glenn (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player * Alice Glenn (1921–2011), former Irish Fine Gael politician * Amber Glenn (born 1999), American figure skater * Annie Glenn (1920–2020), wife of former astronaut and Senator John Glenn * Brad Glenn (born 1987), American professional baseball outfielder * Brianna Glenn (born 1980), American long jumper * Cam Glenn (born 1996), American football player * Cheryl Glenn (born 1951), American politician * Cheryl Glenn (academic), scholar and teacher * Christopher Glenn (1938–2006), American radio and television news journalist * Cody Glenn (born 1986), American football linebacker *

Cordy Glenn Cordy Glenn (born September 18, 1989) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Glenn earned a 2010 All-American select ...

(born 1989), American football offensive tackle *

Cornelia Deaderick Glenn Cornelia Deaderick Glenn (September 4, 1854 – December 9, 1926) was an American society hostess and temperance activist who, as the wife of Robert Broadnax Glenn, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909. She was involved in the ...

(1854–1926), First Lady of North Carolina * Darrell Glenn (1935–1990), American pop singer *

David Glenn (footballer) David Anthony Glenn (born 30 November 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Wigan Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Chester City. Playing career As a youngster Glenn ...

(born 1962), English professional footballer * David Glenn (garden designer), plantsman * David Glenn (pioneer) (1753–1820), Kentucky Frontiersman *

Devon Glenn Buckcherry is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, '' Buckcherry'' (1999) and '' Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckcherry's first album ''Buckcherry'' was DreamWorks firs ...

, member of American rock band Buckcherry * Diana Glenn (born 1974), Australian actress *

Ed Glenn (shortstop) Edward D. Glenn (October 1875 – December 6, 1911) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the Washington Senators and New York Giants, and for the Chicago Orphans. Glenn died in Ludlow, Ke ...

(1875–1911), American professional baseball shortstop *

Ed Glenn (outfielder) Edward C. "Mouse" Glenn (September 19, 1860 in Richmond, Virginia – February 10, 1892 in Richmond, Virginia) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the major leagues between and , mostly in the America ...

(1860–1892), American professional baseball outfielder * Evelyn Nakano Glenn, professor of gender studies *

Freddie Glenn Freddie Lee Glenn (born January 6, 1957) is an American spree killer and rapist. Along with his accomplice, Michael Corbett, Glenn was found guilty of murdering three people in 1975. Glenn and Corbett were responsible for up to five deaths in an ...

(born 1957), American spree killer and rapist * Gary Glenn, American politician * Gene W. Glenn (born 1928), American politician *

Glen Glenn (singer) Orin Glenn Troutman (October 24, 1934 – March 18, 2022), known professionally as Glen Glenn, was an American rockabilly singer, whose career began in the early 1950s and continued for several decades. Life and career He was born in Joplin, Mi ...

(born 1934), American rockabilly singer *

Glen Glenn (sound engineer) Glen Percy Raymond Glenn (November 25, 1907 – August 21, 1960) was a Canadian-American sound engineer who settled in Los Angeles during the 1930s to pursue a career in film, movies. Biography He was born in Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada, ...

(1907–1960), American sound recorder *

Graham Glenn Graham Gordon Glenn (born 30 July 1933) is a former senior Australian public servant. Career Graham Glenn joined the Commonwealth public service in 1950 as a cadet in the Department of Trade and Customs. Glenn was appointed Commissioner of th ...

(born 1933), former senior Australian public servant *

Hugh J. Glenn Hugh James Glenn (September 18, 1824 – February 17, 1883) was a prominent 19th-century physician, stockman, wheat farmer and politician in California. In 1879, he ran in the California gubernatorial election as the candidate of both t ...

(1824–1883), businessman and California politician *

J. Glenn My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The ...

, American drummer * Jacoby Glenn (born 1993), American football cornerback * Jason Glenn (born 1979), American football linebacker *

Jerome C. Glenn Jerome C. Glenn (born August 9, 1945) is a futurist who serves as the executive director of the Millennium Project. He has been the executive director of the American Council for the United Nations University (1988–2007) and the deputy director o ...

(born 1945), futurist *

Jim Glenn James Glenn Jr. (born February 17, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Personal life Jim Glenn was married to his wife Cornelia for 38 years, who died in June 2010. He currently resides in Owensboro an ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Jimmy Glenn Jimmy Glenn (born August 9, 1972) is a retired American soccer forward who played two seasons in Major League Soccer as well as in the National Professional Soccer League, USISL and USL A-League. Youth Glenn attended William H. Taft High Sc ...

(born 1972), American soccer forward * Joe Glenn (American football) (born 1949), American football coach * Joe Glenn (baseball) (1908–1985), Major League catcher *

John Glenn (disambiguation) John Glenn (1921–2016) was a United States astronaut and statesman. John Glen or John Glenn may also refer to: People * John Glenn (judge) (1795–1853), Maryland attorney and federal judge * John Glen (mayor) (1809–1895), mayor of Atlanta i ...

, multiple people **

John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...

(1921–2016), American test pilot, astronaut, and senator *

Jonathan Glenn Jonathan Ricardo Glenn (born 27 August 1987) is a Trinidad and Tobago football coach and former international player. He played college football for Saint Leo University in the United States before going on a decade long professional career. ...

(born 1987), Trinidad and Tobago footballer *

Josh Glenn Josh Glenn (born 10 March 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Josh Glenn was drafted with pick 7 in the 2015 rookie draft. He was eleva ...

(born 1994), Australian professional footballer *

Joshua Glenn Joshua Glenn (born October 6, 1967) is an American writer, editor, and semiotics analyst. He is the cofounder of the websites HiLobrow, Significant Objects, and Semionaut. In the 1990s he published the zine ''Hermenaut''. Early life and educatio ...

(born 1967), American writer and editor * Kerry Glenn (born 1962), American professional football player * Kevin Glenn (born 1979), Canadian Football League quarterback * Kimiko Glenn (born 1989), American actress and singer *

Larry Glenn Larry Glenn (born July 7, 1947) is a former Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Linda MacDonald Glenn Linda MacDonald Glenn is an American bioethics, bioethicist, healthcare educator, lecturer, consultant, and attorney-at-law. Her academic research encompasses the legal, ethical, and social impact of emerging and exponential technologies and "evolv ...

, American bioethicist *

Lorri Neilsen Glenn Lorri Neilsen Glenn is a Canadians, Canadian poet, ethnographer, and essayist. Born and raised on the Prairies, she moved to Nova Scotia in 1983. Neilsen Glenn is the author and editor of several books of creative nonfiction, poetry, literacy, ethno ...

, Canadian poet, ethnographer and essayist * Luther Glenn (1818–1886), American lawyer, politician, and mayor * Malcom Glenn (born 1987), American writer and political commentator *

Michael Glenn (cricketer) Michael Glenn (born 14 June 1956) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire. A Belper native, the youngster, only eighteen at the time of his debut f ...

(born 1956), English cricketer * Mike Glenn (born 1955), American basketball player *

Oliver Edmunds Glenn Oliver Edmunds Glenn (October 3, 1878 – ?) was a mathematician at the University of Pennsylvania who worked on finite groups and invariant theory Invariant theory is a branch of abstract algebra dealing with actions of groups on algebraic va ...

(1878–?), American mathematician * Otis F. Glenn (1879–1959), Republican United States Senator from the State of Illinois * Owen Glenn (born 1940), New Zealand businessman and philanthropist * Pierre-William Glenn (born 1943), French cinematographer *

Ricardo Glenn Ricardo Glenn (born May 1, 1990) is an American basketball player. Glenn plays the center position, and currently plays for Ciclista Olímpico in Argentina. Professional career In his debut season in Europe, he played with Hoverla Ivano-Fran ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Rick Glenn Ricky Glenn (born April 12, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2006, he is the former World Series of Fighting Featherweight Champiom. Background Glenn was b ...

(born 1989) is an American mixed martial artist *

Robert Broadnax Glenn Robert Broadnax Glenn (August 11, 1854 – May 16, 1920) was the 51st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909. Early life and career A native of Rockingham County, North Carolina, Glenn was born to Chalmers Lanier Glen ...

(1854–1920), American politician and governor of North Carolina * Rod Glenn, English author and actor * Roy Glenn (1914–1971), American character actor * Rudy Glenn (born 1958), American soccer player * Ryan Glenn (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman * Sammy Glenn (born 1983), English actress *

Scott Glenn Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26) is an American actor. His roles have included Pfc Glenn Kelly in ''Nashville'' (1975), Wes Hightower in ''Urban Cowboy'' (1980), astronaut Alan Shepard in '' The Right Stuff'' (1983), Emmett in '' Silverado'' ...

(born 1941), American actor *

Stanley Glenn Stanley "Doc" Glenn (September 16, 1926 – April 16, 2011) was a baseball catcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro leagues from 1944 to 1950. He also played three years in the minors and two in the Canadian senior Intercounty Baseball L ...

(1926–2011), American baseball catcher *

Steven Glenn Steven Glenn (born May 4, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian football linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professiona ...

(born 1971), Canadian football linebacker * Tarik Glenn (born 1976), American football offensive tackle * Terry Glenn (1974–2017), American football wide receiver *

Thomas G. Glenn Thomas Grant Glenn is a Canadian opera singer. Education Glenn grew up playing piano and singing, but turned to voice when he saw others were better at him at piano.

, Canadian opera singer *

Thomas L. Glenn Thomas Louis Glenn (February 2, 1847 – November 18, 1918) was an attorney and politician from Idaho. Glenn served a single term as a Populist in Congress from 1901 to 1903, representing the state at-large. Biography Glenn was born near ...

(1847–1918), United States Representative from Idaho * Tyler Glenn (born 1983), American singer, songwriter, and musician * Tyree Glenn (1912–1979), American musician * Vencie Glenn (born 1964), American football safety *

Wendy Glenn Wendy Glenn is an English actress and model. Career Glenn started her career as a child model and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, which led to several national commercials and a guest star role on '' London's Burning''. She p ...

, English actress *

William Glenn (disambiguation) William Glen or Glenn may refer to: *William Glen (geologist) (born 1932), American geologist and historian of science *William Glen (poet) (1789–1826), Scottish poet *William Glen (footballer) (1903–1981), Irish football player *William Glenn ...

, multiple people **

William Glenn William Wallace Lumpkin Glenn (August 12, 1914 – March 10, 2003) was an American cardiac surgeon who co-created an early version of an artificial heart and was the developer of a technique for the treatment of congenital heart defects. Glen ...

(1914–2003), American cardiac surgeon

Fictional characters

George Glenn This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. These characters appear in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime television series, as we ...

, fictional character from the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' * Marlena Glenn, maiden name of Queen Marlena, fictional character from the ''

Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince Ada ...

'' franchise, queen consort of Eternos and mother of

He-Man He-Man is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the sword and planet ''Masters of the Universe'' franchise, which includes a toy line, several animated television series, comic books and a feature film. He-Man is characterized by h ...

ʼs alter ego Prince Adam. * Ted Glen, fictional character and friend of Pat in Postman Pat series.

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