Glenn may refer to:
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Glenn (name)
Glenn is a given name and a surname.
Name
The surname ''Glenn'' is derived from the Irish name '':wikt:gleann, gleann''. In the 19th century, Glenn also became common as a given name in English speaking cultures.
In Sweden, Glenn is relatively c ...
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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 ...
, U.S. astronaut
Cultivars
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Glenn (mango)
The 'Glenn' mango is a mango cultivar that originated in South Florida.
History
Glenn was reportedly a seedling of a Saigon that was planted in Miami, Florida in 1940. It was moved to the property of Roscoe E. Glenn in 1943. The tree first pro ...
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barley
Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley pr ...
variety
Places
In the United States:
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Glenn, California
Glenn is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It lies at an elevation of 98 feet (30 m). The town is located on the Sacramento River, at the intersection of State Route 45 and State Route 162. It is about ten miles (16&nbs ...
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Glenn County, California
Glenn County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 28,917. The county seat is Willows, California, Willows. It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northe ...
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Glenn, Georgia
Glenn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Heard County, Georgia, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Franklin, the county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, sea ...
, a settlement in Heard County
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Glenn, Illinois
Glenn is an unincorporated community in Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois, United States. Glenn is located on Illinois Route 3, east-southeast of Rockwood. Glenn was named after either its first postmaster
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Glenn, Michigan
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Glenn, Missouri Glenn is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The community is located on Missouri Route H, just southwest of Torch
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University, Orange County, North Carolina, formerly called Glenn
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Glenn Highway
The Glenn Highway (part of Alaska Route 1) is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, extending from Anchorage near Merrill Field to Glennallen on the Richardson Highway. The Tok Cut-Off is often considered part of the Glenn Highway, for a tota ...
in Alaska
Organizations
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Glenn Research Center
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center within the cities of Brook Park and Cleveland between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks, with a subsidiary facilit ...
, a NASA center in Cleveland, Ohio
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New Glenn
New Glenn is a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. Named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, design work on the vehicle began in 2012. Illustrations of the vehicle, and the high-level specifications, were initial ...
, a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle
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Glen
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...
, a valley
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Glen (disambiguation)
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