Glenn is a given name and a surname.
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. 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.
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 Cox (1987), an American studying Russian
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, Musical Artist, Radio Host
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
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