Cognomen Glidden (Glidden 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Glidden is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and Ghana. Much less frequently, Glidden is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Glidden | Canada, Ghana, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
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william t. glidden American sea captain and railroad manager, US (b. 1805) |
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joseph glidden American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906), US (b. 1813) |
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francis harrington glidden American businessman, US (b. 1832) |
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charles jasper glidden American telephone pioneer (1857-1927), US (b. 1857) |
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| carlos glidden American inventor, US (b. 1834) |
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| edward hughes glidden American architect, US (b. 1873) |
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| homer washburn glidden American architect, US (b. 1878) |
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| mary warren glidden (b. 1871) |
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| m. w. glidden US (b. 1875) |
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| henry orange glidden American artist, US (b. 1891) |
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bob glidden American racing driver, US (b. 1944) |
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| tommy glidden English footballer (1902-1974), GB (b. 1902) |
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joy glidden Canadian art administrator, US (b. 1960) |
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| germain g. glidden American squash player, painter, muralist, and cartoonist (1913-1999), US (b. 1914) |
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| gilbert glidden Footballer (1915-1988), GB (b. 1915) |
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