Famous People with Name Glass

Philip Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Glass: is a three-time Academy Award-nominated American Western classical-music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public (along with

Stephen Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Stephen Glass: a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic and also the vice-captain of the Pars.Glass started his career with Aberdeen where he was regarded as one of Scotland's brightest prospects. In Aberdeen's League Cup final victory against Dundee in November 1995, he set-up both goals in the Dons 2–0 success. His performance earned him the man-of-the-match award (a mountain bike) as well as a winner's medal.

Andrea Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Andrea Glass: is a professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 53rd, which she reached on February 1, 1999. Her career high in doubles was at 85 set at November 20, 2000.

Hiram Bentley Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hiram Bentley Glass: was an American geneticist and noted columnist. Born in China to missionary parents, he attended college at Baylor University in Texas. He then furthered his education at the University of Texas, where he received his Ph.D. under the mentorship of geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller. His first major academic appointment was at Johns Hopkins University, at which time he was also a regular columnist for the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper.In 1965, Glass became the first Academic Vice-President and Professor of Biological Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Alice Glass            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alice Glass: the lead vocalist and lyricist of Crystal Castles.Glass was born in 1988 in Toronto. In an NME interview, she stated that at the age of 14, she changed her name and age, and ran away from home to live in a community of punks and drug addicts[citation needed]. She claimed this move was "due to an early existential crisis. I wanted to live primitively with no money and no shelter." A week after she turned 15, she was approached by Ethan Kath who had seen her play in her noise girlband, Fetus Fatale in Toronto's Y bar. Kath was reportedly impressed by her performance, claiming at the the time he thought he had found the "missing ingredient" to his music. Kath handed her a CD with 60 instrumental tracks of which she recorded vocals for five.