Before John Glenn, six people went up to space: Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra.
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John Glenn studied engineering at Muskingum University before transferring to study chemistry at The Ohio State University.
John Glenn's sister's name is Jean Glenn.
John Glenn was a NASA astronaut.
John Glenn Harding is 5' 11".
As of now, there are at least three schools named after John Glenn: John Glenn High School in Westland, Michigan; John Glenn Middle School in Maplewood, Minnesota; and John Glenn Elementary School in Seven Hills, Ohio.