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ALBANY
Most Famous People Born in Albany, United States
- Notable people
- 625
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1923
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 4.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Albany during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Albany Is Known For
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Politician is Albany's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (81).
Albany over-indexes on baseball — 4.8× the global rate.
Albany under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Albany's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Film & TV
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- Writing
- Military
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- Filtered to 1760s Clear ×
0132 POLITICIAN
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
1768 - 1835
0133 POLITICIAN
Henry S. Thibodaux
1769 - 1827
0241 POLITICIAN
James Cochran (New York politician)
1769 - 1848
0244 POLITICIAN
Alexander Boyd
1764 - 1857
0308 POLITICIAN
Philip S. Van Rensselaer
1767 - 1824
0348 POLITICIAN
Dirck Ten Broeck
1765 - 1832