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ALBANY

Most Famous People Born in Albany, United States

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Albany during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 52 notable births.

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

Each band shows a profession family's share of Albany's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1770 - 1819

1779 - 1849

1779 - 1855

1779 - 1839

1776 - 1851

1775 - 1840