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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.
- Politics & Law
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- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1810s Clear ×
Preston Leslie
1819 - 1907
Henry James Sr.
1811 - 1882
William Page (painter)
1811 - 1885
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer
1810 - 1864
John V. L. Pruyn
1811 - 1877
Henry Waldron
1819 - 1880
Robert H. Pruyn
1815 - 1882
Thomas Williams (Union general)
1815 - 1862
Robert Carter (editor)
1819 - 1879
Theodore Sedgwick (writer)
1811 - 1859
William Steele (Confederate general)
1819 - 1885
Robert Townsend (captain)
1819 - 1866
Thomas D. Doubleday
1815 - 1863
Elias Willard Smith
1814 - 1886
Daniel C. Carpenter
1815 - 1866
Matthew Meigs
1812 - 1889