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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
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1820s Clear ×
Roscoe Conkling
1829 - 1888
Jane Stanford
1828 - 1905
A. Oakey Hall
1826 - 1898
Joseph Bradford Carr
1828 - 1895
Champ Ferguson
1821 - 1865
William Allen Butler
1825 - 1902
Stephen Luce
1827 - 1917
Andrew Garrett (explorer)
1823 - 1887
Frederick Townsend
1825 - 1897
Caroline Soule
1824 - 1903
Hannah Keziah Clapp
1824 - 1908
Horace Silliman
1825 - 1910
Stephen P. Nash
1821 - 1898
Ammiel J. Willard
1822 - 1900
Franklin Townsend
1821 - 1898
Miles B. Castle
1826 - 1900
John Smith (Medal of Honor, born 1826)
1826 - 1907
George W. Gallup
1828 - 1880