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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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- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
Theobald Smith
1859 - 1934
William C. Redfield
1858 - 1932
Charles Warren Eaton
1857 - 1937
Romeyn Beck Hough
1857 - 1924
Will Hicok Low
1853 - 1933
Charles W. Bell
1857 - 1927
Edmund H. Garrett
1853 - 1929
Walter Launt Palmer
1854 - 1932
Catharine Weed Barnes
1851 - 1913
William Gorham Rice
1856 - 1945
Sylvanus Albert Reed
1854 - 1935
A. B. Comstock
1857 - 1937
Louis Judson Swinburne
1855 - 1887
Edward Whitson
1852 - 1910
William Anthony (USMC)
1853 - 1899
Samuel T. Richardson
1857 - 1921
Clara B. Spence
1859 - 1923
Caroline Townsend
1854 - 1889