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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 1860s Clear ×
Clelia Duel Mosher
1863 - 1940
Jessie Busley
1869 - 1950
Walter P. Lewis
1866 - 1932
George N. Southwick
1863 - 1912
Thomas E. Murray
1860 - 1929
Henry M. Sage
1868 - 1933
Samuel T. Bledsoe
1868 - 1939
Clyde A. Duniway
1866 - 1944
Billy O'Brien (baseball)
1860 - 1911
William Stormont Hackett
1868 - 1926
Alfred Hollingsworth
1869 - 1926
Carrie Turner (actress)
1863 - 1897
Amos Weaver
1869 - 1937
William Barnes Jr.
1866 - 1930
Nanette Comstock
1866 - 1942
Henry Twombly
Born 1862
J.C. Luning
1863 - 1928
Edward Everett McCall
1863 - 1924
Francis J. Rotch
1863 - 1918
Minnie Mossman Hill
1863 - 1946