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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×
Through the Decades

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 baseball4.8× the global rate.

Albany under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician81
  2. Football52
  3. Lawyer50
  4. Actor49
  5. Baseball34
  6. Writer21
  7. Officer18
  8. Basket17
  1. Baseball344.8×
  2. Lawyer504.6×
  3. Officer184.4×
  4. Basket172.2×
  5. Judge62.0×
  1. Painter90.6×

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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0081 ACTOR

Myron McCormick

1908 - 1962

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0209 FENCER

Norman C. Armitage

1907 - 1972

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0226 MILITAR

Donald Prentice Booth

1902 - 1993

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0232 POLITICIAN

Erastus Corning 2nd

1909 - 1983

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0242 WRITER

Louis Slobodkin

1903 - 1975

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0251 MISSING

Elizabeth Hughes Gossett

1907 - 1981

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0328 ACADEMIC

Richard B. Sewall

1908 - 2003

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0345 EDITOR

Bernard Kilgore

1908 - 1967

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0395 ACADEMIC

Howard Dearstyne

1903 - 1979

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0442 FOOTBALL

Frank Hood

1908 - 1955

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0446 FOOTBALL

John Burleson

1909 - 1983

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0448 BASEBALL

Earle Brucker Sr.

1901 - 1981

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0466 PHYSICIST

William Zisman

1905 - 1986

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0474 ACADEMIC

William Storrs Cole

1902 - 1989

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0486 MUSIC

Mort Stulmaker

1906 - 1988

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0495 BASEBALL

Moose Clabaugh

1901 - 1984

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0505 PHYSICIAN

Alice Drew Chenoweth

1903 - 1998

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0512 MILITAR

Avery Kier

1905 - 1987

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0525 LAWYER

Carlos Spaht

1906 - 2001

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0552 OFFICER

Carlton B. Hutchins

1904 - 1938

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0562 ARMY

Robert B. Williams (general)

1901 - 1977

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0607 POLITICIAN

Milford K. Smith

1906 - 1984

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0618 MATHEMATICIAN

Clarence I. Lubin

1900 - 1989

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0624 LAWYER

Edward S. Kampf

1900 - 1971

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