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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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- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
William Kennedy (author)
Born 1928
Jean Bartik
1924 - 2011
Alice Coachman
1923 - 2014
Marshall Rosenbluth
1927 - 2003
David Markson
1927 - 2010
Allen Mandelbaum
1926 - 2011
Wadsworth Jarrell
Born 1929
David H. Kelley
1924 - 2011
John P. Lewis
1921 - 2010
Jeanne L. Noble
1926 - 2002
James Steven Rausch
1928 - 1981
Danny Daniels
1924 - 2017
Dwight Hooker
1928 - 2015
T. Garry Buckley
1922 - 2012
Bryant Haliday
1928 - 1996
John C. Davies II
1920 - 2002
Richard E. Schermerhorn
1927 - 1995
Daniel Burke (executive)
1929 - 2011
David Ball (bishop)
1926 - 2017
John W. Pauly
1923 - 2013
Paul McKinney (Pennsylvania politician)
1923 - 1995
Dick Stovall
1922 - 1999
Jim Vienneau
Born 1926
John S. Murray
1925 - 2007