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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
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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Ray Charles
1930 - 2004
Marion Zimmer Bradley
1930 - 1999
William Devane
Born 1937
Walter De Maria
1935 - 2013
Luke Rhinehart
1932 - 2020
Leigh Van Valen
1935 - 2010
Stanley Falkow
1934 - 2018
T. J. Cloutier
Born 1939
Pete Turner (photographer)
1934 - 2017
William Gedney
1932 - 1989
Mark Mahowald
1931 - 2013
Martin S. Weinberg
Born 1939
Robert F. Lyons (actor)
Born 1939
Joseph F. Girzone
1930 - 2015
Kent Mitchell
Born 1939
John Bahnsen
Born 1934
Robert Chazan
Born 1936
James B. Kaler
Born 1938
Jim Fowler
1932 - 2019
John Furlong (American actor)
1933 - 2008
Marian Van Landingham
Born 1937
Gordon Ackerman
Born 1931
Bonnie J. Blackburn
Born 1939
Roderick Sprague
1933 - 2012
Merritt Ranew
1938 - 2011
Howard Clifton
Born 1939
Thomas Michael Whalen III
1934 - 2002
John M. Watson Sr.
1937 - 2006
Frederick Tully
1931 - 2005
Phil Clark (pitcher)
1932 - 2018
Robert E. Kelley
Born 1933
Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez
Born 1934
Tom Pennington
1939 - 2013
Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
1930 - 2010
Albert J. Herberger
Born 1933
Alvin Segal
Born 1933
Howard C. Nolan Jr.
Born 1932
McCree Harris
1934 - 2000
Thaddeus Peplowski
Born 1936