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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 52 notable births.

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.

  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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0002 ECONOMIST

Paul Krugman

Born 1953

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0006 FILM

John McTiernan

Born 1951

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0029 WRITER

Gregory Maguire

Born 1954

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0033 ACTOR

Charlayne Woodard

Born 1953

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0036 MUSIC

Kenny Aronoff

Born 1953

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0051 WRITER

Jan Kerouac

1952 - 1996

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0052 ACTOR

Adam LeFevre

Born 1950

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0053 ACTOR

Jo Marie Payton

Born 1950

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0076 BASEBALL

Ray Knight

Born 1952

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0110 ACTOR

Russell Todd

Born 1958

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0135 WRITER

Jon Bogdanove

Born 1958

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0137 PHOTOGRAPHER

Mark Klett

Born 1952

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0142 ASTRONAUT

Thomas J. Hennen

Born 1952

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0147 ACTOR

Amelia Marshall

Born 1958

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0151 BASKET

Carol Menken-Schaudt

Born 1957

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0163 ACTOR

Martha Quinn

Born 1959

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0199 BASKET

Ben Clyde

Born 1951

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0219 SENATE

Kathleen Vinehout

Born 1958

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0237 DIPLOMAT

Gene Cretz

Born 1950

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0238 AUTHOR

Clifford Goldstein

Born 1955

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0246 POLITICIAN

Mark Taylor (American politician)

Born 1957

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0283 FINANCIER

Roger McNamee

Born 1956

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0289 FOOTBALL

Donald Laster

Born 1958

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0315 PROFESSOR

Lynn A. Stout

1957 - 2018

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0316 AUTHOR

Robin Oliveira

Born 1954

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0329 ENTREPRENEUR

Martin Barrington

Born 1953

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0344 FOOTBALL

Eddie Johnson (linebacker)

1959 - 2003

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0349 FOOTBALL

Charlie Taaffe

1950 - 2019

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0371 LAWYER

Mae D'Agostino

Born 1954

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0383 POLITICIAN

Kelly Keisling

Born 1951

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0385 FOOTBALL

Vyto Kab

Born 1959

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0387 FOOTBALL

Drew Mahalic

Born 1953

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0401 AUTHOR

David Freed (author)

Born 1954

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0405 COACH

John Audino

Born 1953

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0419 FOOTBALL

Pete Holohan

Born 1959

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0427 EXECUTIVE

Tony Vinciquerra

Born 1954

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0428 LAWYER

Ron Saxton

Born 1954

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0438 BASEBALL

Harry Spilman

Born 1954

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0451 FOOTBALL

Bobby Jackson (cornerback)

Born 1956

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0471 PSYCHIATRIST

Wayne Fenton

1953 - 2006

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0491 JOURNALIST

Terry Keenan

1958 - 2014

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0497 ACTOR

Jack M. Sell

Born 1954

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0498 REAL ESTATE

Larry Connor

Born 1950

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0502 WRITER

Stacey Bess

Born 1956

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0514 GENETICIST

Jef Boeke

Born 1954

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0515 OFFICER

Richard W. Hunt

Born 1950

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0522 ATHLETIC

Al Schoterman

Born 1950

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0532 PHOTOJOURNALIST

Brenda Ann Kenneally

Born 1959

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0560 COACH

Greg Gary (Canadian football)

Born 1958

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0564 BASEBALL

Gary Holle

Born 1954

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0586 SPORT

Ron Barnes (umpire)

Born 1958

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0612 SPORT

Frank Hansen (bobsleigh)

Born 1952

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