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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 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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0005 POLITICIAN

Kirsten Gillibrand

Born 1966

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0008 ACTOR

Pamela Adlon

Born 1966

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0031 ACTOR

Michael Wong (actor)

Born 1965

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0040 ARTIST

Gerald Brom

Born 1965

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0041 BASSIST

Matt Freeman

Born 1966

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0056 ACTOR

Carolee Carmello

Born 1962

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0058 MUSIC

Russell Malone

Born 1963

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0086 ASTRONAUT

Nicole Stott

Born 1962

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0144 HOCKEY

Peter Ciavaglia

Born 1969

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0171 ACTOR

Reginald D. Hunter

Born 1969

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0211 NOVELIST

Josh Kilmer-Purcell

Born 1969

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0253 FILM

Doug Jeffries

Born 1966

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0265 VICTIM

Lisa Beamer

Born 1969

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0270 POET

D. A. Powell

Born 1963

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0274 ACTOR

Michael Mastro (actor)

Born 1962

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0298 GOLF

Tim Thelen

Born 1961

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0305 LAWYER

Jerry Pappert

Born 1963

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0307 FOOTBALL

Alexander Wright (American football)

Born 1967

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0312 LAWYER

Andrew L. Carter Jr.

Born 1969

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0313 CONGRESS

Jennifer Horn

Born 1964

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0323 MUSIC

Tim Cobb

Born 1964

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0327 FOOTBALL

Mike Merriweather

Born 1960

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0335 FOOTBALL

Gary Ellerson

Born 1963

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0336 GOLF

Kathy Guadagnino

Born 1961

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0339 FOOTBALL

Lionel James

Born 1962

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0346 LAWYER

Ken Hodges

Born 1965

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0359 SINGER

Ann Curless

Born 1964

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0361 FREESTYLE

Kit DesLauriers

Born 1969

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0368 WRITER

Jessica Treadway

Born 1961

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0373 POLITICIAN

Jeff Hoover

Born 1960

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0376 BASEBALL

John Cerutti

1960 - 2004

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0377 FOOTBALL

Michael Reid (linebacker)

Born 1964

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0388 FOOTBALL

Derrick Moore

Born 1967

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0410 CHEF

Jamie Deen

Born 1967

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0432 FOOTBALL

Gary Lee (American football)

Born 1965

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0437 ACTOR

David Shatraw

Born 1962

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0439 POET

Mark Bibbins

Born 1968

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0450 COACH

Ron James (American football)

Born 1964

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0465 LAWYER

Andrew W. Needham

Born 1960

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0468 BOBSLED

Scott Pladel

Born 1962

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0482 PAINTER

Xavier Cortada

Born 1964

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0488 WRITER

J.D. Kleinke

Born 1962

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0528 ATHLETE

Curt Schreiner

Born 1967

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0531 FOOTBALL

Chris Norman (American football)

Born 1962

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0537 FOOTBALL

Lee Tschantret

Born 1969

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0609 BOBSLED

Jeff Woodard

Born 1964

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