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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 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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0021 ACTOR

Ashton Holmes

Born 1978

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0037 ACTOR

Chad Michael Collins

Born 1979

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0038 HURDLER

Angelo Taylor

Born 1978

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0044 ACTOR

Reid Scott (actor)

Born 1977

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0046 ACTOR

James Carpinello

Born 1975

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0048 WRESTLER

Bobby Fish

Born 1976

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0063 FILM

Michael Patrick Jann

Born 1970

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0065 MUSIC

Stefon Harris

Born 1973

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0068 ACTOR

Christian Finnegan

Born 1973

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0075 FOOTBALL

Deion Branch

Born 1979

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0092 ACTOR

Brooke Mueller

Born 1977

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0097 MUSIC

Nate Walcott

Born 1978

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0105 BASKET

Lavor Postell

Born 1978

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0115 PHYSICIST

Gregory Jaczko

Born 1970

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0124 SPORT

Chann McRae

Born 1971

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0131 BASKET

Dontonio Wingfield

Born 1974

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0134 ACTOR

Erica Schroeder

Born 1975

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0139 VIDEO GAME

Robin Hunicke

Born 1973

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0183 PAINTER

Sarah Cain

Born 1979

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0210 GOVERNMENT

Kevin Warsh

Born 1970

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0216 FOOTBALL

Fernando Bryant

Born 1977

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0247 RESTAURATEUR

Bobby Deen

Born 1970

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0267 WRESTLER

Kristie Marano

Born 1979

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0285 WRESTLER

Iris Smith (wrestler)

Born 1979

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0309 BASEBALL

Glen Barker

Born 1971

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0314 BOXER

Jo el Scott

Born 1971

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0332 LAWYER

Leigh Martin May

Born 1971

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0356 ARTIST

Jeremy Fish

Born 1974

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0369 JOURNALIST

Dan Rafael

Born 1970

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0413 FOOTBALL

David Gamble

Born 1971

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0434 MAGIC

Mike Long

Born 1974

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0436 FOOTBALL

Chad Dukes (American football)

Born 1971

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0455 METEOROLOGIST

Bill Karins

Born 1974

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0534 POLITICIAN

Brian Campion (politician)

Born 1970

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0544 COXSWAIN

Rajanya Shah

Born 1974

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0559 COMPOSER

Clancy Newman

Born 1977

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0580 LACROSSE

Mike Regan (lacrosse)

Born 1978

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0604 BASKET

Terrence Durham

Born 1977

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