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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 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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Showing 48 of 625 notable people

0023 POLITICIAN

Elise Stefanik

Born 1984

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0061 BASKET

Lionel Chalmers

Born 1980

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0070 SONGWRITER

Kim Walker-Smith

Born 1981

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0088 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Lockette

Born 1986

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0091 WRESTLER

Dalton Castle (wrestler)

Born 1986

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0102 WRITER

Shane Jones (author)

Born 1980

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0113 BASKET

Alexander Johnson

Born 1983

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0120 BASEBALL

Brendan Harris

Born 1980

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0126 ACTOR

Robyn Adele Anderson

Born 1989

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0150 VIOLIN

Caroline Campbell

Born 1980

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0185 FOOTBALL

Lee Ziemba

Born 1989

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0187 FOOTBALL

Kregg Lumpkin

Born 1984

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0193 BASKET

Larry Turner (basketball)

Born 1982

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0194 SINGER

Travis Richter

Born 1981

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0233 BASKET

Marcus Campbell (basketball)

Born 1982

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0249 FOOTBALL

Daryl Smith

Born 1982

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0252 HOCKEY

Marc Cavosie

Born 1981

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0254 BASKET

Demetric Bennett

Born 1985

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0263 BASEBALL

Joe Mahoney

Born 1987

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0306 FOOTBALL

Jeremy Horne

Born 1986

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0321 BLOGGER

Arthur Chu

Born 1984

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0330 FENCER

Jeff Spear

Born 1988

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0343 BASKET

Chris Cayole

Born 1985

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0347 SKIER

Christopher Beckmann

Born 1986

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0350 FOOTBALL

Montavious Stanley

Born 1981

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0351 MUSIC

Vashtie Kola

Born 1981

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0378 FOOTBALL

Chad Kilgore

Born 1989

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0382 BASEBALL

D'Vontrey Richardson

Born 1988

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0394 ACTOR

Ryan Dowell Baum

Born 1983

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0399 SKATER

Daria Zuravicki

Born 1985

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0409 FOOTBALL

Kurt Quarterman

Born 1983

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0417 FOOTBALL

Troy Reddick

Born 1983

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0418 MILITAR

Brian Fricke

Born 1981

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0425 FOOTBALL

Ryan Pierce (soccer)

Born 1983

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0447 JUDO

Nina Cutro-Kelly

Born 1984

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0462 FOOTBALL

Scott Sicko

Born 1988

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0479 ACTOR

Raquel Houghton

Born 1981

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0483 FOOTBALL

Greg Chevalier

Born 1985

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0508 JOURNALIST

Ed O'Keefe (journalist)

Born 1983

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0530 FOOTBALL

C. J. Tarver

Born 1984

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0553 FOOTBALL

Antonio Bass

Born 1987

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0574 OPERA

Christopher Bolduc

Born 1980

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0576 ICE HOCKEY

Luke McDermott

Born 1987

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0578 MISSING

Evita Robinson

Born 1984

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0582 FOOTBALL

James Harris (linebacker)

Born 1982

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0594 FOOTBALL

Dwayne Ijames

Born 1983

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0597 FOOTBALL

Matt Tarullo

Born 1982

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0601 PIANIST

Theo Hill

Born 1982

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