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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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Showing 49 of 625 notable people

0008 ACTOR

Pamela Adlon

Born 1966

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0012 ACTOR

William Devane

Born 1937

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0021 ACTOR

Ashton Holmes

Born 1978

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0025 ACTOR

Paula Deen

Born 1947

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0028 ACTOR

John Litel

1892 - 1972

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0031 ACTOR

Michael Wong (actor)

Born 1965

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0033 ACTOR

Charlayne Woodard

Born 1953

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0037 ACTOR

Chad Michael Collins

Born 1979

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0043 ACTOR

Bert Sommer

1949 - 1990

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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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0047 ACTOR

Joe Roberts

1871 - 1923

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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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0056 ACTOR

Carolee Carmello

Born 1962

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0068 ACTOR

Christian Finnegan

Born 1973

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0081 ACTOR

Myron McCormick

1908 - 1962

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0092 ACTOR

Brooke Mueller

Born 1977

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0096 ACTOR

Sara Berner

1912 - 1969

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0098 ACTOR

Florence Auer

1880 - 1962

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0110 ACTOR

Russell Todd

Born 1958

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0126 ACTOR

Robyn Adele Anderson

Born 1989

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0130 ACTOR

Charles Williams (actor)

1898 - 1958

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0134 ACTOR

Erica Schroeder

Born 1975

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0143 ACTOR

Ward Crane

1890 - 1928

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0147 ACTOR

Amelia Marshall

Born 1958

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0156 ACTOR

Robert F. Lyons (actor)

Born 1939

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0163 ACTOR

Martha Quinn

Born 1959

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0171 ACTOR

Reginald D. Hunter

Born 1969

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0188 ACTOR

Emily Axford

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0205 ACTOR

John Furlong (American actor)

1933 - 2008

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0206 ACTOR

Jessie Busley

1869 - 1950

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0236 ACTOR

Walter P. Lewis

1866 - 1932

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0240 ACTOR

Angel Tompkins

Born 1942

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0273 ACTOR

Bryant Haliday

1928 - 1996

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0274 ACTOR

Michael Mastro (actor)

Born 1962

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0304 ACTOR

Joseph R. Grismer

1849 - 1922

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0355 ACTOR

Hayward Mack

1879 - 1921

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0364 ACTOR

Wallace Eddinger

1881 - 1929

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0394 ACTOR

Ryan Dowell Baum

Born 1983

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0406 ACTOR

Corey Snide

Born 1993

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0433 ACTOR

Frederick Tully

1931 - 2005

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0437 ACTOR

David Shatraw

Born 1962

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0470 ACTOR

Osceola Macarthy Adams

1890 - 1983

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0479 ACTOR

Raquel Houghton

Born 1981

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0497 ACTOR

Jack M. Sell

Born 1954

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0513 ACTOR

Alfred Hollingsworth

1869 - 1926

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0526 ACTOR

Carrie Turner (actress)

1863 - 1897

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0555 ACTOR

Nanette Comstock

1866 - 1942

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