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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×
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.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Military
- Other
Theo Hill
Born 1982
Alex Gordon (rugby union)
Born 1991
Thomas Marcelle
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Terrence Durham
Born 1977
William W. Brown (Wisconsin politician)
Died 1871
Frank Patterson (American football)
1873 - 1939
Milford K. Smith
1906 - 1984
Helen Hoy Greeley
1879 - 1965
Jeff Woodard
Born 1964
Thaddeus Peplowski
Born 1936
Clara B. Spence
1859 - 1923
Frank Hansen (bobsleigh)
Born 1952
William Storrs Wells
1849 - 1926
Joseph Raymond Jackson
1880 - 1969
Jacob Cuyler (silversmith)
1741 - 1804
Ambrose O'Connell
1881 - 1962
Minnie Mossman Hill
1863 - 1946
Clarence I. Lubin
1900 - 1989
Deke White
1872 - 1957
George W. Gallup
1828 - 1880
Caroline Townsend
1854 - 1889
Conrad Ten Eyck
1782 - 1847
Andrew Smith (bishop)
Born 1944
Edward S. Kampf
1900 - 1971
Lemuel Whittington Gorham
1885 - 1968