#1Famous people · Albany
Ray Charles leads the 62 famous people born in Albany
106 languages have an article about Ray Charles. Behind the leader come Alice Coachman and Angelo Taylor. The list has 2.1 times the usual share of musicians, 7 in all. The largest group, 34, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
62
notable people
Best known
Ray Charles
in 106 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Wallingford Riegger
Youngest
1998
John Samuel Shenker
Most common field
Sports
34 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Albany’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 106 languages, Ray Charles is known far beyond the town.Still making namesSince 1950, 39 of them have been born here, the latest in 1998.A town of musiciansAmong the 62 people born here, 7 are musicians: 2.1 times the usual share.62 notable peopleMore than most towns: 62 notable people were born in Albany.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Albany
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Albany’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Albany is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Albany
Of the other 59, 32 are athletes.
Paula Deen
born 1947American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personality
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Osceola Macarthy Adams
1890–1983American actress, drama teacher, director and clothing designer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Albany home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Alex Kendrick the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albany and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Ray Charles: William Morris Agency (management)/Photo by Maurice Seymour, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Coachman: berria.eus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelo Taylor: Kerstin Winterkamp from BERLIN, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry James: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Phillips: © David Conger :: davidconger.com, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Deen: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toiete Jackson, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Rush: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Malone: んなこたない, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Hennen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallingford Riegger: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Johnson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deion Branch: Jack Newton from Austin, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylie Sonique Love: Awu1996, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Kendrick: JOSUÉ VALANDRO JR, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanford Bishop: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons