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Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Albany
Albany has one famous person on record
In 1907, the American basketball coach Roger Potter was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Roger Potter
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Roger Potter
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Albany
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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.