#1Famous people · Albany
Albany is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician William Lemke, covered in 9 languages. James Steven Rausch, the Catholic bishop, comes second, with Mark Mahowald third. Born in 1878, William Lemke is the first name on record, and Mark Mahowald, born in 1931, the most recent. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Lemke
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
William Lemke
Youngest
1931
Mark Mahowald
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Albany
The three are covered in 9, 6 and 4 languages: William Lemke, James Steven Rausch and Mark Mahowald.
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Through the years
When Albany’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Albany is known for
Share of Albany’s famous people in each field.
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
1 more, best known first.
Ed Schrom
1911–1980American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1971-72 (District 26); Senate 1973-80 (District 16)
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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 (1)
- William Lemke: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons