Famous people · Albany
Born near Albany: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Curtis Coe Bean, was born in Tamworth, 7 mi away. The best known of them is John Shea, with articles in 22 languages. Over the border in Tamworth, 4 names are on record, led by Curtis Coe Bean. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Albany.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
John Shea
Best known
John Shea
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Albany’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Albany
Nobody born in Albany is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Wentworth
1815–1888American newspaper editor and politician
Fred H. Brown
1879–1955American lawyer, politician, baseball player and coach
Maud Worcester Makemson
1891–1977American astronomer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Tamworth lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albany and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Orison Swett Marden: Orison Swett Marden. Photo credit is "copyright by Pach Bros. N.Y.", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leanne Smith: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wentworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Gibson: Congress photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred H. Brown: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry W. Blair: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Foster: Ira Mill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons