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Famous people · Albany

From 1875 to 1991, Albany was the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the American teacher Eva del Vakia Bowles, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the American football player Josiah Yazdani. Eva del Vakia Bowles was born in 1875. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.

#1 best knownEva del Vakia BowlesNotable · 1875–1943
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Eva del Vakia Bowles
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Eva del Vakia Bowles
Youngest
1991
Josiah Yazdani
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Albany

Eva del Vakia Bowles#1
Notable

Eva del Vakia Bowles

1875–1943

American teacher

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JY#2
Sports

Josiah Yazdani

born 1991

American football player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Also called Albany home

Born elsewhere, Jimmy Stewart lived here.

JS

Jimmy Stewart

born 1969

American politician

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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.

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