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Famous people · Albany

Albany has one famous person on record

John Litel was born in 1892. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 18 languages. Across the town line, Magnolia lists one, Cal Broughton.

#1 best knownJohn LitelFilm, TV & Stage · 1892–1972
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Litel
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
John Litel
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Albany

John Litel#1
Film, TV & Stage

John Litel

1892–1972

1892–1972; American film and television actor

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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 (2)
  • John Litel: 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
  • Cal Broughton: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons