Famous people · Albany
Born near Albany: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Helen Parkhurst, with articles in 19 languages. The nearest, Ole H. Olson, was born in Mondovi, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Albany as their birthplace yet. Of the towns next door, Mondovi lists the most: 3, with Ole H. Olson first.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Helen Parkhurst
Best known
Helen Parkhurst
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Albany’s famous people
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Famous people born near Albany
Nobody born in Albany is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
Steve Gunderson
born 1951CEO of the Council on Foundations
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Mondovi has the most people on record, 3 of them.
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 (8)
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick Strong: Courtney Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Vernon: Nikko Russano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Blystone: Film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake McCabe: Xgeorg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Gunderson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ole H. Olson: Ole H. Olson for Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Roy Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons