Albany, New York (usa)

Albany, New York

Albany, New York ranks 437th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Freiburg im Breisgau, Syracuse, New York, and Stavanger. Memorable people born in Albany, New York include Joseph Henry, Leslie Groves, and Martin Seligman. Memorable people who died in Albany, New York include Douglas Trumbull, Gerald Carr, and Lewis Boss. Albany, New York has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Albany, New York is located in United States.

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldest city in New York, and the county seat of and most populous city in Albany County. Albany's population was 99,224 at the 2020 census and estimated at 101,317 in 2024. The city is the economic and cultural core of New York State's Capital District, a metropolitan area including the nearby cities and suburbs of Colonie, Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With an estimated 913,000 residents, it is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the state. Read more on Wikipedia