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==Notable people== <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The biographical article must mention how they are associated with Albany, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited, unless it is well-known. · alphabetical by last name please · All others will be deleted without further explanation --> [[File:George E Chamberlain 2.jpg|thumb|160px|George Chamberlain, the 11th Governor of Oregon]] * [[Jerry Andrus]] (1918–2007) – magician<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.gazettetimes.com/entertainment/columnists/article_2e131fb4-15c7-54f4-9b23-347e48884490.html | title= The genuine magician | last= Raskaushas | first= Nancy | date= October 23, 2008 | publisher= The Entertainer | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref> * [[Mike Barrett (sportscaster)|Mike Barrett]] (born 1968)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/8/23/599951/mike-barrett-interview-par | title= Mike Barrett Interview – Part I | date= 23 August 2008 | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref> – TV announcer of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] * [[Charles B. Bellinger]] (1839–1905) – federal district court judge, editor of the ''State Rights Democrat'' (Now the ''[[Albany Democrat-Herald]]'')<ref name="Oregon"/> *[[Dyrol Burleson]] 1500m Olympian<ref>"Jaw Talk" ''Albany Democrat Herald'' March 28, 1968, Page H.</ref> * [[George Earle Chamberlain]] (1854–1928) – 11th Governor of Oregon<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gechamb.htm | title= George Earle Chamberlain, Jr | publisher= Arlington National Cemetery | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-George-Chamberlain.cfm |title=George Chamberlain |publisher=Oregon History Project |access-date=2010-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027081917/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-George-Chamberlain.cfm |archive-date=October 27, 2007 }}</ref> * [[Daveigh Chase]] (born 1990) – actress<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.daveigh.com/bio.htm | title= Biography for Daveigh Chase | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref> * [[Abigail Scott Duniway]] (1834–1915) – writer, newspaper publisher, and women's rights advocate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-Abigail-Scott-Duniway.cfm |title=Abigail Scott Duniway Votes |publisher=Oregon History Project |access-date=2010-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027033317/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-Abigail-Scott-Duniway.cfm |archive-date=October 27, 2007 }}</ref> * [[Neil Elshire]] – former [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive end, [[Minnesota Vikings]] * Members of [[Falling Up (band)|Falling Up]] – Christian rock band<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.thefish.com/music/reviews/11618932/ | title= Crashings | publisher= The Fish | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref> * [[Alan L. Hart]] (1890–1962) – physician and novelist, was raised in Albany<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.himesduniway.org/Hart.pdf|title=The Life and Career of Alberta Lucille / Dr. Alan Hart with Collected Early Writings|last=Booth|first=Brian|publisher=Friends of the Aubrey Watzek Library|year=2003|location=Portland, Oregon|access-date=2016-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214855/http://www.himesduniway.org/Hart.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Dave Johnson (decathlete)|Dave Johnson]] (born 1963) – Olympic athlete and former West Albany High School teacher<ref>{{cite web | url= http://athletes-celebrities.tseworld.com/sports/olympics/dave-johnson.php | title= Dave Johnson | publisher= Premiere Athlete and Celebrity | access-date= 2010-09-25 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181103/http://athletes-celebrities.tseworld.com/sports/olympics/dave-johnson.php | archive-date= 2018-01-18 | url-status= usurped }}</ref> * [[Percy R. Kelly]] (1870–1949) – American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon<ref name="Oregon"/> * [[Frank Morse (Oregon politician)|Frank Morse]] (born 1943) – politician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/morse/ |title=Senator Frank Morse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617132502/http://www.leg.state.or.us/morse/ |archive-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Leonard Shoen|Sam Shoen]] (1916–1999) – founder of [[U-Haul]] Corp., operated a barbershop in the St. Francis Hotel at First Ave. and Calapooia St. while a student at [[Oregon State University|Oregon State College]] in the early 1940s * [[Delazon Smith]] (1816–1860) – politician<ref>{{cite web | url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000526 | title= SMITH, Delazon, (1816–1860) | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref> * [[Elmo Smith]] (1909–1968) – [[List of Governors of Oregon|27th]] [[Governor of Oregon|Governor]] of Oregon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record?q=recTitle:elmo+And+recNumber:APD%2a&sortBy=recCreatedOn-|title=Oregon State Archives: Governor Elmo Smith's Administration|work=state.or.us|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> * [[Evelyn Waldren]] (1908-1986) - Aviation Pioneer <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://democratherald.com/news/local/linn-dar-to-honor-early-aviator/article_070d2644-c302-51fd-8fc6-309e891f3518.html|title=Linn DAR To Honor Early Aviator|last=Moody|first=Jennifer|date=19 November 2018|work=Albany Democrat-Herald|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> * [[James K. Weatherford]] (1850–1935) – [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives]] (1876) and State Senator<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2417560/death_closes_colorful_career_of_james/ "Death Closes Colorful Career of Weatherford; Funeral Service Friday,"] ''Capital Journal'' (Salem, OR), Aug. 1, 1935, pg. 16.</ref> * [[Mae Yih]] (born 1928) – member of the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite Q | Q107296659}}</ref><ref>{{cite Q | Q107296649}}</ref>
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