Famous People with Name Albert

Albert L Al Skinner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert L Al Skinner: is a men's college basketball head coach and a former collegiate and professional basketball player. Presently, he is in his tenth year as the head coach of the Boston College basketball team.Skinner was a standout player at the University of Massachusetts alongside Julius Erving. Skinner played professionally in the ABA, leading the New York Nets to an ABA title in 1976.

Albert Gordon MacRae            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Gordon MacRae: was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s.Born in East Orange, New Jersey, MacRae graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1940 and served as a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He made his Broadway debut in the mid-1940s, acquiring his first recording contract soon afterwards. Many of his hit recordings were made with Jo Stafford. It was in 1948 that he appeared in his first film, The Big Punch, a non-musical boxing drama. He soon began an on-screen partnership with Doris Day and appeared with her in several films. In 1953, he starred opposite Kathryn Grayson in the third film version of The Desert Song. This was followed by starring appearances in two major films of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), both opposite Shirley Jones. At this point, alcoholism interfered with his career, and fewer movie musicals with a demand for his type of singing voice continued to be made, but MacRae appeared frequently on television and eventually overcame his alcoholism. He also toured in summer stock and appeared in nightclubs. In 1967, he replaced Robert Preston in the original Broadway run of the musical I Do! I Do!, starring opposite Carol Lawrence, who had taken over the role from Mary Martin.

Albert Lincoln Al Roker Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Lincoln Al Roker Jr: Born in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, in 1954, Roker initially wanted to be a cartoonist before he got into television. He was raised Catholic (in the faith of his devoutly Catholic mother) and graduated from Xavier High School in Manhattan. He worked on several projects as a member of the school's Cartooning & Illustration club. He attended the State University of New York at Oswego where he double majored in graphic design and broadcasting/journalism in college.

Albert Leonard Rosen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Leonard Rosen: nicknamed "Al", "Flip", and the "Hebrew Hammer", was an American major league third baseman and right-handed slugger. He played his entire 10-year career (1947-1956) with the Cleveland Indians in the American League, where he drove in 100 or more runs 5 years in a row, was a 4-time All-Star, twice led the league in home runs and twice in RBIs, and was an MVP. Rosen was extremely muscular, and had tremendous power and excellent bat control.Rosen was a .285 career hitter, with 192 home runs and 717 RBIs in 1,044 games. He was selected for the All-Star Game every year between 1952 and 1955. Rosen appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1955.

Albert Otto Hirschman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Otto Hirschman: is an influential American economist who has authored several books on political economy and political ideology. His first major contribution was in the area of development economics. Here he emphasied the need for unbalanced growth. Because developing countries are short of decision making skills, disequilibria to stimulate these and help mobilize resources should be encouraged. Key to this was enouraging industries with a large number of linkages to other firms.

Abraham Adrian Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abraham Adrian Albert: was a mathematician of Russian ancestry. A first generation American, he was born in Chicago and most associated with that city. He received his Bachelor of Science in 1926, Masters in 1927, and PhD in 1928, at the age of 22. All degrees were obtained fro

Heather Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Heather Albert: is an American professional bicycle racer. She is also the author of a book titled "The Genisoy Diet".Albert broke her right clavicle and dislocated her thumb in March 2004, when she was brought down in an incident involving Rebecca Quinn during a track r

Martine Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martine Albert: is a Canadian biathlete. Albert began competing in the biathlon in 1993, and had her most successful World Cup seasons in the late 90s, including her highest career finishes in World Cup events; 13th in races in Oslo and Pokljuka. She participated in eigh

Marc Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marc Albert: is a former Canadian Olympic volleyball player. Albert led his Polyvalent Louis-Mailloux to New Brunswick provincial high school volleyball championships in 1978 and '79. While attending the Universit? de Moncton he was named to the Canadian junior nation

Carl Bert Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carl Bert Albert: was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma. Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma (Congressional District 3) as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United Sta