Famous People with Name Albert

Albert Anastasia            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Anastasia: aka the Mad Hatter and Lord High Executioner, was a New York City Cosa Nostra boss remembered for his brutality and his role in running the contract killing gang known as Murder, Inc.In 1930, Luciano finalized his plans to take over the organized crime rackets in New York by destroying the two old-line Mafia factions headed by Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. Luciano outlined his plot to Anastasia, who joined him and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the plot. Anastasia assured Luciano that he would kill everyone for Luciano to reach the top. Anastasia knew that if Luciano ran the National Crime Syndicate, he would eventually get a "piece of the action." Anastasia therefore participated in the four-man death squad that gunned down Masseria in Nuova Villa Tammaro, a Coney Island restaurant, on 15 April 1931.

Albert Dean Rosellini            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Dean Rosellini: is a lawyer from the U.S. state of Washington. Rosellini is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Washington Legislature before his two terms as Governor (1957–1965). Rosellini is currently the oldest living former Governor in the United States, and was the first Italian American Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River. He was nicknamed "Taxellini" by his detractors and "The Gov." by his supporters.

Albert Hamilton Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Hamilton Gordon: a graduate of Harvard Business School, took charge of the Wall Street firm of Kidder Peabody in 1931, retiring before its sale to General Electric. He continues to come to his office several times a week, however, and lives a generally active lifestyle. He was widowed in 1980 and has three sons and two daughters.

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.

Octavia V. Rogers Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Octavia V. Rogers Albert: was a chronicler of slavery in the United States. She was born Octavia Victoria Rogers in Oglethorpe, Georgia, where she lived in slavery until the Emancipation. She attended Atlanta University where she studied to be a teacher.

Edward Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Albert: was an American film and television actor. He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert and occasionally Eddie Albert Jr. He was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Eddie Albert and Mexican actress Margo

Marv Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marv Albert: is an American television and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball". From 1967

Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert: was a quarterback in the NFL..Frankie Albert, who was born in Chicago, started at Glendale High School, Glendale, California and at Stanford University where he was coached by T formation apostle Clark Shaughnessy. At Stanford he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity

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