Albany, derived from the Gaelic for

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

, most commonly refers to: *

Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City ...

, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name *

Albany, Western Australia Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...

, port city in the Great Southern Albany may also refer to:

Arts and music

* "Albany" (1981), a German language schlager by the British singer

Roger Whittaker Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (born 22 March 1936) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, who was born in Nairobi to English parents. His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs in addition to radio airplay hits. He is bes ...

Albany Theatre The Albany is a multi-purpose arts centre in Deptford, south-east London. Facilities include a flexible performance space holding up to 300 seated or 500 standing and a bar, two studio theatres, a performance cafe and rehearsal / meeting rooms. T ...

(formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London, England

Organizations and institutions

England

Albany Academy, Chorley Albany Academy (formerly Albany Science College, Albany High School and St Alban's) is a secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status located on the south side of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Albany Academy has specialist stat ...

Hornchurch High School Hornchurch High School is a mixed secondary school with academy status, located in the Hornchurch area of the London Borough of Havering, England. Until September 2018, it was known as 'The Albany School'. The school converted to academy statu ...

, London, formerly The Albany School

United States

Georgia

Albany Movement The Albany Movement was a desegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961. This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commit ...

, desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in 1961 *

Albany State University Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia (USG). Albany State Un ...

, Albany

New York

Albany Great Danes The Albany Great Danes are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic programs of the University at Albany, SUNY, located in Albany, New York, United States. A member of the America East Conference, the University at Albany, SUNY sponsors team ...

, the athletic program of the University at Albany *

Albany Records Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York. See also * List of record la ...

, a record label in Albany *

Albany Symphony Orchestra The Albany Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York. Founded in 1930 as the People's Orchestra of Albany by Italian-born conductor John Carabella, the Albany Symphony is the oldest professional symphony ...

University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

People

* Albany Leon Bigard, better known as

Barney Bigard Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Biography Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creole parents, Ale ...

, a jazz musician *

Duke of Albany Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the younger sons in the Scottish and later the British royal family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover. History The Dukedom of Albany was first granted ...

, a Scottish, and later, British peerage title **

Regent Albany (disambiguation) Regent Albany can refer to several Dukes of Albany who served as regent of the Kingdom of Scotland: *Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c.1340 – 1420) *Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (1362–1425) *John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany John Stewar ...

, several Dukes of Albany who were regent of Scotland *

Michel Roger Lafosse Michel Roger Lafosse (born 21 April 1958 in Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels, Belgium), subsequently known as Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, claims to be a descendant of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and to be the legiti ...

, or Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, a claimant to the Scottish throne

Places

Australia

, a city *

City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...

, Western Australia, a local government area *

Electoral district of Albany Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with i ...

, Western Australia *

Albany Creek, Queensland Albany Creek is a southern suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Albany Creek had a population of 15,769 people. Geography Albany Creek is located approximately 17 kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central busi ...

, a suburb of Brisbane *

Albany Island Albany Island or Pabaju is an island off the north-eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula in the Adolphus Channel and part of the Manar Group of islands of Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset in the Shire of Torres. G ...

, off Cape York Peninsula, Queensland

Bahamas

Albany, New Providence Albany is a luxury resort community on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas, which opened October 2010. Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods, and Ernie Els created the community on approximately on the oceanfront at the southwestern end of the is ...

Canada

Albany, Edmonton Albany is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2009 through the adoption of the Albany Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP). It is located within The Palisades and was originally considered Neighbourhood ...

, Alberta *

Albany, Nova Scotia Albany is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is situated on Nova Scotia Trunk 10 Trunk 10 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. This rural road runs from Br ...

Albany, Prince Edward Island Albany is a Canadian settlement in Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which cre ...

Albany River Albany, derived from the Gaelic for Scotland, most commonly refers to: *Albany, New York, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name *Albany, Western Australia, port city in the Great Southern Albany may also refer to: ...

, in Ontario *

Fort Albany First Nation Fort Albany First Nation ( cr, ᐲᐦᑖᐯᒄ ᐃᓕᓕᐗᒃ pîhtâpek ililiwak, "lagoon Cree") is a Cree First Nation in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, within the territory covered by Treaty 9. Situated on the southern sh ...

, Ontario

New Zealand

Albany, New Zealand Albany ( mi, Ōkahukura) is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is located to the north of the Waitematā Harbour, northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany w ...

, a suburb of Auckland *

Albany (New Zealand electorate) Albany was a New Zealand electorate. It was located in north Auckland, and named after the suburb of Albany. It existed from 1978 to 1984, and then was reinstated in 1987 before its final abolition in 2002. Population centres The 1977 elector ...

, existed between 1978 and 2002

South Africa

Albany, South Africa Albany, South Africa (also known as Cape Borders, Cape Frontier, Settler Country, and Western Region) was a district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Grahamstown was traditionally the administrative capital, cultural centre and largest town of th ...

, a region in the Eastern Cape named after the capital of New York State

United Kingdom

Albany, Tyne and Wear Albany is a suburb of Washington, Tyne and Wear, Washington in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, historically part of County Durham. It is in the north of the town. The village is also relatively close to The Galleries Shopping Centre, Was ...

, a suburb of Washington *

Albany (Liverpool) The Albany Building is a 19th-century Grade II* listed building located on Old Hall Street, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Built originally as a meeting place for cotton brokers, it has since been converted into apartments. History The Alb ...

, formerly a meeting place for cotton brokers, now divided into apartments *

Albany (London) The Albany, or simply Albany, is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, London. The three-storey mansion was built in the 1770s and divided into apartments in 1802. Building The Albany was built in 1771–1776 by Sir William Chambers for the new ...

, a famous apartment complex in London *

HM Prison Albany HM Prison Albany is a Prison security categories in the United Kingdom, Category B men's prison, situated on the outskirts of Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. ...

, a Category B men's prison on the Isle of Wight

United States

Lake Albany Glacial Lake Albany was a prehistoric North American proglacial lake that formed during the end of the Wisconsinan glaciation. It existed between 15,000 and 12,600 years ago and was created when meltwater from a retreating glacier, along with water ...

, a prehistoric proglacial lake

By state, A to M

Albany, California Albany ( ) is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northwestern Alameda County, California. The population was 20,271 at the 2020 census. History In 1908, a group of local women protested the dumping of Berkeley garbage in their ...

Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia ...

Albany, Illinois Albany is a village in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 891 at the 2010 census, down from 895 in 2000. History Albany was laid out in 1837, and named after Albany, New York, the native home of a large share of the fi ...

Albany Park, Chicago Albany Park ( ) is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago. Located on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago with the North Branch of the Chicago River forming its east and north boundaries, it includes the ethnically diverse Alban ...

, Illinois *

Albany, Indiana Albany is a town in Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware and Randolph County, Indiana, Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 2,295 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolit ...

New Albany, Indiana New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 t ...

* Albany, Iowa, in Westfield Township, Fayette County *

Albany, Kentucky Albany is a home rule-class city in Clinton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,033 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County. It is located on U.S. Route 127, about north of the Tennessee border. Hist ...

Albany, Louisiana Albany is a town in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1088 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. District 95 State Representative Sherman Q. Mack, an attorney, ...

Albany, Minnesota Albany is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,561 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History File:Albany Minn Oct 8 1911.jpg, A real photo postcard captured a s ...

Albany, Missouri Albany is a city and county seat of Gentry County, Missouri, United States. With an annual growth rate of -0.30%. The population was 1,679 at the 2020 census. History Albany was originally called Athens, and under the latter name was platted in ...

Albany, Ray County, Missouri Albany is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. History Albany was laid out in 1854, and most likely was named after Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the capita ...

By state, N to Z

Albany, New Hampshire Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 759 at the 2020 census. Most of Albany is within the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest, including Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. Alb ...

, the state capital *

Albany, Ohio Albany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 828 at the 2010 census. Geography Albany is located at (39.228787, -82.200363). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of wh ...

Albany, Oklahoma Albany is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community located in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, on State Highway 70E. The post office opened July 10, 1894.Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of ...

Albany, Oregon Albany is the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the eleventh largest city in that state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just ...

Albany, Pennsylvania Albany is an unincorporated community in far northern Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and ...

Albany, Texas Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County. History Established in 1873, Albany was named by county clerk Willi ...

Albany, Vermont Albany is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 976 at the 2020 census. Albany contains four villages: the incorporated village of Albany, and the unincorporated villages of Albany Center, East Albany and South ...

, a town **

Albany (village), Vermont Albany is a village in the Albany, Vermont, town of Albany in Orleans County, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bu ...

, a village in the town *

Albany, Green County, Wisconsin The Town"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355 of Albany is a town located in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 775 at ...

, a town **

Albany, Wisconsin Albany is a village in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,018 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Albany. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area o ...

, a village in the town *

Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin Albany is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 716 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km), all of it land. D ...

, a town *

Albany, Wyoming Albany is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 55 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.0 square miles (28.5 k ...

Transportation

Air

Albany Airport (disambiguation) Albany Airport, or Albany International Airport, is an airport in Albany, New York, US Albany Airport may also refer to: * Albany Airport (Australia) in Albany, Western Australia (IATA: ALH, ICAO YABA) * Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon) in Alb ...

, a list of airports associated with places named Albany

Ships

* ''Albany'' (sternwheeler 1868), operated on the Willamette River in Oregon, United States, wrecked 1875 * HMS ''Albany'', the name of three ships of the Royal Navy * HMAS ''Albany'' (ACPB 86), an Armidale–class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy * MV ''Empire Albany'', later renamed ''Albany'' * USS ''Albany'', the name of six ships of the US Navy, all named for Albany, New York

Road

* Albany (1903 automobile), an early British automobile * Albany (1907 automobile), an early American automobile *

Albany (automobile) The Albany was an English automobile, manufactured by the Albany Motor Carriage Company in Christchurch, Dorset from 1971 - 1997. History The company was run by two brothers, Bryan and David Shepherd. The car was designed as a veteran car, in ...

, an English car of the 1970s with "veteran styling"

Rail

Albany station (Oregon) Albany station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Albany, Oregon, United States. It is served by the ''Amtrak Cascades'' and the ''Coast Starlight'' passenger trains, and is the westernmost Amtrak station. Albany station also serves as the hu ...

Albany–Rensselaer station Rensselaer Rail Station, signed as Albany–Rensselaer on its platforms, is a train station in Rensselaer, New York, located from downtown Albany across the Hudson River. Operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority, it serves as ...

, New York