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Companies

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Albert (supermarket) Albert Česká republika, s.r.o., is a division of the Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize group, operating in the Czech Republic. The company (then known as Euronova a.s.) began trading in Czechoslovakia in 1990. Today it operates the approximatel ...
, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic *
Albert Heijn Albert Heijn is the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands with a market share of 34.8% in 2020. It was founded in 1887, and has been part of Ahold Delhaize since 2016. History The chain was founded on 27 May 1887, when Albert Heijn boug ...
, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s


Entertainment

* ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by
Karsten Kiilerich Karsten Kiilerich (21 January 1955, Slagelse) is a Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator. He is a co-founder of the Danish animation studio A. Film Production, for which he still actively works. Kiilerich has been involved ...
* ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy *
Albert (comics) Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pac ...
, a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria''


Military

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Battle of Albert (1914) The Battle of Albert (also known as the First Battle of Albert) began on 25 September 1914, in what became known as the "Race to the Sea", during the First World War. It followed the First Battle of the Aisne as both sides moved northwards, tryi ...
, a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France *
Battle of Albert (1918) Battle of Albert (21–23 August 1918) was the third battle by that name fought during World War I, following the First Battle of Albert and the Second Battle of Albert, with each of the series of three being fought roughly two years apart. Th ...
, a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France


People

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Albert (surname) Albert is a surname, and may refer to: * Abraham Adrian Albert (1905–1972), American mathematician * Augustine Albert (1791–1846), French opera singer *A. Albert (fl. 1900), an otherwise unidentified member of the gold-medal winning French 1900 ...
* Albert (born 1972), stage name of professional wrestler Matt Bloom *
Albert (dancer) François-Ferdinand Decombe (15 April 1789, Bordeaux - 18 July 1865, Fontainebleau) was a French ballet dancer and ballet master, under the stage name Albert. Albert débuted aged 14 at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, before being taken on by the ...
(François-Ferdinand 1789–1865), French ballet dancer


Places


Canada

* Albert (1846–1973 electoral district), a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick from 1846 to 1973 *
Albert (electoral district) Albert was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. The district was proclaimed in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1903 when ...
, a federal electoral district in New Brunswick from 1867 to 1903 *
Albert (provincial electoral district) Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 when New Brunswick moved to single member A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single ...
, a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick *
Albert County, New Brunswick Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest county located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the shire town ...
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Rural Municipality of Albert The Rural Municipality of Albert is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 1, 1905. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially ...
, Manitoba, Canada


United States

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Albert, Kansas Albert is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 132. History Albert was founded in about the early 1880s. It was named for Albert Kriesinger, a storekeeper. Albert was a station ...
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Albert Township, Michigan Albert Township is a civil township of Montmorency County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,695. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of w ...
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Albert, Oklahoma Albert is an unincorporated place in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located approximately six miles southwest of Binger Binger is a German and Danish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carl Binger (1889–1976), A ...
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Albert, Texas Albert, originally Martinsburg, is a ghost town southeast of Fredericksburg and west of the Blanco County line in southeastern Gillespie County, Texas, United States. The town was a stop on the Fredericksburg- Blanco stage route and in 1967 b ...
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The Albert (Detroit) The Albert, formerly the Griswold Building, is a former office building named after architect Albert Kahn, located at 1214 Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The Natio ...
, formerly the Griswold Building, an American apartment block


Elsewhere

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Albert (Belize House constituency) Albert is an electoral constituency in the Belize District of Belize. History The Albert constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. Albert is named after the principal street (Albert St ...
, a Belize City-based electoral constituency * Albert, New South Wales, a town in Australia *
Electoral district of Albert Albert was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland which existed from 1887 to 1949 and 1959 to 2017. Albert was named for the Albert River, which runs through the electorate and separates Logan City from City of Gold Coa ...
, a former electoral district in Queensland, Australia *
Albert, Somme Albert () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume. History Albert was founded as a Roman outpost, in about 54 BC. After being known by various ...
, a French commune


Transportation

* Albert (automobile), a 1920s British light car * Albert (motorcycle), a 1920s German vehicle brand * ''Albert'' (tugboat), a 1979 U.S. tugboat


Other

* 719 Albert, Amor asteroid * Albert (crater), a lunar crater * The Albert, a pub in London


See also

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Alberta (disambiguation) Alberta is a Canadian province. Alberta may also refer to: Places Australia * Alberta, Queensland, a locality in the Central Highlands, Australia Canada * Alberta (Provisional District), a federal electoral district in the Northwest ...
* Alberts (disambiguation) * Alberte (born 1963), a Danish singer and actress * Albertet, a diminutive of Albert *
Albret The lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret (Labrit), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages. History Its members distinguished themselves in the local wars of that epoch; and d ...
, a seigneurie in Landes, France * Aubert, an Anglo-Saxon surname {{disambiguation, geo