Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic Adalbert and

Adelbert Adelbert is a given name of German origin, which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adalbart and Adalberto. Related names include ...

, containing the words '' adal'' ("noble") and '' beraht'' ("bright", compare

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

). It is also less commonly in use as a surname. Feminine forms of the names "Alberta" are declining in use.

Translations

* Albanian: Albert *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: ألبرت (''Albirt''), ألبير (''Albīr'') * Armenian: Ալբերտ (Albert) *

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

: Albert *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: আলবার্ট ( Albart), (Ālabārṭa) * Breton: Alberzh *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Albert *

Simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example * Simplification of algebraic expressions ...

: 阿尔伯特（Āěrbótè） * Circassian: Альберт (Albert) * Croatian: Albert * Czech: Albert,

Vojtěch Vojtěch (Czech pronunciation: ) or Vojtech is a, respectively, Czech and Slovak given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of two parts: ''voj'' – "troops"/"war(rior)" and ''těch'' – "consolator"/"rejoicing man". So, the name could be interp ...

* Dutch: Albert, Aalbert, Alberta *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * ...

: Albert * Finnish: Albert, Alpertti *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Albert, * Galician: Alberte, Alberto and Albertos * Georgian: ალბერტი (Alberti) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Albert, Albrecht *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Αλβέρτος (Alvértos) *

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

: આલ્બર્ટ ( Ālbarṭa) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: אלברט (Albert) *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

: अल्बर्ट ( Albarṭa) * Icelandic: Albert * Irish: Ailbe, Ailbhe * Italian: Alberto * Japanese: アルバート ( Albārt) (short sound) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: ಆಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ( Ālbarṭ) * Khmer: អាល់ប៊ើត (Albeut) * Korean: 알버트 (Albeoteu) *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

: Albertus * Latvian: Alberts * Lithuanian: Albertas * Mongolian: Альберт (Alibyert) *

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: अल्बर्ट (Albarṭa) * Norwegian: Albert *

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...

: Æthelberht * Persian: آلبرت * Polish: Albert, Olbracht * Portuguese: Alberto *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਐਲਬਰਟ ( Ailabaraṭa) *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...

: Albert * russian: Альберт, Al'bert *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation ...

: Алберт/Albert * Slovak: Albert * Slovene: Albert * Spanish: Alberto * Swedish: Albert *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, na ...

: ஆல்பர்ட் ( Ālparṭ) * Thai: อัลเบิร์ต ( Xạlbeir̒) * Turkish: Albert *

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

: Альберт (Albert) * uk, Альберт, Al'bert *

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

: אַלבערט

People named Albert

Royalty

* Albert of Austria (disambiguation) * St. Albert (disambiguation) * Prince Albert (disambiguation) * King Albert (disambiguation) * Albert of Aix (c. 1100), historian of the first crusade *

Albert I of Brandenburg Albert the Bear (german: Albrecht der Bär; 1100 – 18 November 1170) was the first margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142. Life Albert was the only son of Otto, Count of Bal ...

(c. 1100–1170) Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to 1170 and duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142 * Albert of Riga (c. 1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga in

Livonia Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...

, founder of the city of

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Livonian Crusade The Livonian crusade refers to the various military Christianisation campaigns in medieval Livonia – in what is now Latvia and Estonia – during the Papal -sanctioned Northern Crusades in the 12–13th century. The Livonian crusade was cond ...

Albert III, Count of Habsburg Albert III (died 25 November 1199), also known as Albert the Rich, was Count of Habsburg and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg. ''The Encyclopædia Britannica: a dictionary'', 1894, p.405, -->&lpg=PA405 Books-Google-AAJ He was th ...

Albert IV, Count of Habsburg Albert IV (or Albert the Wise) (c. 1188 – December 13, 1239) was Count of Habsburg in the Aargau and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg. He was the son of Count Rudolph II of Habsburg and Agnes of Staufen. About 1217, Albert marri ...

Albert of Saxony en, Frederick Augustus Albert Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Xavier George Fidelis , image = Albert of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c1900.jpg , image_size = , caption = Photograph by Nicola Persch ...

, King of

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Austro-Prussian War The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 186 ...

Battle of Gitschin The Battle of Gitschin or Jičín (german: Schlacht bei Gitschin) was a battle of the Austro-Prussian War on 29 June 1866, ending with a Prussian victory over the Austrian forces. There is a memorial there today at Jičín in the Czech Republ ...

Battle of Königgrätz The Battle of Königgrätz (or Sadowa) was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place on 3 July 1866, near the Bohemian city of Hradec Králové (German: Königg ...

Battle of Sedan The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870. Resulting in the capture of Emperor Napoleon III and over a hundred thousand troops, it effectively decided the war in favour of Prussia and its allies, ...

and Siege of Paris (1870–71) * Albert of Brunswick and Lunenburg-Wolfenbüttel (died 1395), as Albert II Prince-Archbishop of Bremen *

Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, the Degenerate (de: ''Albrecht II der Entartete'') (1240 – 20 November 1314) was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was the eldest son of Henry II ...

(c. 1240–1314), the son of Henry III, Margrave of Meißen and Constantia of Austria * Albert of Sweden (1338–1412), king of Sweden * Albert, Duke of Saxony (1443–1500), the younger son of Frederick II the Gentle *

Albert VII, Archduke of Austria Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

(1559–1621), ruling

Archduke of Austria This is a list of people who have ruled either the Margraviate of Austria, the Duchy of Austria or the Archduchy of Austria. From 976 until 1246, the margraviate and its successor, the duchy, was ruled by the House of Babenberg. At that time, thos ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Dutch Revolt The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Ref ...

* Albert of Mainz (1490–1545), Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545 and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545 * Albert I, Duke of Prussia (1490–1568), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order before converting to Lutheranism and becoming the first duke of Ducal Prussia * Albert Alcibiades (1522–1557), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach *

Albert, Prince Consort Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the consort of Queen Victoria from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Albert was born in the Saxon du ...

(1819–1861), Consort of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...

of the United Kingdom *

Albert, 4th duc de Broglie Jacques-Victor-Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (; 13 June 182119 January 1901) was a French monarchist politician, diplomat and writer (of historical works and translations). Broglie twice served as Prime Minister of France, first from May 1873 to M ...

(1821–1901), French monarchist politician *

Albert, King of Saxony en, Frederick Augustus Albert Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Xavier George Fidelis , image = Albert of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c1900.jpg , image_size = , caption = Photograph by Nicola Persch ...

(1828–1873) * Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922), the reigning Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889, to June 26, 1922 *

Albert I of Belgium Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. Born in Brussels as the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern ...

(1875–1934), the third King of the Belgians *

Albert II of Belgium , house = Belgium , father = Leopold III of Belgium , mother = Astrid of Sweden , birth_date = , birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium , death_date = , death_place = , signature = Albert II of Belgium Signat ...

(1934–), the 6th King of the Belgians *

Albert II, Prince of Monaco Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, since 2005. Albert was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, and he is the second child and only son of Prince Rai ...

(1958–), the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco *

Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albert (, Gottorp – , Gottorp) was a duke of Holstein-Gottorp and bishop of Lübeck. Biography Christian Albert was a son of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and his wife Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony. He became du ...

(1641–1695) * Albert I, Duke of Saxony (1175–1260), one of the principal commanders of

* Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Sievershausen * Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia *

Charles Albert of Sardinia Charles Albert (; 2 October 1798 – 28 July 1849) was the King of Sardinia from 27 April 1831 until 23 March 1849. His name is bound up with the first Italian constitution, the Statuto Albertino, Albertine Statute, and with the First Italian ...

, King of Sardinia, one of the principal commanders of

First Italian War of Independence The First Italian War of Independence ( it, Prima guerra d'indipendenza italiana), part of the Italian Unification (''Risorgimento''), was fought by the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont) and Italian volunteers against the Austrian Empire and other ...

* Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Custoza (1866) and

* Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Governor of the Austrian Netherlands, one of the principal commanders of

Battle of Jemappes The Battle of Jemappes (6 November 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in County of Hainaut, Hainaut, Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium), near Mons during the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. One of th ...

Albert the Bear Albert the Bear (german: Albrecht der Bär; 1100 – 18 November 1170) was the first margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142. Life Albert was the only son of Otto, Count of Bal ...

, first margrave of Brandenburg, one of the principal commanders of

Second Crusade The Second Crusade (1145–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Cru ...

Others

Albert Abreu Albert Emmanuel Abreu Díaz (born September 26, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2020 and has also played in MLB for the Tex ...

(born 1995), Dominican Republic professional baseball player * Albert "Bert" Addinall (1925–2001), English professional footballer * Albert Adomakoh (1922–2016), Ghanaian economist, Governor of

Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana ( BoG) is the central bank of Ghana. It is located in Accra and was formed in 1957. The bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of thAlliance for Financial Inclusion History The Central Bank ...

from 1965–1968 *

Albert Anae Albert Anae (born 21 June 1989) is a rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Japanese Top League. He usually plays as a prop or hooker. Anae previously played for the Queensland Reds, and ...

(born 1989), New Zealand-Australian Rugby League player * Albert "Al" Anderson (born 1950), American songwriter and guitarist * Albert H. Angstman (1888–1964), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court *

Albert Axelrod Albert "Albie" Axelrod (February 12, 1921 – February 24, 2004) was an American foil fencer. He was a five-time Olympian for the US, won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics, and was the only American men's foil fencer to reach the finals at th ...

(1921–2004), American foil fencer * Albert Ayler (1936–1970), American jazz saxophonist *

Albert Bandura Albert Bandura (; December 4, 1925 – July 26, 2021) was a Canadian-American psychologist who was the David Starr Jordan Professor in Psychology at Stanford University. Bandura was responsible for contributions to the field of education and to ...

, psychologist *

Albert Bierstadt Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. He joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion to paint the scenes. He was not ...

(1830–1902), German-American painter *

Albert Bogen Albert Bogen (born Albert Bógathy; October 31, 1882 – July 14, 1961) was a fencer who competed for Austria-Hungary at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Hungary at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Bogen was Jewish, and was born in Kikinda, S ...

(Albert Bógathy; 1882–1961), Austrian Olympic silver medalist saber fencer * Albert Botran (born 1984), Catalan politician *

Albert Brooks Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein ; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's '' Broadcast News'' and was widely praised for his performance as a ...

(born 1947), American actor, comedian, writer, and director *

Albert E. Brown Major General Albert Eger Brown (June 13, 1889 – October 12, 1984) was a decorated officer in the United States Army. A graduate of West Point, he was a veteran of Pancho Villa Expedition and both World Wars and is most noted for his service as ...

, officer in the US Army with rank of Major General, a principal Commander of the Aleutian Islands Campaign * Albert Ralph Campbell, American Medal of Honor recipient *

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

(1913–1960), French philosopher and novelist * Albert Cheesebrough (1935–2020), English footballer * Albert Collins, American blues singer-guitarist *

Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella Albert Joseph, Count Goblet d'Alviella (26 May 1790 – 5 May 1873) was an officer in the army of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. After the Belgian Revolution, he became a politician and served as the prime minister of Belgium. Career B ...

(1790–1873), officer in the army of the

United Kingdom of the Netherlands The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ( nl, Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; french: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839. The United Netherlands was cr ...

, politician, and

Prime Minister of Belgium german: Premierminister von Belgien , insignia = State Coat of Arms of Belgium.svg , insigniasize = 100px , insigniacaption = Coat of arms , insigniaalt = , flag = Government ...

* Albert L. De Alwis Seneviratne, Representative of the Sinhala on the

Legislative Council of Ceylon The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of repre ...

* Albert Delpy (born 1941), French actor and writer * Albert DeSalvo (1931–1973), American serial killer * Albert Dürer, German painter and theorist of the

German Renaissance The German Renaissance, part of the Northern Renaissance, was a cultural and artistic movement that spread among German thinkers in the 15th and 16th centuries, which developed from the Italian Renaissance. Many areas of the arts and scienc ...

, regarded as one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance era *

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theor ...

(1879–1955) German-born theoretical physicist, scientist, and philosopher who developed the

theory of relativity The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905 and 1915, respectively. Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in ...

, one of the two pillars of modern physics, widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time *

Albert Falco Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

(1927–2012), French scuba diving pioneer *

Albert Finney Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with '' The Entertainer'' (1960 ...

, (1936–2019), English actor *

Albert Fish Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer, rapist, child molester, and cannibal who committed at least three child murders from July 1924 to June 1928. He was also known as the Gray ...

(1870–1936), American serial killer, child rapist, and cannibal also known as the "Gray Man", the "Werewolf of Wysteria", the "Brooklyn Vampire", the "Moon Maniac", and "The Boogeyman" *

Albert Forster Albert Maria Forster (26 July 1902 – 28 February 1952) was a Nazi German politician, member of the SS and war criminal. Under his administration as the ''Gauleiter'' and ''Reichsstatthalter'' of Danzig-West Prussia (the other German-anne ...

(1902–1952), Nazi German politician and war criminal, Gauleiter of

Danzig-West Prussia Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia (german: Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreußen) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany created on 8 October 1939 from annexed territory of the Free City of Danzig, the Greater Pomeranian Voivodship ( Polish Corrido ...

during the Second World War * Albert J. Galen (1876–1936), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court * Albert "Al" Gore (born 1948), 45th Vice President of the United States *

Albert Gore Sr. Albert Arnold Gore (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative f ...

(1907–1998), American politician * Albert "Al" Green (born 1946), American R&B musician *

Albert Grossman Albert Bernard Grossman (May 21, 1926 – January 25, 1986) was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music and rock and roll scene. He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful performers of folk an ...

(1926–1986), American music manager * Albert "Bert" Haanstra (1916–1997), Dutch film director * Albert Hammond Jr. (born 1980), American musician * Albert Hardie Jr. (born 1987), American professional wrestler * Albert Hemmo (born 1934), Egyptian-born Israeli basketball player *

Albert O. Hirschman Albert Otto Hirschman (born ''Otto-Albert Hirschmann''; April 7, 1915 – December 10, 2012) was a German economist and the author of several books on political economy and political ideology. His first major contribution was in the area of de ...

, German economist *

Albert Hofmann Albert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also isolated, named and synthesi ...

(1906–2008), Swiss chemist and scientist, first known person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of

lysergic acid diethylamide Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known colloquially as acid, is a potent psychedelic drug. Effects typically include intensified thoughts, emotions, and sensory perception. At sufficiently high dosages LSD manifests primarily mental, vi ...

(LSD) *

Albert Huggins Albert Huggins Jr. (born June 27, 1997) is an American football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Clemson Tigers football, Clemson, he was signed by the Houston Texans as ...

(born 1997), American football player * Albert Johnson, birth name of rapper

Prodigy (rapper) Albert Johnson (November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was an American rapper. With Havoc, he was one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Early life Prodigy was born on November 2, 1974, in Hempstead, ...

of Mobb Deep *

Albert Mussey Johnson Albert Mussey Johnson (May 31, 1872 – January 7, 1948), was a millionaire who served for many years as president of the National Life Insurance Company, built Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, and was variously partner, friend, and dupe of ...

(1872–1948), eccentric multimillionaire and builder of Scotty's Castle * Albert W. Johnson, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Albert "Bert" Kesselring (1885–1960), German ''

Generalfeldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; en, general field marshal, field marshal general, or field marshal; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several ...

'' of the ''

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German '' Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabt ...

'' during World War II who became one of Nazi Germany's most skillful commanders, one of the principal commanders of

Western Front Western Front or West Front may refer to: Military frontiers * Western Front (World War I), a military frontier to the west of Germany *Western Front (World War II), a military frontier to the west of Germany *Western Front (Russian Empire), a maj ...

Allied invasion of Italy The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army ...

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

, Kanalkampf, Adlertag, Battle of Britain Day,

The Hardest Day The Hardest DayBungay 2000, p. 231. was a Second World War air battle fought on 18 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force (RAF). On that day, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to des ...

Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France during the Second Wor ...

, Operation Achse,

Western Allied invasion of Germany The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II. In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offen ...

, Italian campaign (World War II),

Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Medi ...

Allied Invasion of Sicily The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers ( Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany). It b ...

and

The Blitz The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term , the German word meaning 'lightning war'. The Germa ...

* Albert "Bertie" King (1912–1981), Jamaican jazz and mento musician *

Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...

(1923–1992, blues singer-guitarist *

Albert Kivikas Albert Kivikas ( in Groß-St. Johannis, Livonia, Russian Empire – 19 May 1978 in Lund) was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book '' Names in Marble'' ( et, "Nimed marmortahvlil"), the subject of which ...

(1898–1978), Estonian writer and journalist *

Albert Kusnets Albert Eduard Kusnets (25 August 1902 – 1942) was a middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia. He competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and placed fourth and third, respectively. He won his 1928 bronze medal despite breaking a leg ...

(1902–1942), Estonian wrestler *

Albert Luthuli Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli ( – 21 July 1967) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from 1952 until his death in 1967. Luthuli wa ...

(1898–1967), South African teacher, politician, and anti-apartheid activist * Albert Lefevre (1873–1928), American psychologist *

Albert Lehman Albert Lehman was an American lacrosse player. He was Jewish. He played for the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association. He won a silver medal in lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of t ...

, American Olympic medalist lacrosse player * Albert Lewin (1894–1968), American director, producer, and screenwriter * Albert L'Ouvrier (1815–1895), French socialist statesman of the French Second Republic *

Albert Margai Sir Albert Michael Margai (10 October 1910 – 18 December 1980) was the second prime minister of Sierra Leone and the half-brother of Sir Milton Margai, the country's first Prime Minister. He was also the father of Sierra Leonean politician ...

(born 1987), English basketball player * Albert Marshall (born 1947), Maltese-Australian author *

Albert Martinez Alberto Pineda Martinez (born April 19, 1961), is a Filipino actor, director and producer. Early life He was born in Manila on April 19, 1961 to Bert Martinez, and Margarita Pineda. Career Martinez began as a film actor. He took his first te ...

(born 1963), Filipino actor *

Albert Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films i ...

(1926–2015), American documentarian, part of a duo * Albert Thongchai McIntyre (born 1958), Thai singer * Albert Millet (1929–2007), French serial killer * Albert "Bert" Newton (1938–2021), Australian entertainer * Albert Norak (1928–2015), Estonian Communist politician * Albert Odulele (born 1964), Nigerian-British pastor, author, and evangelist * Albert Okwuegbunam (born 1998), American football player * Albert van Ouwater (c.1415–1475), Dutch painter * Albert Peries (1905–1967), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 1951–1956 *

Albert Pujols José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine ...

(born 1980), professional baseball player for the

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ...

* Albert Robertson, Canadian politician from Alberta and the first Leader of the Opposition in the province's history * Albert "Al" Rosen (1924–2015), American All Star and MVP baseball player * Albert Rosenfeld (1885–1970), Australian rugby league player *

Albert Sabin Albert Bruce Sabin ( ; August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was a Polish-American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine, which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. In 1969–72, he served as th ...

(1906–1993), Polish-American medical researcher who developed an oral polio vaccine; President of the Weizmann Institute of Science * Albert Sauer (1898–1945), German Nazi SS officer and concentration camp commandant of Mauthausen-Gusen and Kaiserwald concentration camps *

Albert Scanlon Albert Joseph Scanlon (10 October 1935 – 22 December 2009) was an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and was one of the " Busby Babes" who survived the Munich air disaster of 1958. Although he sustained severe inju ...

(1935–2009), English footballer * Albert E. Schwab (1920–1945), American Marine, awarded Medal of Honor * Albert Schwartz (1908–1986), American swimmer *

Albert Sharpe Albert Sharpe (15 April 1885 – 13 February 1970) was a Northern Irish stage and film actor. Life and work Albert Edward Sharpe was born at 8 Goudy's Court in Belfast on 15 April 1885, one of six children born to fishmonger John Sharpe, a Pres ...

(1885–1970), Irish actor *

Albert Speer Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (; ; 19 March 1905 – 1 September 1981) was a German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. A close ally of Adolf Hitler, h ...

(1905–1981), Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich * Albert D. Sturtevant (1894–1918), officer in the US Navy during World War I *

Albert Schweitzer Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian-German/French polymath. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. A Lutheran minister, Schweit ...

(1875–1965), German/French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary * Albert Taar (born 1990), Estonian footballer *

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; ; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the ''Astérix'' series in collaboration with R ...

(1927–2020), French comic book artist * Albert Üksip (1886–1966), Estonian botanist * Albert Vallci (born 1995), Austrian footballer *

Albert Vanloo Albert Vanloo (; Brussels, 10 September 1846 – 1920, Paris) was a Belgium, Belgian librettist and playwright. Vanloo lived in Paris as a child and was attracted to the theatre. As a young student he began writing plays and opéra comique libret ...

(1846–1920), Belgian librettist and playwright * Albert Van Coile (1900–1927), Belgian footballer * Albert Vanhoye (1923–2021), French priest, Jesuit biblical scholar * Albert Vete (born 1993), Tonga rugby footballer * Albert Von Tilzer (1878–1956), American songwriter * Albert Warner (1884–1967), American cartoonist and one of the founders of Warner Bros. *

Albert J. Weber Albert J. Weber (November 19, 1859 – August 8, 1925)"Long Illness Ends In Death", ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' (August 9, 1925), p. 22.State Bar Association of Utah, ''Proceedings of the 21st Annual Session and the 22nd Annual Session of the State ...

(1859–1925), Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court * Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1896–1989), US Army commander who served in Asia during World War II, a principal commander of Operation Beleaguer * Albert Buckman Wharton Jr. (a.k.a. Buster Wharton) (1909–1963), American rancher and polo player * Albert Lawrence Williams Jr. (born 1934), known as A. L. Williams, retired football coach * Albert "Al" Witcher (born 1936), American football player *

Albert Wolff (sculptor) Carl Conrad Albert Wolff (14 November 1814, Neustrelitz – 20 June 1892, Berlin) was a German sculptor, and medallist. Life and work His father was the architect and sculptor Christian Philipp Wolff, who died when Albert was only six. At ...

(1814–1892), German sculptor and medallist * Albert Wolff (fencer) (1906–1989), French-born American Olympic fencer * Albert "Bertie" Wright (1871–1960), English of the silent era * Albert Zerkowitz (1905–1964) entomologist *

Albert Zwaveling Albert Zwaveling (born 21 July 1927) is a Dutch surgeon specializing in oncology, who worked as a professor at Leiden University between 1972 and 1992. He implemented chemotherapy in Dutch surgery A. Zwaveling, PhD thesis Leiden University, 1960 ...

(born 1927), Dutch surgeon

Fictional characters

* Albert, supporting character in ''Josie'' (later '' Josie and the Pussycats'') * Albert Arkwright, a character in British sitcom '' Open All Hours'' * Albert Chapman, character of the video game '' Killer7'' * Albert Heinrich, a.k.a. Cyborg 004, a character in the manga series ''Cyborg 009'' * "Fat" Albert Jackson, lead character in the animated series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' * Albert Johnson, character in the video game '' Medievil 2'' * Albert Manning, a character in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Albert Markovski, an environmentalist character in '' I Heart Huckabees'' * Albert James Moriarty, a main character of the manga '' Moriarty the Patriot'' * Albert Runcorn, a Ministry of Magic investigator in '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' * Albert Steptoe, one of the lead characters in British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'' *

Albert Tatlock Albert Tatlock is a fictional character on the British television soap opera '' Coronation Street''. Albert was played by actor Jack Howarth from 1960 to 1984. The character became something of a cultural institution, so much that grumpy old ...

, a character in British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

'' * Albert Trotter, a character in British sitcom ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...

'' * Albert Wesker, a villain and high ranking commander of Umbrella Corps in the "

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...

" franchise * Albert W. Wily, a villain in the video game series ''Mega Man''

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