Alby is a

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

, a pet form of

Albert Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s * Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street mar ...

and sometimes of Alban. Notable people with the nickname include: * Alby Anderson (1894–1980), Australian rules footballer * Alby Bahr (1881–1962), Australian rules footballer *

Alby Broadby Albert James "Alby" Broadby (10 August 1917 – 16 November 2012) was an Australian politician. He was born in Queenstown. In 1968 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent Independent or Independents may refer ...

(1917–2012) was an Australian politician * Alby De Luca (1908–1978), Australian rules footballer * Alby Dunn (born 1941), former Australian rules footballer *

Alby Falzon Albert "Albe" Falzon OAM is an Australian filmmaker, photographer and publisher in the surfing subculture. Albert Falzon, for more than 50 years, has presented surfing in Australia and internationally as a "lifestyle" that embodies ecological t ...

(born 1945), Australian surfing filmmaker, photographer and publisher * Alby Green (1874–1913), Australian rules footballer and first-class cricketer * Alby Ingleman (1886–1969), Australian rules footballer * Alby Jacobsen (1902–1989), Australian rules footballer * Alby Linton (1926–2010), Australian rules footballer * Albert Lowerson (1896–1945), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross in the First World War *

Alby Mangels Zwier Albertus "Alby" Mangels (born 16 November 1948) is an Australian adventurer and documentary film-maker widely remembered for his ''World Safari'' adventure travel films ('' World Safari'', '' World Safari II'', and '' World Safari III''). ...

(born 1948), Australian adventurer and documentary filmmaker *

Alby Mathewson Albert Samuel Mathewson (born 13 December 1985) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. Early life and education Mathewson was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He first attended Havelock North High School but switched to ...

(born 1985), New Zealand rugby union player * Alby Morrison (1920–1997), Australian rules footballer * Alby Murdoch (1935–2010), Australian rules footballer * Alby Naismith (born 1917), Australian rules footballer * Alby O'Connor (1893–1944), Australian rules footballer * Alby Outen (1902–2010), Australian rules footballer * Alby Palmer (1885–1962), Australian rules footballer * Alby Pannam (1914–1993), Australian rules footballer * Alby Roberts (1909–1978), New Zealand cricketer *

Alby Rodda Albert Rupert Joseph Rodda (8 September 1920 – 15 May 2002) was an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Rodda played 50 odd games with the State Savings Bank Football Club in ...

(born 1920), former Australian rules football player *

Alby Schultz Albert John Schultz (29 May 193914 July 2015) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to August 2013, representing the Division of Hume in New South Wales. Biography E ...

(born 1945), Australian politician * Alby Tame (1877–1965), Australian rules footballer * Alby Thorne, Australian rugby league footballer in the 1930s and 1940s * Alby Weiss (1914–1999), Australian rules footballer

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