The phrase "almost anyone knows" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a piece of information is widely recognized or understood by a large number of people.
Example: "The fact that exercise is beneficial for health is something that almost anyone knows."
Alternatives: "most people are aware" or "nearly everyone understands".
They write that Mr. Clinton and George W. Bush "spoke more often than almost anyone knew" -- that "from time to time, when 43 was bored, he would call 42 to chew the fat".
Their m.o. is stealth: drop in on a city, perform reconnaissance, erect — in the style of a World's Fair — a temporary gallery, and, almost before anyone knows they've been there, break it all down and get the hell out.
Almost anyone who knows about Mantle knows that the frequently admitted presumption of early death is part of his legend.
My only cavil is that the piece said I'm not prickly, which would be news to almost anyone who knows me.
"I admire this man more than almost anyone I know, and the more I know him the more I admire him".
The Zelle homepage does not at all make it clear that this is a payments service for family and friends only – it only says you can use Zelle to send money to "almost anyone you know" – language that reads more like marketing speak than a strict warning that you should, well, actually know them.
Parfit admired Williams more than almost anyone he knew.
William M. Bloss, his former law partner and a criminal defense lawyer, said, "He has less ego than almost anyone I know, and yet he is at the very top of his profession".
I've watched hundreds of hours of Star Trek on TV, I've seen all of the movies multiple times and I pride myself on being able to recall more random Star Trek trivia than almost (almost!) anyone I know.
But we weren't all that bad at the basic obligations of a family; we loved one another, took care of each other, did chores, lived up to the mutual social compact of a home as well or better than almost anyone I knew.
