Historical figures of the Ottoman Empire
The atlas holds 35 people and 229 moments here, from 1325 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Suleiman the Magnificent. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Ibn Battuta
from 1325 to 1349
48 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
from 1881 to 1922
41 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Suleiman the Magnificent
from 1494 to 1566
16 moments here
Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…
Alexander Pushkin
from 1820 to 1829
15 moments here
Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…
Ibn Khaldun
from 1332 to 1406
12 moments here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Catherine II of Russia
from 1774 to 1794
11 moments here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Timur
from 1384 to 1403
10 moments here
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…
Lord Byron
from 1809 to 1824
9 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Mimar Sinan
from 1490 to 1588
9 moments here
Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1798 to 1799
7 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1571 to 1581
7 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Mark Twain
in 1867
6 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Leo Tolstoy
from 1851 to 1901
5 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
from 1535 to 1541
4 moments here
Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…
Joseph Stalin
from 1878 to 1901
3 moments here
Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
Winston Churchill
in 1921
3 moments here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from 1887 to 1893
3 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1841
2 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1855
2 moments here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Albert Einstein
in 1905
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Karl Marx
in 1882
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Sigmund Freud
in 1904
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Anton Chekhov
in 1899
1 moment here
Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…
Albert Camus
in 1913
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Moments
- 1325 Enters Tunis Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Falls ill at Béjaïa Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Halts outside Algiers Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Reaches Tripoli Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Recovers briefly at Annaba Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Shelters in Constantine Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stays at Miliana Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stops in Tlemcen Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Delayed at Gabès Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Marries at Sfax Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Passes through Sousse Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Approaches Aydhab Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Stays four days in Medina Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Travels through Damietta Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits Ali's mausoleum Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits al-Murshidi near Fuwwah Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Spends Ramadan in Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Completes first hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Extended residence in Mecca Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Follows the Tigris to Basra Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Guest of Mosul's governor Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Journeys to Wasit Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Cizre Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Mardin Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Arrives in Baghdad Ibn Battuta
- 1329 Departs through Jeddah Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Lands at Alanya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Received in Antalya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Sails from Latakia to Anatolia Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Birth in Tunis Ibn Khaldun
- 1333 Arrives in İznik Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Embarks from Sinop Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches Bursa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches the khan's camp Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends a month in Constantinople Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays in Kaffa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays with Birgi's sultan Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Ephesus Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Qiram Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends Ramadan in Eğirdir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Arrives in plague-stricken Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Makes his final recorded hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops at Homs Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops in depopulated Gaza Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Returns to Damascus during the plague Ibn Battuta
- 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
- 1365 Political office at Béjaïa Ibn Khaldun