Performers of the Space Age
The atlas holds 26 people and 598 moments here, from 1957 to 2020. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Prince and Whitney Houston.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1957 to 2004
98 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Prince
from 1958 to 2016
46 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Whitney Houston
from 1963 to 2012
45 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Steve Jobs
from 1959 to 2011
36 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Diego Maradona
from 1960 to 2020
33 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Selena
from 1971 to 1995
31 moments here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
George Michael
from 1963 to 2016
31 moments here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Robin Williams
from 1963 to 2014
30 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1957 to 2014
25 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Douglas Adams
from 1957 to 2001
23 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2016
19 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Michael Jackson
from 1958 to 2009
17 moments here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Judy Garland
from 1959 to 1969
17 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Umm Kulthum
from 1962 to 1975
17 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Paul Walker
from 1973 to 2013
17 moments here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Chester Bennington
from 1976 to 2017
17 moments here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1996
16 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Salvador Dalí
from 1958 to 1989
14 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1959 to 1992
13 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Heath Ledger
from 1979 to 2008
13 moments here
Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1957 to 1977
10 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Pablo Picasso
from 1957 to 1973
9 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Albert Camus
from 1957 to 1960
7 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Pumpuang Duangjan
from 1961 to 1992
7 moments here
Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Moments
- 1957 Films at Shepperton Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1957 Moved to Brentwood animal shelter Douglas Adams
- 1957 Eastern Europe reporting journey Gabriel García Márquez
- 1957 Visit to London Gabriel García Márquez
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1957 Paints Las Meninas series at Cannes Pablo Picasso
- 1957 Create Dangerously lecture Albert Camus
- 1957 Lucia ceremony in Stockholm Albert Camus
- 1957 Nobel banquet speech Albert Camus
- 1957 Move to Caracas Gabriel García Márquez
- 1958 House purchase in Lourmarin Albert Camus
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1958 Marries Gala at Els Àngels Salvador Dalí
- 1958 Marriage journey to Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
- 1958 Birth at Mount Sinai Hospital Prince
- 1958 Born in Gary Michael Jackson
- 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Prensa Latina correspondent in Bogotá Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Interview in Paris Marlene Dietrich
- 1959 Occupies Château de Vauvenargues Pablo Picasso
- 1959 Studies paintings at the Prado Salvador Dalí
- 1959 Family move to Monta Loma Steve Jobs
- 1959 Metropolitan Opera House concert run Judy Garland
- 1959 Entered Brentwood School preparatory department Douglas Adams
- 1959 Journey to Aix-en-Provence Albert Camus
- 1960 Death near Villeblevin Albert Camus
- 1960 New Year's holiday at Lourmarin home Albert Camus
- 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1960 Concert tour in Jerusalem Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Tuschinski show broadcast Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Titania Palast appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Birth at Policlínico Evita Hospital Diego Maradona
- 1960 Amsterdam concert Judy Garland
- 1960 Olympia concerts Judy Garland
- 1960 Palais de Chaillot concerts Judy Garland
- 1961 Returns to Singapore with family Charlie Chaplin
- 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Moved back to Los Angeles Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Celebrates his eightieth birthday in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Inspects the future Theatre-Museum Salvador Dalí
- 1961 Marries Jacqueline in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
- 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Settles at Notre-Dame-de-Vie Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Hollywood Bowl concert Judy Garland
- 1962 Olympia appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1962 Concerts in Lebanon Umm Kulthum
- 1962 Met the Mexican press at Hotel Continental Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Sang for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Receives Durham honorary degree Charlie Chaplin