Writers of the Space Age
The atlas holds 41 people and 949 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Charles de Gaulle, Mother Teresa and Charlie Chaplin.
Notable people
Charles de Gaulle
from 1958 to 1970
12 moments here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Mother Teresa
from 1971 to 1997
12 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
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…
Jawaharlal Nehru
from 1957 to 1964
9 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Doris Lessing
from 1982 to 2013
9 moments here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Ernest Hemingway
from 1959 to 1961
8 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
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…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
from 1959 to 1969
7 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Mao Zedong
from 1957 to 1976
6 moments here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Le Corbusier
from 1958 to 1965
5 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1968 to 1973
4 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Helen Keller
from 1957 to 1968
4 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Harry S. Truman
from 1957 to 1972
3 moments here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Walt Disney
from 1965 to 1966
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Agatha Christie
in 1976
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1957
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1960 Death near Villeblevin Albert Camus
- 1960 New Year's holiday at Lourmarin home Albert Camus
- 1960 Cable en route to Madrid Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 New York office and departure for Spain Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Philosophy licentiate at Colegio Máximo Pope Francis
- 1960 Returns to Atlanta ministry Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Received New Hampshire results in Madison John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1960 Debated Humphrey in Charleston John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Faces tax trial in Montgomery Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Last departure from Cuba Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
- 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
- 1960 Addressed Houston ministers John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Faced Nixon in the first televised debate John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Return to Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Arrested at Rich's sit-in Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Transferred to Reidsville prison Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Mayo Clinic treatment Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
- 1961 Returns to Singapore with family Charlie Chaplin
- 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
- 1961 Celebrates his eightieth birthday in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Inspects the future Theatre-Museum Salvador Dalí
- 1961 Organizes All-In African Conference Nelson Mandela
- 1961 Marries Jacqueline in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Bay of Pigs counter-offensive Fidel Castro
- 1961 Addressed Canadian Parliament John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Made state visit to Ottawa John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Addresses besieged Freedom Riders rally Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1961 Final return home Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
- 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Visited London after Vienna John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Settles at Notre-Dame-de-Vie Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Death in Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1961 Arrived in Bogotá John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Arrived in Caracas John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Conferred in Bermuda John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Arrested in Albany campaign Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1962 Leaves through Bechuanaland Nelson Mandela