Historical figures of the Space Age
The atlas holds 86 people and 2,125 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Michael Jackson, Judy Garland and Umm Kulthum. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
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
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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
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American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Neil Armstrong
from 1966 to 2012
16 moments here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1996
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American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Maryam Mirzakhani
from 1977 to 2017
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Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1958 to 1989
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Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Hebe Camargo
from 1959 to 2012
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Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Nadine Gordimer
from 1961 to 2014
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South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Jean-Paul Sartre
from 1960 to 1980
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French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1959 to 1992
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German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Sung Jae-gi
from 1967 to 2013
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South Korean men's-rights activist and founder of Man of Korea. His documented life includes education and military service in the Daegu–Gyeongsan…
Heath Ledger
from 1979 to 2008
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Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…
Charles de Gaulle
from 1958 to 1970
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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
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Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1957 to 1977
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English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Rafael Orozco Maestre
from 1974 to 1992
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Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…
Pablo Picasso
from 1957 to 1973
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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
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Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Golda Meir
from 1957 to 1978
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Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Doris Lessing
from 1982 to 2013
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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,…
Moments
- 1959 Meeting Nikita Khrushchev at Camp David Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1959 Visit to Tehran Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1959 Adopted as Finchley candidate Margaret Thatcher
- 1959 Residence at Farnborough Margaret Thatcher
- 1959 Undergraduate study at University College Stephen Hawking
- 1959 Europe speech at Strasbourg Charles de Gaulle
- 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 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 United Nations Security Council address Golda Meir
- 1960 In Brazil during the Jeanson-network trial Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Concert tour in Jerusalem Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Tuschinski show broadcast Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Philosophy licentiate at Colegio Máximo Pope Francis
- 1960 Holiday in Sochi Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1960 Sorbonne conference Le Corbusier
- 1960 Returns to Atlanta ministry Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Birth at Pro-Matre Maternity Hospital Ayrton Senna
- 1960 Recording at RCA Studio B Elvis Presley
- 1960 La Coubre memorial service Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1960 Received New Hampshire results in Madison John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1960 Beginning cosmonaut training Yuri Gagarin
- 1960 Parachute training Yuri Gagarin
- 1960 Debated Humphrey in Charleston John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Titania Palast appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 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 Meeting Gamal Abdel Nasser at the United Nations Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 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 Studies begin in Atchison Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1960 Birth at Policlínico Evita Hospital Diego Maradona
- 1960 Return to Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Amsterdam concert Judy Garland
- 1960 Olympia concerts Judy Garland
- 1960 Palais de Chaillot concerts Judy Garland
- 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
- 1960 Moscow conference of communist parties Ho Chi Minh
- 1960 Birth in Mashhad Ebrahim Raisi