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 Ho Chi Minh, Winston Churchill and Albert Camus. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Ho Chi Minh

    from 1957 to 1969

    8 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  2. Winston Churchill

    from 1958 to 1965

    7 moments here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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.…

  7. Marilyn Monroe

    from 1958 to 1962

    5 moments here

    American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…

  8. 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.…

  9. 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.…

  10. Helen Keller

    from 1957 to 1968

    4 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  11. 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.…

  12. 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…

  13. Agatha Christie

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  14. 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

  1. 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
  2. 1961 Returns to Singapore with family Charlie Chaplin
  3. 1961 Farewell Address from the Oval Office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  4. 1961 Retirement to Gettysburg farm Dwight D. Eisenhower
  5. 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
  6. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  7. 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
  8. 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
  9. 1961 First United States trip and teaching at Texas Jorge Luis Borges
  10. 1961 International-relations study in Geneva Kofi Annan
  11. 1961 Undergraduate study at Macalester Kofi Annan
  12. 1961 Moved back to Los Angeles Marilyn Monroe
  13. 1961 Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Nadine Gordimer
  14. 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
  15. 1961 Celebrates his eightieth birthday in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
  16. 1961 Inspects the future Theatre-Museum Salvador Dalí
  17. 1961 Final Vostok preparations Yuri Gagarin
  18. 1961 Visited Kathmandu Elizabeth II
  19. 1961 Memphis charity concerts Elvis Presley
  20. 1961 Visited Tehran Elizabeth II
  21. 1961 Pearl Harbor memorial benefit Elvis Presley
  22. 1961 Organizes All-In African Conference Nelson Mandela
  23. 1961 Marries Jacqueline in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
  24. 1961 Bay of Pigs counter-offensive Fidel Castro
  25. 1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
  26. 1961 Equatorial South Pacific crossing Yuri Gagarin
  27. 1961 First foreign visit after Vostok 1 Yuri Gagarin
  28. 1961 Hero's parade and speech Yuri Gagarin
  29. 1961 Moscow press conference Yuri Gagarin
  30. 1961 Orbit across the Strait of Magellan Yuri Gagarin
  31. 1961 Orbit northwest of Hawaii Yuri Gagarin
  32. 1961 Orbit over Kamchatka Yuri Gagarin
  33. 1961 Pre-launch stay at Baikonur Yuri Gagarin
  34. 1961 Vostok 1 landing Yuri Gagarin
  35. 1961 Vostok 1 launch Yuri Gagarin
  36. 1961 Addressed Canadian Parliament John F. Kennedy
  37. 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
  38. 1961 Made state visit to Ottawa John F. Kennedy
  39. 1961 Addresses besieged Freedom Riders rally Martin Luther King Jr.
  40. 1961 Final return home Ernest Hemingway
  41. 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
  42. 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
  43. 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
  44. 1961 Visited London after Vienna John F. Kennedy
  45. 1961 Settles at Notre-Dame-de-Vie Pablo Picasso
  46. 1961 Birth at Park House Diana, Princess of Wales
  47. 1961 Death in Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
  48. 1961 Arrival in Havana Yuri Gagarin
  49. 1961 Arrival in London Yuri Gagarin
  50. 1961 Public visit to Manchester Yuri Gagarin

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