Historical figures of World War I

The atlas holds 40 people and 204 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy and Walt Disney. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

1. Winston Churchill

   from 1914 to 1916

   2 moments here

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

2. John F. Kennedy

   in 1917

   2 moments here

   John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

3. Walt Disney

   from 1917 to 1918

   2 moments here

   Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

4. George Orwell

   in 1917

   2 moments here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

5. Benito Mussolini

   in 1915

   2 moments here

   Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

6. Le Corbusier

   from 1915 to 1917

   2 moments here

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

7. Harry S. Truman

   from 1917 to 1918

   2 moments here

   Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

8. Theodore Roosevelt

   in 1914

   2 moments here

   Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

9. Albert Einstein

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

10. Nelson Mandela

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

11. Sigmund Freud

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

12. Salvador Dalí

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

13. Marlene Dietrich

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…

14. Indira Gandhi

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

15. Ernest Rutherford

    in 1914

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

16. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

Moments

1. 1915 Films the Tramp in Niles Canyon Charlie Chaplin
2. 1915 Addresses Madras law dinner Mahatma Gandhi
3. 1915 Visits Rishikesh and Lakshman Jhula Mahatma Gandhi
4. 1915 Volunteers at Haridwar Kumbh Mela Mahatma Gandhi
5. 1915 Commands the 19th Division at Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
6. 1915 Opens Kochrab Ashram residence Mahatma Gandhi
7. 1915 Received at Mayavaram Mahatma Gandhi
8. 1915 Received by Bangalore citizens Mahatma Gandhi
9. 1915 Starts Kochrab Ashram Mahatma Gandhi
10. 1915 Departure from wartime Trieste James Joyce
11. 1915 Stays at the Rumburk sanatorium Franz Kafka
12. 1915 Commands near the firing line at Chunuk Bair Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
13. 1915 Service on the Isonzo front Benito Mussolini
14. 1915 Final T.C.B.S. meeting J. R. R. Tolkien
15. 1915 Zimmerwald anti-war conference Vladimir Lenin
16. 1915 Return to Paris after amputation Sarah Bernhardt
17. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
18. 1915 Marriage to Rachele Guidi Benito Mussolini
19. 1915 Departure from Bergen Henry Ford
20. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
21. 1915 Peace Ship arrival in Oslo Henry Ford
22. 1915 Lives in Galesburg Ronald Reagan
23. 1916 Wrote first detective novel Agatha Christie
24. 1916 Teaching and study in Milwaukee Golda Meir
25. 1916 Lecture at Mabel Tainter Memorial Building Helen Keller
26. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
27. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
28. 1916 Trains radiology assistants in Paris Marie Curie
29. 1916 Serves in Edirne after Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
30. 1916 Takes command in Diyarbakır Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
31. 1916 Commands troops at Ploegsteert Winston Churchill
32. 1916 Relocated to Zurich Vladimir Lenin
33. 1916 Captured at Douaumont Charles de Gaulle
34. 1916 Works at his Mutual studio Charlie Chaplin
35. 1916 Marriage to Edith Bratt J. R. R. Tolkien
36. 1916 Seefeldstrasse residence James Joyce
37. 1916 Kiental anti-war conference Vladimir Lenin
38. 1916 Lands in Kobe for Japanese lecture tour Rabindranath Tagore
39. 1916 Received in Rangoon Rabindranath Tagore
40. 1916 British Expeditionary Force depot at Étaples J. R. R. Tolkien
41. 1916 Joins battalion at Rubempré J. R. R. Tolkien
42. 1916 Marriage to Mamie Doud Dwight D. Eisenhower
43. 1916 Holidays with Felice in Marienbad Franz Kafka
44. 1916 Somme service from Bouzincourt J. R. R. Tolkien
45. 1916 Moves to Montrouge studio Pablo Picasso
46. 1916 Tours Adirondacks and Vermont Thomas Edison
47. 1916 Deployed to Somme near Bapaume Adolf Hitler
48. 1916 Arrives in Seattle Rabindranath Tagore
49. 1916 Battle at Regina Trench J. R. R. Tolkien
50. 1916 Meditates among Santa Barbara orange groves Rabindranath Tagore

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