Historical figures in Baltimore
The atlas holds 7 people and 13 moments here, from 1829 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens and Tupac Shakur. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Edgar Allan Poe
from 1829 to 1849
5 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Charles Dickens
from 1842 to 1868
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Tupac Shakur
in 1984
2 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…
Abraham Lincoln
in 1861
1 moment here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1932
1 moment here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Helen Keller
in 1886
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Prince
in 2015
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Moments
- 1829 Residence with the Clemm family Edgar Allan Poe
- 1831 Return to Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe
- 1835 Marriage license in Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe
- 1842 Visits Baltimore's institutions Charles Dickens
- 1849 Death at Washington Medical College Edgar Allan Poe
- 1849 Found in distress in Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe
- 1861 Passed secretly through Baltimore Abraham Lincoln
- 1868 Reads in Baltimore Charles Dickens
- 1886 Consultation with Dr. Chisholm Helen Keller
- 1932 Campaign address in Baltimore Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1984 Family relocation to Baltimore Tupac Shakur
- 1984 Residence on Greenmount Avenue Tupac Shakur
- 2015 Rally 4 Peace concert Prince