Writers in Chicago

The atlas holds 13 people and 20 moments here, from 1858 to 1980. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

1. John F. Kennedy

   from 1942 to 1960

   3 moments here

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

2. Ronald Reagan

   from 1914 to 1980

   2 moments here

   American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

3. Martin Luther King Jr.

   in 1966

   2 moments here

   American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

4. Walt Disney

   from 1901 to 1917

   2 moments here

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

5. Ernest Hemingway

   from 1899 to 1920

   2 moments here

   American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

6. Theodore Roosevelt

   from 1884 to 1912

   2 moments here

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

7. Abraham Lincoln

   in 1858

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

8. Thomas Edison

   in 1893

   1 moment here

   American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

9. Mark Twain

   in 1885

   1 moment here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

10. Harry S. Truman

    in 1948

    1 moment here

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

11. Rudyard Kipling

    in 1889

    1 moment here

    English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

12. Robin Williams

    in 1951

    1 moment here

    Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…

13. Carrie Fisher

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

Moments

1. 1858 Answered Douglas in Chicago Abraham Lincoln
2. 1884 Republican National Convention appearance Theodore Roosevelt
3. 1885 Twain–Cable tour reaches Chicago Mark Twain
4. 1889 Journey to Chicago Rudyard Kipling
5. 1893 Visits Chicago Columbian Exposition Thomas Edison
6. 1899 Birth in Oak Park Ernest Hemingway
7. 1901 Birth at the Disney family home Walt Disney
8. 1912 Republican National Convention Theodore Roosevelt
9. 1914 Moves to Chicago Ronald Reagan
10. 1917 Return to Chicago for high school Walt Disney
11. 1920 Chicago editorial work Ernest Hemingway
12. 1942 Trained at Northwestern John F. Kennedy
13. 1948 Chicago Stadium campaign address Harry S. Truman
14. 1951 Birth at St. Luke's Hospital Robin Williams
15. 1954 Addressed Chicago executives John F. Kennedy
16. 1960 Faced Nixon in the first televised debate John F. Kennedy
17. 1966 Moves into North Lawndale apartment Martin Luther King Jr.
18. 1966 Marches through Marquette Park Martin Luther King Jr.
19. 1979 Filming The Blues Brothers Carrie Fisher
20. 1980 Debates Republican rivals in Chicago Ronald Reagan

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