Historical figures in Gothenburg
The atlas holds 7 people and 8 moments here, from 1946 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Garrincha, Pelé and Ingmar Bergman. Among them Writers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Claude Simon
in 1978
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Dolly Parton
in 2010
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Garrincha
from 1958 to 1966
2 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Ingmar Bergman
in 1946
1 moment here
Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Nadine Gordimer
in 2010
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2018
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Pelé
in 1958
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Moments
- 1946 Caligula premiere at Gothenburg City Theatre Ingmar Bergman
- 1958 World Cup debut Garrincha
- 1958 World Cup quarter-final goal Pelé
- 1966 Brazil versus Sweden Garrincha
- 1978 Lecture in Gothenburg Claude Simon
- 2010 Liseberg Applause Award Dolly Parton
- 2010 Gothenburg Book Fair appearance Nadine Gordimer
- 2018 Göteborg Book Fair seminar Nawal El Saadawi