Historical figures in Kansas City

The atlas holds 4 people and 16 moments here, from 1890 to 2006. The most recorded lives are Harry S. Truman, Walt Disney and Ernest Hemingway. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Business Leaders, across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Harry S. Truman

   from 1890 to 1972

   10 moments here

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

2. Walt Disney

   from 1911 to 1921

   3 moments here

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

3. Ernest Hemingway

   from 1917 to 1928

   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,…

4. Kofi Annan

   in 2006

   1 moment here

   Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

Moments

1. 1890 Move to Independence Harry S. Truman
2. 1901 Business studies in Kansas City Harry S. Truman
3. 1905 Missouri National Guard service Harry S. Truman
4. 1911 Family move to Kansas City Walt Disney
5. 1917 Reporter at The Kansas City Star Ernest Hemingway
6. 1919 Marriage to Bess Wallace Harry S. Truman
7. 1919 Return to Kansas City Walt Disney
8. 1919 Truman and Jacobson Haberdashery Harry S. Truman
9. 1921 Laugh-O-Gram Studio work Walt Disney
10. 1923 County Court judge begins service Harry S. Truman
11. 1927 Presiding judge of Jackson County Harry S. Truman
12. 1928 Son's birth in Kansas City Ernest Hemingway
13. 1953 Return home after presidency Harry S. Truman
14. 1957 Dedication of the Truman Library Harry S. Truman
15. 1972 Death in Kansas City Harry S. Truman
16. 2006 Final Secretary-General speech Kofi Annan

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