Historical figures in London

The atlas holds 101 people and 455 moments here, from 1374 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Desiderius Erasmus, Giordano Bruno and Benazir Bhutto. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Desiderius Erasmus

   from 1505 to 1510

   2 moments here

   Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

2. Giordano Bruno

   from 1583 to 1584

   2 moments here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

3. Benazir Bhutto

   from 1984 to 1999

   2 moments here

   Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…

4. Carrie Fisher

   from 1973 to 2015

   2 moments here

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

5. Paul Walker

   from 2009 to 2013

   2 moments here

   Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…

6. Michael Jackson

   in 2009

   1 moment here

   American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…

7. Joseph Stalin

   in 1907

   1 moment here

   Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

8. Pablo Picasso

   in 1919

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

9. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1862

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

10. Marie Curie

    in 1903

    1 moment here

    Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

11. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

12. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

13. Louis Pasteur

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

14. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1944

    1 moment here

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

15. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

16. Richard Wagner

    in 1855

    1 moment here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

17. Jimmy Carter

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

18. Jules Verne

    in 1868

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

19. John Adams

    in 1785

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

20. James Cook

    in 1762

    1 moment here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

21. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1889

    1 moment here

    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

22. Arthur Schopenhauer

    in 1803

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

23. Simón Bolívar

    in 1810

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

24. Ernest Rutherford

    in 1937

    1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1805 Eton v Harrow match at Lord's Lord Byron
2. 1809 First seat in the House of Lords Lord Byron
3. 1809 Departure for the Continent Lord Byron
4. 1810 Meets Wellesley at Apsley House Simón Bolívar
5. 1811 Stay with Henry in London Jane Austen
6. 1812 Luddite speech in the House of Lords Lord Byron
7. 1812 Humphry Davy lectures Michael Faraday
8. 1812 Catholic-emancipation speech Lord Byron
9. 1813 Chemical Assistant appointment Michael Faraday
10. 1813 London visit to Eliza de Feuillide Jane Austen
11. 1813 Departure on Continental tour Michael Faraday
12. 1814 London stay with Henry Jane Austen
13. 1815 Moves to Norfolk Street Charles Dickens
14. 1815 Return to the Royal Institution Michael Faraday
15. 1815 Nursing Henry in London Jane Austen
16. 1815 Visit to the Prince Regent's Library Jane Austen
17. 1816 Boarding school in Chelsea Edgar Allan Poe
18. 1817 Manor House School Edgar Allan Poe
19. 1822 Moves to Bayham Street Charles Dickens
20. 1824 Visits his family in the Marshalsea Charles Dickens
21. 1824 Works at Warren's Blacking Warehouse Charles Dickens
22. 1825 Attends Wellington House Academy Charles Dickens
23. 1827 First Christmas Lecture Michael Faraday
24. 1827 Clerks at Gray's Inn Charles Dickens
25. 1829 Reports at Doctors' Commons Charles Dickens
26. 1829 Discusses beetles in London Charles Darwin
27. 1830 Becomes a British Museum reader Charles Dickens
28. 1831 Work at the Royal Institution Michael Faraday
29. 1834 Takes rooms at Furnival's Inn Charles Dickens
30. 1836 Marries at St Luke's Church Charles Dickens
31. 1837 Moves to London scientific circles Charles Darwin
32. 1837 Establishes home in Doughty Street Charles Dickens
33. 1837 Recovers at Hampstead Heath Charles Dickens
34. 1837 Incognito London visit Frédéric Chopin
35. 1838 Moves into Upper Gower Street Charles Darwin
36. 1839 Moves to Devonshire Terrace Charles Dickens
37. 1843 Visit to German communists Friedrich Engels
38. 1844 Visits Kew Gardens Charles Darwin
39. 1845 Research journey to London Friedrich Engels
40. 1845 Studies and meets Chartists in London Karl Marx
41. 1847 First Communist League congress Friedrich Engels
42. 1847 Arrives in London Hans Christian Andersen
43. 1847 Conducts I masnadieri premiere Giuseppe Verdi
44. 1847 Meets Charles Dickens Hans Christian Andersen
45. 1847 Second Communist League congress Friedrich Engels
46. 1847 Attends Communist League congress Karl Marx
47. 1848 Arrival for Great Britain tour Frédéric Chopin
48. 1848 Performance at Stafford House Frédéric Chopin
49. 1848 Last public appearance at Guildhall Frédéric Chopin
50. 1849 Refugee reunion Friedrich Engels

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