Historical figures in Los Angeles
The atlas holds 34 people and 91 moments here, from 1913 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Walt Disney and Albert Einstein. Among them Performers, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1937 to 2004
12 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Walt Disney
from 1923 to 1966
6 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Albert Einstein
from 1931 to 1933
5 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1913 to 1972
5 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Whitney Houston
from 1992 to 2012
5 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Prince
from 1981 to 2008
5 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Carrie Fisher
from 1956 to 2016
5 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Paul Walker
from 1973 to 2006
5 moments here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Marilyn Monroe
from 1926 to 1962
4 moments here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1931 to 1943
4 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Robin Williams
from 1977 to 1990
4 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Judy Garland
from 1935 to 1961
4 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Kobe Bryant
from 2006 to 2016
3 moments here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Chester Bennington
from 2003 to 2017
3 moments here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Freddie Mercury
from 1982 to 1983
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
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.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1990
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
John F. Kennedy
in 1960
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1965
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1946
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Elvis Presley
in 1968
1 moment here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1999
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Stephen Hawking
in 1974
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Kofi Annan
in 2003
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Moments
- 1913 Arrives in Los Angeles for Keystone Charlie Chaplin
- 1916 Works at his Mutual studio Charlie Chaplin
- 1918 Occupies the completed Chaplin Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1923 Move to Hollywood Walt Disney
- 1926 Born at Los Angeles General Hospital Marilyn Monroe
- 1931 Attends City Lights premiere Albert Einstein
- 1931 Tours Universal Studios Albert Einstein
- 1931 Works at Caltech Albert Einstein
- 1931 Visit to Charlie Chaplin's set Marlene Dietrich
- 1932 Second Caltech winter Albert Einstein
- 1932 Returns to Los Angeles after world journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1933 Third Caltech winter Albert Einstein
- 1934 Restaurant visit with Maria Marlene Dietrich
- 1935 MGM audition Judy Garland
- 1935 Vaudeville audition at the Orpheum Judy Garland
- 1935 Entered the Los Angeles Orphans Home Marilyn Monroe
- 1937 Lives in Hollywood Ronald Reagan
- 1937 Reports to Warner Bros. Ronald Reagan
- 1937 Snow White world premiere Walt Disney
- 1939 Snow White Academy Award Walt Disney
- 1939 Move to the Burbank studio Walt Disney
- 1940 Los Angeles portrait Marlene Dietrich
- 1941 Residence in Bel Air Judy Garland
- 1941 Lives on Cordell Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1942 Assigned to Culver City film unit Ronald Reagan
- 1943 Hollywood Canteen anniversary Marlene Dietrich
- 1946 Chilean consul in Los Angeles Gabriela Mistral
- 1946 Works at Disney Studios Salvador Dalí
- 1949 Move to Holmby Hills Walt Disney
- 1952 Marries Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Builds Pacific Palisades home Ronald Reagan
- 1956 Birth at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Carrie Fisher
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Moved back to Los Angeles Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Hollywood Bowl concert Judy Garland
- 1962 Died at her Brentwood home Marilyn Monroe
- 1965 Visits Watts after rebellion Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1966 Death at St. Joseph Hospital Walt Disney
- 1968 Recording the '68 Comeback Special Elvis Presley
- 1972 Receives Honorary Academy Award Charlie Chaplin
- 1973 Birth in Glendale Paul Walker
- 1974 Year at Caltech Stephen Hawking
- 1977 Los Angeles comedy-club work Robin Williams
- 1978 Visiting student at USC Shinzo Abe
- 1981 Rolling Stones opening appearance Prince
- 1982 Doctoral study at USC Mohamed Morsi
- 1982 Final U.S. concerts Freddie Mercury
- 1983 Lived in Los Angeles Douglas Adams
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Los Angeles Freddie Mercury