Historical figures in Milan
The atlas holds 27 people and 53 moments here, from 55 BC to 1996. The most recorded lives are Benito Mussolini, Giuseppe Verdi and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Benito Mussolini
from 1919 to 1945
6 moments here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Giuseppe Verdi
from 1834 to 1901
6 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from 1770 to 1772
5 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Leonardo da Vinci
from 1482 to 1513
4 moments here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Augustine of Hippo
from 384 to 387
3 moments here
Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…
Constantine the Great
from 312 to 326
3 moments here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1796 to 1805
2 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1918
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,…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1819 to 1822
2 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Honoré de Balzac
from 1837 to 1838
2 moments here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Ayrton Senna
from 1990 to 1992
2 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1931
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Winston Churchill
in 1893
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1868
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1833
1 moment here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1925
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Virgil
in 55 BC
1 moment here
Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil, was a Roman poet of the Augustan age and the author of the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid.…
Franz Kafka
in 1911
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Thomas Jefferson
in 1787
1 moment here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Geoffrey Chaucer
in 1378
1 moment here
English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…
Simón Bolívar
in 1805
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Antonio Vivaldi
in 1721
1 moment here
Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…
Diego Velázquez
in 1649
1 moment here
Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…
Petrarch
in 1353
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Moments
- 55 BC Moved to Milan Virgil
- 312 Resides at Milan Constantine the Great
- 313 Meets Licinius at Milan Constantine the Great
- 326 Arrives at Milan on the vicennial journey Constantine the Great
- 384 Imperial rhetoric post in Milan Augustine of Hippo
- 386 Conversion period in Milan Augustine of Hippo
- 387 Baptism by Ambrose Augustine of Hippo
- 1353 Settlement in Milan Petrarch
- 1359 Embassy to Bernabò Visconti’s court Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1378 Envoy to the Visconti in Milan Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1482 Moves to the Sforza court Leonardo da Vinci
- 1495 Paints The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci
- 1506 Returns to French-ruled Milan Leonardo da Vinci
- 1513 Leaves Milan for Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1649 Second Italian journey: Milan Diego Velázquez
- 1721 Opera work in Milan Antonio Vivaldi
- 1728 Arrival in Milan Montesquieu
- 1770 Arrives at San Marco in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Returns to Milan for Mitridate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Directs Mitridate premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1771 Second Milan residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1772 Third stay in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1787 Visited Milan during European tour Thomas Jefferson
- 1796 Enters Milan after Lodi Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1805 Crowned King of Italy in Milan Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1805 Witnesses Napoleon's Milan coronation Simón Bolívar
- 1819 Financial-crisis news in Milan Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1822 Second Italian journey via Milan Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1833 Reaches Milan Hans Christian Andersen
- 1834 Musical work in Milan Giuseppe Verdi
- 1837 Second Italian journey: Milan Honoré de Balzac
- 1838 Milan stay after Sardinia Honoré de Balzac
- 1842 Settles in Milan after Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi
- 1868 Continued from Vevey to Milan Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1872 Establishes Milan hotel residence Giuseppe Verdi
- 1872 Supervises Aida in Milan Giuseppe Verdi
- 1893 Travels through Milan Winston Churchill
- 1893 Arrival at Grand Hotel after Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi
- 1901 Final illness and death Giuseppe Verdi
- 1911 Explores Milan Franz Kafka
- 1918 Milan munitions-factory rescue scene Ernest Hemingway
- 1918 Recuperation in Milan Ernest Hemingway
- 1919 Founding the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento Benito Mussolini
- 1920 Second Fascist congress Benito Mussolini
- 1922 Return to Milan during the March on Rome Benito Mussolini
- 1925 Milan address on humanity Rabindranath Tagore
- 1931 Travels through Milan Mahatma Gandhi
- 1944 Final public speech Benito Mussolini
- 1945 Body displayed at Piazzale Loreto Benito Mussolini
- 1945 Return to Milan in the final days Benito Mussolini