Performers in New York City
The atlas holds 22 people and 63 moments here, from 1869 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Whitney Houston, Robin Williams and Judy Garland.
Notable people
Whitney Houston
from 1978 to 2001
11 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Robin Williams
from 1973 to 2011
7 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Judy Garland
from 1939 to 1967
6 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1918 to 1952
4 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Thomas Edison
from 1869 to 1886
4 moments here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2009
4 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1944 to 1968
3 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Sarah Bernhardt
from 1880 to 1910
3 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1891
3 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1995
3 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Ronald Reagan
from 1944 to 1979
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Steve Jobs
from 1998 to 1999
2 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Heath Ledger
from 2005 to 2008
2 moments here
Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…
Michael Jackson
in 2001
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1934
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1962
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Walt Disney
in 1928
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1961
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Albert Camus
in 1946
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Selena
in 1994
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Prince
in 2010
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
George Michael
in 1991
1 moment here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Moments
- 1869 Moves to New York City Thomas Edison
- 1878 Demonstrates phonograph at Mount St. Vincent Thomas Edison
- 1880 Arrival in New York Sarah Bernhardt
- 1880 Adrienne Lecouvreur at Booth's Theatre Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Takes up residence in Manhattan Thomas Edison
- 1886 Works at Harrison lamp factory Thomas Edison
- 1891 Arrival in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Carnegie Hall opening concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1891 Conducting the Piano Concerto in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1910 Judas at the Globe Theater Sarah Bernhardt
- 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1928 Oswald negotiation trip Walt Disney
- 1931 Attends New York City Lights premiere Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Departs New York on longest journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1934 Makes first New York visit Salvador Dalí
- 1939 The Wizard of Oz New York premiere Judy Garland
- 1944 With Jean Gabin in New York Marlene Dietrich
- 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
- 1946 The Crisis of Man at Columbia Albert Camus
- 1951 Palace Theatre opening Judy Garland
- 1952 Boards Queen Elizabeth in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1959 Metropolitan Opera House concert run Judy Garland
- 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
- 1962 Sang for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe
- 1967 First Broadway engagement Marlene Dietrich
- 1967 Return to the Palace Theatre Judy Garland
- 1967 Felt Forum appearances Judy Garland
- 1968 Second Broadway engagement Marlene Dietrich
- 1971 Birth in East Harlem Tupac Shakur
- 1973 Broadway debut in Irene Carrie Fisher
- 1973 Juilliard scholarship Robin Williams
- 1975 Central Park 10K Robin Williams
- 1978 Town Hall solo performance Whitney Houston
- 1979 Copacabana live comedy recording Robin Williams
- 1979 Launches presidential campaign in New York Ronald Reagan
- 1980 Modeling discovery at Carnegie Hall Whitney Houston
- 1980 Censored Scenes From King Kong on Broadway Carrie Fisher
- 1983 Agnes of God at the Music Box Theatre Carrie Fisher
- 1986 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration performance Whitney Houston
- 1986 Relocation to Fort Lee Whitney Houston
- 1988 Waiting for Godot at Lincoln Center Robin Williams
- 1988 United Negro College Fund benefit Whitney Houston
- 1990 Arista AIDS benefit concert Whitney Houston
- 1991 Cover to Cover concert at Madison Square Garden George Michael
- 1993 Radio City Music Hall concert Whitney Houston
- 1994 Rainforest Foundation Concert Whitney Houston
- 1994 Javits Center appearance Selena
- 1994 Quad Studios shooting Tupac Shakur
- 1995 Transfer to Rikers Island Tupac Shakur