Writers in New York City
The atlas holds 42 people and 123 moments here, from 1776 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and Sigmund Freud.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1944 to 1979
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Abraham Lincoln
from 1860 to 1861
2 moments here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Sigmund Freud
in 1909
2 moments here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Edgar Allan Poe
from 1831 to 1846
2 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Oscar Wilde
from 1882 to 1883
2 moments here
Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
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…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1945
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
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…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1960
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,…
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…
Jimmy Carter
in 1976
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…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1960
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jules Verne
in 1867
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
John Adams
in 1789
1 moment here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1971
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1989
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Prince
in 2010
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Moments
- 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
- 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
- 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
- 1917 Move to Forest Hills Helen Keller
- 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Arrives in New York Albert Einstein
- 1921 Gives first American lecture at Columbia Albert Einstein
- 1924 Educational-reform lecture at Columbia Gabriela Mistral
- 1927 Relocated to Riverdale John F. Kennedy
- 1928 Oswald negotiation trip Walt Disney
- 1930 Courses and lectures at Barnard Gabriela Mistral
- 1930 Attends Madison Square Garden Hanukkah celebration Albert Einstein
- 1930 Attends Metropolitan Opera Albert Einstein
- 1930 Returns to New York Albert Einstein
- 1930 Tours Riverside Church Albert Einstein
- 1931 Attends New York City Lights premiere Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Departs New York on longest journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 World Conference on Work for the Blind Helen Keller
- 1934 Makes first New York visit Salvador Dalí
- 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
- 1945 New York City visit Charles de Gaulle
- 1946 The Crisis of Man at Columbia Albert Camus
- 1947 Lions Club address during world tour Helen Keller
- 1948 Inauguration as Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1952 Boards Queen Elizabeth in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1953 Chile delegate at the UN Commission on the Status of Women Gabriela Mistral
- 1953 Atoms for Peace address Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1955 Attendance at UN human-rights message reading Gabriela Mistral
- 1958 Stabbed at Harlem book signing Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Returns from India through New York Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 New York office and departure for Spain Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Meeting Gamal Abdel Nasser at the United Nations Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
- 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
- 1962 Celebrated birthday at Madison Square Garden John F. Kennedy
- 1964 Lectures at the New School Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1967 Addresses antiwar march at United Nations Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1967 Delivers “Beyond Vietnam” Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1968 United Nations General Assembly appearance Indira Gandhi
- 1970 Special UN General Assembly session Indira Gandhi
- 1971 Honorary doctorate at Columbia University Jorge Luis Borges
- 1971 Adjunct Professor of Writing at Columbia University Nadine Gordimer
- 1971 Birth in East Harlem Tupac Shakur
- 1972 Visit to New York Jorge Luis Borges
- 1973 Broadway debut in Irene Carrie Fisher
- 1973 Juilliard scholarship Robin Williams
- 1975 Central Park 10K Robin Williams
- 1976 Democratic National Convention Jimmy Carter