Historical figures in New York City

The atlas holds 76 people and 219 moments here, from 1776 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Michael Jackson, Salvador Dalí and Marilyn Monroe. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. 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…

  3. 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,…

  4. 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…

  5. Neil Armstrong

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

  6. Elvis Presley

    in 1972

    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,…

  7. 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…

  8. 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,…

  9. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  10. 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…

  11. 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…

  12. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  13. 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…

  14. George H. W. Bush

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  15. 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…

  16. 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…

  17. John Adams

    in 1789

    1 moment here

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

  18. Simón Bolívar

    in 1807

    1 moment here

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

  19. Rafael Orozco Maestre

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…

  20. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1912

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  21. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  22. 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.…

  23. Selena

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…

  24. Liu Xiaobo

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…

Moments

  1. 1939 Return voyage to New York Frida Kahlo
  2. 1939 Opens New York World's Fair by television Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  3. 1939 The Wizard of Oz New York premiere Judy Garland
  4. 1943 Death at Hotel New Yorker Nikola Tesla
  5. 1944 With Jean Gabin in New York Marlene Dietrich
  6. 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
  7. 1944 Campaigns through New York City in the rain Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  8. 1945 Spinal operation in New York Frida Kahlo
  9. 1945 New York City visit Charles de Gaulle
  10. 1946 The Crisis of Man at Columbia Albert Camus
  11. 1947 Lions Club address during world tour Helen Keller
  12. 1948 New York fundraising accident Golda Meir
  13. 1948 Inauguration as Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower
  14. 1949 Graduation from Notre Dame Convent School Corazon Aquino
  15. 1951 Palace Theatre opening Judy Garland
  16. 1952 Boards Queen Elizabeth in New York Charlie Chaplin
  17. 1953 Visits Eisenhower and Truman in the United States Winston Churchill
  18. 1953 Chile delegate at the UN Commission on the Status of Women Gabriela Mistral
  19. 1953 Atoms for Peace address Dwight D. Eisenhower
  20. 1955 Attendance at UN human-rights message reading Gabriela Mistral
  21. 1957 Addressed the United Nations Elizabeth II
  22. 1958 Stabbed at Harlem book signing Martin Luther King Jr.
  23. 1959 Returns from India through New York Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. 1959 Metropolitan Opera House concert run Judy Garland
  25. 1960 New York office and departure for Spain Ernest Hemingway
  26. 1960 United Nations Security Council address Golda Meir
  27. 1960 Meeting Gamal Abdel Nasser at the United Nations Dwight D. Eisenhower
  28. 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
  29. 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru
  30. 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
  31. 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
  32. 1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
  33. 1962 Celebrated birthday at Madison Square Garden John F. Kennedy
  34. 1962 Sang for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe
  35. 1964 Lectures at the New School Martin Luther King Jr.
  36. 1964 Departure from New York for world tour Che Guevara
  37. 1964 United Nations address Che Guevara
  38. 1967 First Broadway engagement Marlene Dietrich
  39. 1967 Addresses antiwar march at United Nations Martin Luther King Jr.
  40. 1967 Delivers “Beyond Vietnam” Martin Luther King Jr.
  41. 1967 Return to the Palace Theatre Judy Garland
  42. 1967 Felt Forum appearances Judy Garland
  43. 1968 Second Broadway engagement Marlene Dietrich
  44. 1968 United Nations General Assembly appearance Indira Gandhi
  45. 1969 Apollo 11 ticker-tape parade Neil Armstrong
  46. 1970 Special UN General Assembly session Indira Gandhi
  47. 1971 United Nations Security Council visit with her father Benazir Bhutto
  48. 1971 Honorary doctorate at Columbia University Jorge Luis Borges
  49. 1971 Adjunct Professor of Writing at Columbia University Nadine Gordimer
  50. 1971 Birth in East Harlem Tupac Shakur

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