Historical figures in Norway
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1945 to 1971. The most recorded lives are Alan Turing, Olav V and Abebe Bikila. Across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Abebe Bikila
in 1971
1 moment here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Alan Turing
in 1952
1 moment here
English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…
Olav V
in 1945
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Moments
- 1945 Return to liberated Norway Olav V
- 1952 Norway visit Alan Turing
- 1971 Disabled-sport competition in Norway Abebe Bikila