Performers in Paris
The atlas holds 17 people and 75 moments here, from 1622 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Sarah Bernhardt, Pablo Picasso and Molière.
Notable people
Sarah Bernhardt
from 1844 to 1923
21 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Pablo Picasso
from 1900 to 1965
10 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Molière
from 1622 to 1673
10 moments here
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and theatrical manager.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1926 to 1979
5 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1959 to 1992
4 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1955 to 1993
3 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Albert Camus
from 1940 to 1945
3 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Richard Wagner
from 1839 to 1859
3 moments here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Louis XIV
from 1638 to 1674
3 moments here
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1989
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1921 to 1931
2 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from 1861 to 1881
2 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Judy Garland
in 1960
2 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Prince
in 2009
2 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Thomas Edison
in 1889
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1920
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Umm Kulthum
in 1967
1 moment here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Moments
- 1622 Baptism at Saint-Eustache Molière
- 1638 Birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Louis XIV
- 1644 Opening of the Jeu de Paume des Métayers Molière
- 1651 Private business in Paris Molière
- 1651 Fronde crisis in Paris Louis XIV
- 1658 Command performance before Louis XIV Molière
- 1661 Opening at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1670 Royal entertainment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Molière
- 1671 Psyché at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1672 Move to rue de Richelieu Molière
- 1673 Death in Paris Molière
- 1673 Final performance of Le Malade imaginaire Molière
- 1674 Retreat to Saint-Germain-en-Laye Louis XIV
- 1839 Paris residence in exile Richard Wagner
- 1844 Birth at rue de l'École-de-Médecine Sarah Bernhardt
- 1849 Flight through Paris Richard Wagner
- 1859 Return to Paris for Tannhäuser Richard Wagner
- 1860 Studies at the Paris Conservatory Sarah Bernhardt
- 1861 First foreign journey: Paris Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1862 Comédie-Française debut Sarah Bernhardt
- 1864 Poetry recital at the Tuileries Sarah Bernhardt
- 1864 Birth of Maurice Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt
- 1866 Engagement at the Odéon Sarah Bernhardt
- 1868 Residence on rue de Rome Sarah Bernhardt
- 1869 Residence on rue Auber Sarah Bernhardt
- 1870 Hospital work during the Siege of Paris Sarah Bernhardt
- 1871 Refuge at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Sarah Bernhardt
- 1871 Return to rue de Rome Sarah Bernhardt
- 1872 Ruy Blas opening night Sarah Bernhardt
- 1880 La Dame aux Camélias with her own company Sarah Bernhardt
- 1881 Nikolai Rubinstein funeral service Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1881 Return to Paris after American tour Sarah Bernhardt
- 1887 La Tosca opening at Porte Saint-Martin Sarah Bernhardt
- 1889 Tours Europe and Paris Exposition Thomas Edison
- 1893 Artistic direction at the Théâtre de la Renaissance Sarah Bernhardt
- 1899 Lease of the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt
- 1899 Opening of the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt
- 1899 Hamlet premiere Sarah Bernhardt
- 1900 First journey to Paris Pablo Picasso
- 1901 Settles in Montmartre Pablo Picasso
- 1904 Establishes the Bateau-Lavoir studio Pablo Picasso
- 1907 Encounters African art at the Trocadéro Pablo Picasso
- 1915 Return to Paris after amputation Sarah Bernhardt
- 1916 Moves to Montrouge studio Pablo Picasso
- 1918 Marries Olga in Paris Pablo Picasso
- 1920 Guest of Albert Kahn near Paris Rabindranath Tagore
- 1921 Visits Paris during European homecoming Charlie Chaplin
- 1923 Death in Paris Sarah Bernhardt
- 1926 Makes first Paris journey Salvador Dalí
- 1929 Moves into the Paris art world Salvador Dalí