Historical figures in Paris
The atlas holds 106 people and 375 moments here, from 800 to 2015. The most recorded lives are John Calvin, Gabriela Mistral and Ronald Reagan. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
John Calvin
from 1531 to 1536
3 moments here
French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…
Gabriela Mistral
from 1928 to 1937
3 moments here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
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.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
from 1862 to 1863
2 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Mark Twain
from 1867 to 1894
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Sigmund Freud
from 1885 to 1938
2 moments here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
John F. Kennedy
from 1951 to 1961
2 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Charles Dickens
from 1846 to 1863
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Franz Kafka
from 1910 to 1911
2 moments here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Thomas Jefferson
from 1784 to 1789
2 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Adam Smith
from 1764 to 1766
2 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Nikola Tesla
from 1882 to 1889
2 moments here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Friedrich Engels
from 1844 to 1846
2 moments here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1914 to 1984
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
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…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
from 1928 to 1950
2 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Kofi Annan
from 1998 to 2006
2 moments here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Helen Keller
from 1931 to 1952
2 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Shinzo Abe
from 2014 to 2015
2 moments here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Petrarch
from 1333 to 1361
2 moments here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
John Milton
from 1638 to 1639
2 moments here
English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…
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…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1997
2 moments here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Moments
- 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
- 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
- 1783 Signed Treaty of Paris John Adams
- 1783 Manned balloon launch Benjamin Franklin
- 1784 Meeting with Mirabeau Benjamin Franklin
- 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
- 1789 Present in Paris during Bastille storming Thomas Jefferson
- 1799 Confronts legislators at Saint-Cloud Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1802 Travels to Paris Simón Bolívar
- 1804 Takes an apartment in Paris Simón Bolívar
- 1804 Crowned at Notre-Dame Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1806 Returns to Paris Simón Bolívar
- 1810 Marries Marie Louise at the Louvre Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1813 Paris boarding school Honoré de Balzac
- 1813 Arrival in Paris with Davy Michael Faraday
- 1814 Family relocation to Paris Honoré de Balzac
- 1815 Re-enters Paris Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1815 Retires to Malmaison Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1816 Law faculty and legal clerkship Honoré de Balzac
- 1818 Notary-clerk employment Honoré de Balzac
- 1819 Garret in Rue Lesdiguières Honoré de Balzac
- 1821 Birth at rue Hautefeuille Charles Baudelaire
- 1821 Baptism at Saint-Sulpice Charles Baudelaire
- 1823 First visit to Paris Alexandre Dumas
- 1824 Paris visit Francisco Goya
- 1827 Hosts the Romantic Cénacle Victor Hugo
- 1827 Visits Paris Charles Darwin
- 1827 Trip to Paris Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1830 July Revolution fighting Alexandre Dumas
- 1830 Moves to rue Jean-Goujon Victor Hugo
- 1831 Arrival in Paris Frédéric Chopin
- 1832 Parisian debut at Salle Pleyel Frédéric Chopin
- 1832 Settles at Place Royale Victor Hugo
- 1833 Benefit concert with Liszt Frédéric Chopin
- 1833 Begins extended stay in Paris Hans Christian Andersen
- 1836 Boarder at Lycée Louis-le-Grand Charles Baudelaire
- 1836 Return from Turin journey Honoré de Balzac
- 1838 Residence at Les Jardies Honoré de Balzac
- 1838 Boarding-school attempt in Paris Louis Pasteur
- 1839 Paris apartment on Rue Tronchet Frédéric Chopin
- 1839 Baccalaureate studies after expulsion Charles Baudelaire
- 1839 Paris residence in exile Richard Wagner
- 1840 Passy residence Honoré de Balzac
- 1840 Dress rehearsal of Berlioz's symphony Frédéric Chopin
- 1842 Return to Paris after the voyage Charles Baudelaire
- 1842 Residence at Square d'Orléans Frédéric Chopin
- 1843 École Normale Supérieure student Louis Pasteur
- 1843 Begins Paris literary season Hans Christian Andersen
- 1843 Residence at Hôtel Pimodan Charles Baudelaire
- 1843 Establishes a Paris household Karl Marx