Historical figures in Paris

The atlas holds 106 people and 375 moments here, from 800 to 2015. The most recorded lives are François Rabelais, Prince and Adolf Hitler. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. François Rabelais

    from 1528 to 1553

    2 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…

  2. Prince

    in 2009

    2 moments here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

  3. Adolf Hitler

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  4. Albert Einstein

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  5. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  6. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1857

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

  7. Charles Darwin

    in 1827

    1 moment here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  8. Thomas Edison

    in 1889

    1 moment here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  9. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  10. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1920

    1 moment here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

  11. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  12. Carl Linnaeus

    in 1738

    1 moment here

    Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…

  13. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1913

    1 moment here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

  14. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  15. Frida Kahlo

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…

  16. Agatha Christie

    in 1905

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  17. Joan of Arc

    in 1429

    1 moment here

    French visionary and military figure of the Hundred Years' War. Born at Domrémy, Joan sought the support of Charles VII, helped relieve Orléans,…

  18. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1827

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

  19. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1948

    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…

  20. Francis Bacon

    in 1576

    1 moment here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  21. Hugo Chávez

    in 2002

    1 moment here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

  22. John Adams

    in 1783

    1 moment here

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

  23. Charlemagne

    in 800

    1 moment here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

  24. Francisco Goya

    in 1824

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

Moments

  1. 1844 Second meeting with Marx Friedrich Engels
  2. 1844 Meets Engels at Café de la Régence Karl Marx
  3. 1844 Birth at rue de l'École-de-Médecine Sarah Bernhardt
  4. 1846 Paris communist organizing Friedrich Engels
  5. 1846 Moves to Paris Charles Dickens
  6. 1847 First law studies in Paris Jules Verne
  7. 1847 Paris base Giuseppe Verdi
  8. 1848 Residence at Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie Jules Verne
  9. 1848 Last Paris concert Frédéric Chopin
  10. 1848 Arrives in revolutionary Paris Karl Marx
  11. 1848 Return to Paris after British tour Frédéric Chopin
  12. 1849 Summer apartment at Chaillot Frédéric Chopin
  13. 1849 Flight through Paris Richard Wagner
  14. 1849 Chairs the Paris Peace Congress Victor Hugo
  15. 1849 Residence at Château de Monte-Cristo Alexandre Dumas
  16. 1849 Returns to Paris after expulsion from Prussia Karl Marx
  17. 1849 Departure from Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  18. 1849 Final apartment at Place Vendôme Frédéric Chopin
  19. 1849 Death in Paris Frédéric Chopin
  20. 1850 Scientific study in Paris Alfred Nobel
  21. 1850 Return to Paris after marriage Honoré de Balzac
  22. 1850 Death in Rue Fortunée townhouse Honoré de Balzac
  23. 1851 Paris visit with Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
  24. 1852 Theatre secretary in Paris Jules Verne
  25. 1853 Return to Paris and Le Mousquetaire Alexandre Dumas
  26. 1856 Residence at Hôtel Voltaire Charles Baudelaire
  27. 1857 Move to Paris and ENS directorship Louis Pasteur
  28. 1857 Arrives for first Paris stay Leo Tolstoy
  29. 1858 Laboratory at the École Normale Supérieure Louis Pasteur
  30. 1859 Return to Paris for Tannhäuser Richard Wagner
  31. 1860 Studies at the Paris Conservatory Sarah Bernhardt
  32. 1860 Brief cohabitation in Neuilly-sur-Seine Charles Baudelaire
  33. 1861 First foreign journey: Paris Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  34. 1862 Visited Paris on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  35. 1862 Return via Paris Giuseppe Verdi
  36. 1862 Ambassadorial posting in Paris Otto von Bismarck
  37. 1862 Comédie-Française debut Sarah Bernhardt
  38. 1863 Gives readings at the British Embassy Charles Dickens
  39. 1863 Returned to Paris during his second European journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  40. 1863 Begins Paris stay after Spain Hans Christian Andersen
  41. 1864 Move to Auteuil Jules Verne
  42. 1864 Poetry recital at the Tuileries Sarah Bernhardt
  43. 1864 Return to Paris from Naples Alexandre Dumas
  44. 1864 Birth of Maurice Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt
  45. 1866 Extended Paris stay for Don Carlos Giuseppe Verdi
  46. 1866 Engagement at the Odéon Sarah Bernhardt
  47. 1866 Admission to Dr. Duval's clinic Charles Baudelaire
  48. 1867 Chair of organic chemistry at the Sorbonne Louis Pasteur
  49. 1867 Visits the Paris Exposition Mark Twain
  50. 1867 Death at Dr. Duval's clinic Charles Baudelaire

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