Historical figures in Pennsylvania

The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1777 to 1966. The most recorded lives are John James Audubon, George Washington and Woodrow Wilson. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Writers and Mathematicians, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Astrud Gilberto

   in 1966

   1 moment here

   Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…

2. George Washington

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

3. James Monroe

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

4. John James Audubon

   from 1803 to 1808

   2 moments here

   French-American artist, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist best known for The Birds of America.…

5. Katharine Hepburn

   in 1924

   1 moment here

   American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…

6. Woodrow Wilson

   in 1885

   1 moment here

   Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…

Moments

1. 1777 Winter encampment at Valley Forge James Monroe
2. 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
3. 1803 Arrival and residence at Mill Grove John James Audubon
4. 1808 Marriage at Fatland Ford John James Audubon
5. 1885 Professor at Bryn Mawr Woodrow Wilson
6. 1924 Admission to Bryn Mawr College Katharine Hepburn
7. 1966 Settlement on Philadelphia Main Line Astrud Gilberto

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