Historical figures in Pittsburgh
The atlas holds 7 people and 8 moments here, from 1755 to 1964. The most recorded lives are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Cold War and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
George Washington
from 1755 to 1784
2 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Abraham Lincoln
in 1861
1 moment here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Mark Twain
in 1884
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Charles Dickens
in 1842
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Marie Curie
in 1921
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1948
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1964
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Moments
- 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
- 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
- 1842 Arrives in Pittsburgh by canal Charles Dickens
- 1861 Stopped in Pittsburgh Abraham Lincoln
- 1884 Twain–Cable tour reaches Pittsburgh Mark Twain
- 1921 Visits Pittsburgh Marie Curie
- 1948 Pittsburgh torchlight parade and address Harry S. Truman
- 1964 Graduate study in Pittsburgh Wangarĩ Maathai