Historical figures in Pyongyang
The atlas holds 7 people and 10 moments here, from 1912 to 2010. The most recorded lives are Kim Il Sung, Jimmy Carter and Muammar Gaddafi. Among them Political Leaders, Business Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Kim Il Sung
from 1912 to 1980
3 moments here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Jimmy Carter
from 1994 to 2010
2 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1982
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1995
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Ali Khamenei
in 1989
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1957
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Pol Pot
in 1977
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Moments
- 1912 Birth near Pyongyang Kim Il Sung
- 1945 Mass event in Pyongyang Kim Il Sung
- 1957 Arrival in Pyongyang Ho Chi Minh
- 1977 Visit to North Korea Pol Pot
- 1980 Sixth Workers’ Party Congress Kim Il Sung
- 1982 Treaty visit to Pyongyang Muammar Gaddafi
- 1989 Four-day visit to Pyongyang Ali Khamenei
- 1994 Pyongyang nuclear diplomacy Jimmy Carter
- 1995 Collision in Korea Muhammad Ali
- 2010 North Korea release mission Jimmy Carter