Historical figures in Rome

The atlas holds 91 people and 241 moments here, from 211 BC to 2025. The most recorded lives are Gabriela Mistral, Adolf Hitler and Leonardo da Vinci. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Ancient World and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Gabriela Mistral

   from 1924 to 1928

   2 moments here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

2. Adolf Hitler

   in 1938

   1 moment here

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

3. Leonardo da Vinci

   in 1513

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

4. Nelson Mandela

   in 1998

   1 moment here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

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. Pablo Picasso

   in 1917

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

7. Winston Churchill

   in 1944

   1 moment here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

8. Martin Luther

   in 1510

   1 moment here

   German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

9. Friedrich Nietzsche

   in 1882

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

10. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1863

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

11. Elizabeth II

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

12. Sigmund Freud

    in 1923

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

13. Miguel de Cervantes

    in 1569

    1 moment here

    Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…

14. Charles Dickens

    in 1845

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

15. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1926

    1 moment here

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

16. Oscar Wilde

    in 1877

    1 moment here

    Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

17. Lord Byron

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

18. Nicolaus Copernicus

    in 1500

    1 moment here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

19. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1955

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

20. James Joyce

    in 1906

    1 moment here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

21. Ovid

    in 8

    1 moment here

    Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was a Roman poet born at Sulmo. Educated in Rome, he later travelled in Greece, Asia Minor, and Sicily, though the…

22. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1933

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

23. Stephen Hawking

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

24. Le Corbusier

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

Moments

1. 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus
2. 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
3. 1512 Triumph of Galatea at Villa Farnesina Raphael
4. 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
5. 1517 Cupid and Psyche Loggia at Villa Farnesina Raphael
6. 1517 Residence at Palazzo Caprini Raphael
7. 1520 Burial at the Pantheon Raphael
8. 1520 Death in Rome Raphael
9. 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
10. 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
11. 1534 Settles permanently in Rome Michelangelo
12. 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
13. 1536 Paints The Last Judgment Michelangelo
14. 1542 Works in the Pauline Chapel Michelangelo
15. 1547 Takes charge at St. Peter’s Michelangelo
16. 1550 Sculpts the Bandini Pietà in Rome Michelangelo
17. 1564 Dies at Macel de’ Corvi Michelangelo
18. 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
19. 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
20. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
21. 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
22. 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
23. 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
24. 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
25. 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
26. 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
27. 1600 Execution at Campo de' Fiori Giordano Bruno
28. 1601 First Roman residence Peter Paul Rubens
29. 1606 Second extended stay in Rome Peter Paul Rubens
30. 1611 Visited the Collegium Romanum Galileo Galilei
31. 1611 Worked in Rome with the Linceans Galileo Galilei
32. 1616 Admonished at Bellarmine's residence Galileo Galilei
33. 1616 Completed a six-month Roman stay Galileo Galilei
34. 1624 Arrived in Rome to meet Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
35. 1624 Received by Pope Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
36. 1624 Demonstrated a microscope in Rome Galileo Galilei
37. 1630 First Roman stay Diego Velázquez
38. 1630 Returned to Rome for printing approval Galileo Galilei
39. 1633 Lodged at the Tuscan embassy in Rome Galileo Galilei
40. 1633 Abjured at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Galileo Galilei
41. 1633 Appeared before the Holy Office Galileo Galilei
42. 1638 First Roman stay John Milton
43. 1638 Dinner at the English College John Milton
44. 1639 Second Roman stay John Milton
45. 1650 Portrait of Juan de Pareja in Rome Diego Velázquez
46. 1650 Portrait of Pope Innocent X in Rome Diego Velázquez
47. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
48. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
49. 1707 Roman patronage George Frideric Handel
50. 1722 Move to Rome Antonio Vivaldi

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