Historical figures in San Diego
The atlas holds 8 people and 9 moments here, from 1915 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Kobe Bryant, Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Kobe Bryant
in 1979
2 moments here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Albert Einstein
in 1930
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1958
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Elvis Presley
in 1956
1 moment here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Henry Ford
in 1915
1 moment here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Selena
in 1994
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Carrie Fisher
in 2015
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Maryam Mirzakhani
in 2013
1 moment here
Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
Moments
- 1915 Vagabonds arrive at San Diego Henry Ford
- 1930 Begins first Caltech visit Albert Einstein
- 1956 Milton Berle Show aboard USS Hancock Elvis Presley
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1979 Family move to San Diego Kobe Bryant
- 1979 Preschool in La Jolla Kobe Bryant
- 1994 San Diego Convention Center concert Selena
- 2013 Receives Satter Prize Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2015 San Diego Comic-Con promotion for The Force Awakens Carrie Fisher