Historical figures in Somerset
The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1917 to 2014. The most recorded lives are John Steinbeck, Amy Winehouse and Alan Turing. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alan Turing
in 1926
1 moment here
English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…
Amy Winehouse
from 2004 to 2008
2 moments here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Dolly Parton
in 2014
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Douglas Adams
in 1976
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
John Steinbeck
in 1959
2 moments here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
Srinivasa Ramanujan
in 1917
1 moment here
Indian mathematician whose documented life moved between Tamil Nadu, southern India, England, and back to India.…
Moments
- 1917 Sanatorium treatment in Wells Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1926 Sherborne School arrival Alan Turing
- 1959 Arthurian research residence in Somerset John Steinbeck
- 1959 Visit to Cadbury Castle John Steinbeck
- 1976 Lived with family in Stalbridge Douglas Adams
- 2004 Glastonbury Festival performance Amy Winehouse
- 2008 Glastonbury Festival return Amy Winehouse
- 2014 Performance at Glastonbury Dolly Parton