Historical figures in Toronto

The atlas holds 9 people and 12 moments here, from 1842 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and Prince. Among them Writers, Performers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Mark Twain

    from 1884 to 1885

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  2. Ernest Hemingway

    from 1919 to 1923

    2 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  3. Prince

    from 1984 to 2016

    2 moments here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

  4. Ronald Reagan

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  5. Charles Dickens

    in 1842

    1 moment here

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

  6. Diego Maradona

    in 1996

    1 moment here

    Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…

  7. Doris Lessing

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…

  8. Nadine Gordimer

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

  9. Maryam Mirzakhani

    in 1995

    1 moment here

    Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…

Moments

  1. 1842 Arrives in Toronto Charles Dickens
  2. 1884 Reading-tour appearance in Toronto Mark Twain
  3. 1885 Second Toronto reading-tour visit Mark Twain
  4. 1919 Toronto Star work Ernest Hemingway
  5. 1923 Return to Toronto for son's birth Ernest Hemingway
  6. 1984 Purple Rain Tour performance Prince
  7. 1985 Massey Lectures in Toronto Doris Lessing
  8. 1988 Attends Toronto economic summit Ronald Reagan
  9. 1995 International Mathematical Olympiad perfect score Maryam Mirzakhani
  10. 1996 Toronto Italia friendly Diego Maradona
  11. 2006 Lecturer at Massey College Nadine Gordimer
  12. 2016 Toronto Piano & a Microphone shows Prince

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