Performers through history
The atlas holds 34 people and 1,130 moments here, from 1564 to 2020. The most recorded lives are William Shakespeare, Michael Jackson and Ronald Reagan. Across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
William Shakespeare
from 1564 to 1616
15 moments here
English playwright, poet, actor, and theatrical shareholder. Surviving records place Shakespeare principally in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, with…
Michael Jackson
from 1958 to 2009
17 moments here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1911 to 2004
120 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Pablo Picasso
from 1881 to 1973
60 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1889 to 1977
62 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Thomas Edison
from 1847 to 1931
39 moments here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Salvador Dalí
from 1904 to 1989
36 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1861 to 1941
56 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Marilyn Monroe
from 1926 to 1962
17 moments here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Steve Jobs
from 1955 to 2011
37 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Molière
from 1622 to 1673
24 moments here
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and theatrical manager.…
Walt Disney
from 1901 to 1966
25 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1927 to 2014
41 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Albert Camus
from 1913 to 1960
29 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Richard Wagner
from 1813 to 1883
20 moments here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1901 to 1992
32 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Sarah Bernhardt
from 1844 to 1923
47 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from 1840 to 1893
46 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Louis XIV
from 1638 to 1715
16 moments here
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…
Diego Maradona
from 1960 to 2020
33 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Robin Williams
from 1951 to 2014
31 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Judy Garland
from 1922 to 1969
31 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Whitney Houston
from 1963 to 2012
45 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1996
16 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Moments
- 1599 Moves to Southwark William Shakespeare
- 1643 Illustre Théâtre visit to Rouen Molière
- 1651 Fronde crisis in Paris Louis XIV
- 1833 Choirmaster appointment Richard Wagner
- 1848 Family move to Moscow Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1854 Childhood in Port Huron Thomas Edison
- 1872 Countryside stay at Panihati Rabindranath Tagore
- 1891 Family reaches A Coruña Pablo Picasso
- 1894 Makes childhood stage appearance Charlie Chaplin
- 1902 Cultural exchange performances in Germany Sarah Bernhardt
- 1911 Lives on Glassburn Street Ronald Reagan
- 1917 Exhibits at his Figueres home Salvador Dalí
- 1921 Laugh-O-Gram Studio work Walt Disney
- 1923 Marriage to Rudolf Sieber Marlene Dietrich
- 1933 University of Algiers enrollment Albert Camus
- 1934 Garland Sisters at the Oriental Theater Judy Garland
- 1944 Worked on the Radioplane assembly line Marilyn Monroe
- 1967 Move to Crist Drive home Steve Jobs
- 1967 Olympia recital and interview Umm Kulthum
- 1973 Broadway debut in Irene Carrie Fisher
- 1973 First Japanese performances Michael Jackson
- 1975 Solo debut at New Hope Baptist Church Whitney Houston
- 1979 Copacabana live comedy recording Robin Williams
- 1979 World Youth Championship final Diego Maradona
- 1980 Early performances at Papa Gayo's Selena
- 1982 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm Gabriel García Márquez
- 1984 Visited Infocom's Boston offices Douglas Adams
- 1984 Family relocation to Baltimore Tupac Shakur
- 1985 Charity performance tour in the United States Pumpuang Duangjan
- 1985 Wham! concert at Workers' Gymnasium George Michael
- 1998 Films 10 Things I Hate About You Heath Ledger
- 2005 Coachella guest appearance Chester Bennington
- 2008 Coachella headlining appearance Prince
- 2009 Fast & Furious London premiere Paul Walker