Writers of the Cold War
The atlas holds 45 people and 859 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy.
Notable people
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1947 to 1973
9 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Kobe Bryant
from 1978 to 1991
8 moments here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Le Corbusier
from 1947 to 1965
13 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Liu Xiaobo
from 1955 to 1989
12 moments here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1947 to 1948
7 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Mao Zedong
from 1949 to 1976
8 moments here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
from 1948 to 1968
62 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Mother Teresa
from 1948 to 1990
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Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Nadine Gordimer
from 1948 to 1991
9 moments here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1952 to 1991
47 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Pablo Picasso
from 1948 to 1973
14 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Paul Walker
from 1973 to 1991
2 moments here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Pope Francis
from 1958 to 1986
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Pope John Paul II
from 1948 to 1990
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Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Prince
from 1958 to 1990
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Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Robin Williams
from 1951 to 1990
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Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1952 to 1991
90 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1947 to 1989
23 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Stephen Hawking
from 1950 to 1985
10 moments here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Tupac Shakur
from 1971 to 1988
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American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Walt Disney
from 1949 to 1966
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Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Moments
- 1950 Challenges segregation at Mary's Cafe Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1950 Student protest and arrest Fidel Castro
- 1950 Hears Mordecai Johnson on Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1951 Return visit to Naples Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1951 Began a Europe-Asia fact-finding tour John F. Kennedy
- 1951 Family visit at Schiphol Airport Walt Disney
- 1951 Graduates from Crozer Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1951 Begins Boston University studies Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1951 Attends Venice's Ball of the Century Salvador Dalí
- 1951 Visited French Indochina John F. Kennedy
- 1952 Marries Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Launches Defiance Campaign in Durban Nelson Mandela
- 1952 Builds Pacific Palisades home Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Boards Queen Elizabeth in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1952 Begins at St Albans School Stephen Hawking
- 1953 Moves into Manoir de Ban Charlie Chaplin
- 1953 Return to Plains farming Jimmy Carter
- 1953 Move to Sandfield Road J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1953 Nuclear-power course at Union College Jimmy Carter
- 1953 Ker Memorial Lecture in Glasgow J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1953 Marries Coretta Scott Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1953 Moncada attack and retreat Fidel Castro
- 1953 Opens Mandela and Tambo Nelson Mandela
- 1953 Trial at Santiago Palace of Justice Fidel Castro
- 1953 Married in Newport John F. Kennedy
- 1953 Sentencing and imprisonment Fidel Castro
- 1954 Arrival in Entebbe after plane crashes Ernest Hemingway
- 1954 Plane-crash arrival at Butiaba Ernest Hemingway
- 1954 Recuperation in Nairobi Ernest Hemingway
- 1954 First trip to the Soviet Union Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1954 Return to Bogotá for El Espectador Gabriel García Márquez
- 1954 Addressed Chicago executives John F. Kennedy
- 1954 Begins Dexter Avenue pastorate Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1954 Returns to Vallauris with Jacqueline Pablo Picasso
- 1955 Exile and revolutionary preparation Fidel Castro
- 1955 Film study in Rome Gabriel García Márquez
- 1955 Foreign-correspondent assignment in Geneva Gabriel García Márquez
- 1955 Residence in Paris Gabriel García Márquez
- 1955 Photographed in China Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1955 Settled at Hickory Hill John F. Kennedy
- 1955 Settles at La Californie Pablo Picasso
- 1955 Paints in his Portlligat studio Salvador Dalí
- 1955 Dies at Princeton Hospital Albert Einstein
- 1955 Release and return to Havana Fidel Castro
- 1955 Observes the Freedom Charter's adoption Nelson Mandela
- 1955 Disneyland opening and dedication Walt Disney
- 1955 Proceeds to Cape Town Nelson Mandela
- 1955 Travels through Transkei Nelson Mandela
- 1955 First O'Donnell Lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1955 Leads Holt Street mass meeting Martin Luther King Jr.