Historical figures of the Cold War
The atlas holds 395 people and 5,747 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mikhail Gorbachev. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Siad Barre
from 1952 to 1991
17 moments here
Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…
Sirikit
from 1947 to 1981
15 moments here
Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
from 1957 to 1980
17 moments here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Stanley Kubrick
from 1948 to 1985
17 moments here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Steve Biko
from 1964 to 1977
17 moments here
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leading theorist and organizer of the Black Consciousness Movement.…
Steve Jobs
from 1955 to 1991
19 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Suharto
from 1947 to 1991
25 moments here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Sukarno
from 1947 to 1970
21 moments here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Sydney Brenner
from 1952 to 1991
33 moments here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Syngman Rhee
from 1948 to 1965
13 moments here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
Tenzing Norgay
from 1947 to 1986
18 moments here
Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, born Namgyal Wangdi, who with Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.…
Teresa Teng
from 1953 to 1991
23 moments here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Thích Nhất Hạnh
from 1950 to 1988
17 moments here
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…
Thomas Sankara
from 1949 to 1987
29 moments here
Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…
Tina Turner
from 1950 to 1988
23 moments here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
Toni Morrison
from 1949 to 1990
13 moments here
Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
from 1949 to 1990
20 moments here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…
Umm Kulthum
from 1953 to 1975
18 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
U Thant
from 1955 to 1974
19 moments here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Vasily Shukshin
from 1947 to 1974
19 moments here
Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…
Vivien Leigh
from 1947 to 1967
13 moments here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
V. S. Naipaul
from 1950 to 1989
35 moments here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
from 1947 to 1991
13 moments here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Whitney Houston
from 1963 to 1991
20 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Moments
- 1949 London opening of A Streetcar Named Desire Vivien Leigh
- 1949 Departure for India to film Kim Errol Flynn
- 1949 Meets Pope Pius XII Salvador Dalí
- 1949 First Moscow visit Mao Zedong
- 1949 Research stay in Guatemala Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1949 Return to Moscow party leadership Nikita Khrushchev
- 1949 Baptism at San Nicolás Parish Pablo Escobar
- 1949 Birth at El Tablazo Pablo Escobar
- 1949 Birth in Santiago Sebastián Piñera
- 1949 Triumphal flight to Jakarta Sukarno
- 1949 Birth in Yako Thomas Sankara
- 1950 Daily hill training from Sululta Abebe Bikila
- 1950 Special Camp imprisonment at Ekibastuz Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1950 Stage Fright filming in London Alfred Hitchcock
- 1950 Studies at the University of Western Ontario Alice Munro
- 1950 Lectureship at the University of Cape Town Allan MacLeod Cormack
- 1950 Studies at Hebrew University Ariel Sharon
- 1950 Dancer at Ciro's London Audrey Hepburn
- 1950 Conferences seeking further independence Bảo Đại
- 1950 Royal honeymoon at Hua Hin Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1950 Solo northern Argentina expedition Che Guevara
- 1950 Marriage at Eldama Ravine mission Daniel arap Moi
- 1950 Three-year residence in Chongqing Deng Xiaoping
- 1950 NATO command residence Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1950 Residence in Port Antonio Errol Flynn
- 1950 Guest professorship at the University of Innsbruck Erwin Schrödinger
- 1950 West Point graduation Fidel V. Ramos
- 1950 Hospital ABC treatment Frida Kahlo
- 1950 Journalism in Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
- 1950 Death at University College Hospital George Orwell
- 1950 At Kyoto University Hideki Yukawa
- 1950 Visit to the University of Osaka Hideki Yukawa
- 1950 Arrival at Arzamas-16 Igor Tamm
- 1950 Return to Stockholm's Intima Theatre Ingmar Bergman
- 1950 Residence in Czechoslovakia Jorge Amado
- 1950 Teaching at Argentine cultural institutions Jorge Luis Borges
- 1950 Move to Holywell Street J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1950 Belgian Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1950 French Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1950 Monaco Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1950 As You Like It at the Cort Theatre Katharine Hepburn
- 1950 Family relocation to Dinajpur Khaleda Zia
- 1950 Return and arrest in occupied Mokpo Kim Dae-jung
- 1950 Imprisonment at Fort James Kwame Nkrumah
- 1950 First Ronchamp visit Le Corbusier
- 1950 Long Island murals and sandcasts Le Corbusier
- 1950 Election campaigning in Totnes Lee Kuan Yew
- 1950 Final Vienna visit Ludwig Wittgenstein
- 1950 Herter Lectures at Johns Hopkins Macfarlane Burnet
- 1950 Cadet at Leoncio Prado Mario Vargas Llosa