Writers of the Space Age
The atlas holds 41 people and 949 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela and Pope Francis.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1976
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Albert Camus
from 1957 to 1960
7 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2016
19 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Charles de Gaulle
from 1958 to 1970
12 moments here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1957 to 1977
10 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Doris Lessing
from 1982 to 2013
9 moments here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Douglas Adams
from 1957 to 2001
23 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
from 1959 to 1969
7 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Ernest Hemingway
from 1959 to 1961
8 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Fidel Castro
from 1957 to 2016
37 moments here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Freddie Mercury
from 1963 to 1991
42 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1957
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1957 to 2014
25 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Harry S. Truman
from 1957 to 1972
3 moments here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Helen Keller
from 1957 to 1968
4 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Indira Gandhi
from 1966 to 1984
33 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
from 1957 to 1964
9 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jean-Paul Sartre
from 1960 to 1980
13 moments here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jimmy Carter
from 1971 to 2024
42 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John F. Kennedy
from 1958 to 1963
46 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1961 to 1986
39 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1968 to 1973
4 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 2020
18 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 1958 to 1965
5 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Moments
- 1957 Films at Shepperton Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1957 Eastern Europe reporting journey Gabriel García Márquez
- 1957 Visit to London Gabriel García Márquez
- 1957 Mao–Khrushchev state visit Mao Zedong
- 1957 Helps establish the SCLC Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1957 Meeting with Celia Sánchez Fidel Castro
- 1957 Witnesses Ghanaian independence Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Paints Las Meninas series at Cannes Pablo Picasso
- 1957 Create Dangerously lecture Albert Camus
- 1957 Lucia ceremony in Stockholm Albert Camus
- 1957 Nobel banquet speech Albert Camus
- 1957 Move to Caracas Gabriel García Márquez
- 1958 House purchase in Lourmarin Albert Camus
- 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
- 1958 Jesuit novitiate and humanities study Pope Francis
- 1958 Marries Gala at Els Àngels Salvador Dalí
- 1958 Marriage journey to Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
- 1958 Return to Algeria as prime minister Charles de Gaulle
- 1958 Meets President Eisenhower Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1958 Marries Winnie in Bizana Nelson Mandela
- 1958 Faces formal Treason Trial Nelson Mandela
- 1958 Stabbed at Harlem book signing Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1958 Consecration as auxiliary bishop Pope John Paul II
- 1959 Home outside Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
- 1959 Freedom Caravan arrival Fidel Castro
- 1959 Residence and office at Havana Hilton Fidel Castro
- 1959 Revolutionary victory speech Fidel Castro
- 1959 Working visit to Caracas Fidel Castro
- 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Prensa Latina correspondent in Bogotá Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Speaks at Yale's Woolsey Hall Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Occupies Château de Vauvenargues Pablo Picasso
- 1959 Studies paintings at the Prado Salvador Dalí
- 1959 Arrives at Gandhigram Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Arrives in New Delhi Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Meets Nehru at Teen Murti Bhavan Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Received by Kerala government Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Stays in Bangalore Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Views sunset at Cape Comorin Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Visits Bodh Gaya Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Visits Richard Wright in Paris Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Makes Jerusalem pilgrimage Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Meets Vinoba Bhave Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Returns from India through New York Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Visits Sabarmati Ashram Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
- 1959 Europe speech at Strasbourg Charles de Gaulle
- 1959 Journey to Aix-en-Provence Albert Camus