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
Liu Xiaobo
from 1969 to 2017
24 moments here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Mao Zedong
from 1957 to 1976
6 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 1957 to 1968
51 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Mother Teresa
from 1971 to 1997
12 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Nadine Gordimer
from 1961 to 2014
14 moments here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1958 to 2013
81 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 1957 to 1973
9 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 2013
17 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 2025
70 moments here
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 1958 to 2005
22 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Prince
from 1958 to 2016
46 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Robin Williams
from 1963 to 2014
30 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1957 to 2004
98 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1958 to 1989
14 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 1959 to 2018
20 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 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…
Walt Disney
from 1965 to 1966
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Moments
- 1960 Death near Villeblevin Albert Camus
- 1960 New Year's holiday at Lourmarin home Albert Camus
- 1960 Cable en route to Madrid Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 New York office and departure for Spain Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1960 Announced presidential candidacy John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Philosophy licentiate at Colegio Máximo Pope Francis
- 1960 Returns to Atlanta ministry Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Received New Hampshire results in Madison John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Detained at Pretoria Local Prison Nelson Mandela
- 1960 Debated Humphrey in Charleston John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Faces tax trial in Montgomery Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Last departure from Cuba Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
- 1960 United Nations annual session Fidel Castro
- 1960 Addressed Houston ministers John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Faced Nixon in the first televised debate John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Return to Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
- 1960 Joined the split-screen third debate John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Arrested at Rich's sit-in Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Transferred to Reidsville prison Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Mayo Clinic treatment Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
- 1961 Returns to Singapore with family Charlie Chaplin
- 1961 Prensa Latina posting in New York Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Began White House residence John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Inaugurated at the Capitol John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Hides at Liliesleaf Farm Nelson Mandela
- 1961 Celebrates his eightieth birthday in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Inspects the future Theatre-Museum Salvador Dalí
- 1961 Organizes All-In African Conference Nelson Mandela
- 1961 Marries Jacqueline in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Bay of Pigs counter-offensive Fidel Castro
- 1961 Addressed Canadian Parliament John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Made state visit to Ottawa John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Addresses besieged Freedom Riders rally Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1961 Final return home Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
- 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Visited London after Vienna John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Settles at Notre-Dame-de-Vie Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Death in Ketchum Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1961 Arrived in Bogotá John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Arrived in Caracas John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Conferred in Bermuda John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Arrested in Albany campaign Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1962 Leaves through Bechuanaland Nelson Mandela