Historical figures of the Space Age
The atlas holds 373 people and 7,289 moments here, from 1957 to 2026. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela and Sebastián Piñera. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Hosni Mubarak
from 1959 to 2020
21 moments here
Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011.…
Hugo Chávez
from 1974 to 2013
44 moments here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
from 1986 to 2022
17 moments here
Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…
Ichirou Mizuki
from 1964 to 2022
19 moments here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
Idi Amin
from 1959 to 2003
17 moments here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Idriss Déby
from 1976 to 2021
23 moments here
Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…
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.…
Islam Karimov
from 1960 to 2016
20 moments here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
Jack Brabham
from 1957 to 2014
23 moments here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jacques Chirac
from 1959 to 2019
30 moments here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
from 1964 to 2020
28 moments here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
from 1958 to 1996
21 moments here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jerry Rawlings
from 1967 to 2020
20 moments here
Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…
Jiang Zemin
from 1962 to 2022
32 moments here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
from 1957 to 1986
20 moments here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
from 1957 to 1971
25 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
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 Atta Mills
from 1963 to 2012
18 moments here
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…
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.…
John Lennon
from 1957 to 1980
34 moments here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
John Magufuli
from 1959 to 2021
30 moments here
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian chemist and politician who served as Tanzania’s fifth president from 5 November 2015 until his death in…
John McCain
from 1957 to 2018
33 moments here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
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…
José Eduardo dos Santos
from 1961 to 2022
17 moments here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
Moments
- 1958 Performance for French soldiers Dalida
- 1958 Arrival at the South Pole Edmund Hillary
- 1958 Cuban Revolution reporting and filming Errol Flynn
- 1958 Visiting lecturer at Yale Harry S. Truman
- 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
- 1958 Service at the Ministry of Defence Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1958 Exile residence in Caracas Juan Perón
- 1958 Meeting Isabel in Panama Juan Perón
- 1958 TANU election conference Julius Nyerere
- 1958 Studies at Showa Women's University Junko Tabei
- 1958 Economics student at Kumasi College Kofi Annan
- 1958 Thirteenth Chandigarh trip Le Corbusier
- 1958 Normandy stay during de Gaulle's African tour Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1958 Newport Jazz Festival appearance Louis Armstrong
- 1958 Cutter Lecture at Harvard Macfarlane Burnet
- 1958 House in Neauphle-le-Château Marguerite Duras
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1958 Study scholarship in Madrid Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1958 One-Eyed Jacks filming at Pebble Beach Marlon Brando
- 1958 Japanese-cinema exhibition visit Momoko Kōchi
- 1958 Makerere assistant lecturer Mwai Kibaki
- 1958 Oath of allegiance at the Storting Olav V
- 1958 The Proud Rebel location filming Olivia de Havilland
- 1958 Move to London and drama-school training Olivia Hussey
- 1958 Lecturer at Jabalpur University Osho
- 1958 Professor at Freising College Pope Benedict XVI
- 1958 Jesuit novitiate and humanities study Pope Francis
- 1958 UNESCO music festival performance Ravi Shankar
- 1958 Ideological studies at Winneba Robert Mugabe
- 1958 Teaching in Takoradi Robert Mugabe
- 1958 Marries Gala at Els Àngels Salvador Dalí
- 1958 Royal Society meeting in London Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1958 United States tour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1958 Visit to wounded soldiers Soong Mei-ling
- 1958 Primary schooling at Rafukka Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 1958 Second University of Virginia residency William Faulkner
- 1958 CND public launch at Central Hall Bertrand Russell
- 1958 Radio Rebelde formation Che Guevara
- 1958 Record-breaking Olympia engagement Édith Piaf
- 1958 Surprise visit after UAR formation Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1958 Union declaration in Damascus Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1958 Meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru Ho Chi Minh
- 1958 Kidnapped from Havana hotel Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Lecture in Stockholm Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1958 Lectures in Trondheim Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1958 Army induction at Fort Chaffee Elvis Presley
- 1958 Army training at Fort Hood Elvis Presley
- 1958 Marriage journey to Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
- 1958 Opening of John Curtin School Howard Florey
- 1958 Unofficial visit to Washington Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan