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
Mercedes Sosa
from 1965 to 2009
60 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Michael Jackson
from 1958 to 2009
17 moments here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
from 1957 to 1974
16 moments here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1961 to 2022
51 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Miriam Makeba
from 1959 to 2008
24 moments here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Mohamed Morsi
from 1975 to 2019
20 moments here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
from 1961 to 1980
19 moments here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Morgan Tsvangirai
from 1972 to 2018
23 moments here
Zimbabwean trade unionist and opposition politician who led the Movement for Democratic Change and served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to…
Muammar Gaddafi
from 1961 to 2011
72 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
from 1959 to 2016
49 moments here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
from 1963 to 2025
66 moments here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Mwai Kibaki
from 1957 to 2022
31 moments here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Neil Armstrong
from 1966 to 2012
16 moments here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
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,…
Néstor Kirchner
from 1969 to 2010
22 moments here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Ngô Đình Diệm
from 1957 to 1963
19 moments here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
from 1963 to 2024
26 moments here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
from 1961 to 2001
22 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Norodom Sihanouk
from 1961 to 2012
32 moments here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Olav V
from 1958 to 1991
37 moments here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
from 1961 to 2009
17 moments here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Osama bin Laden
from 1957 to 2011
21 moments here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Osho
from 1957 to 1990
28 moments here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Patrice Lumumba
from 1958 to 1961
19 moments here
Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…
Moments
- 1958 Visit to Hanoi Kim Il Sung
- 1958 Receives Order of Liberation in Paris Winston Churchill
- 1958 Arrival at Santa Clara University Che Guevara
- 1958 Meeting with Norman Granz Dalida
- 1958 Military technical posting Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1958 All-African Peoples’ Conference Kenneth Kaunda
- 1958 All-African Peoples' Conference Patrice Lumumba
- 1958 State visit to Indonesia Rajendra Prasad
- 1958 State visit to Malaya Rajendra Prasad
- 1958 Wellesley visit at Jewett Arts Center Soong Mei-ling
- 1959 Return to Jombang and Tambakberas Abdurrahman Wahid
- 1959 Fellowship at Princeton Abdus Salam
- 1959 Returned to Jerusalem for university Ada Yonath
- 1959 Industrial visit in Leningrad Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 Meeting with Khrushchev in Gagra Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 State-visit stop in Chicago Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 State-visit stop in Los Angeles Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 State-visit stop in New York City Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 State-visit stop in Raleigh Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 State-visit stop in Wheeling Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 Visit to Tbilisi Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 Third ban at his Groutville home Albert Luthuli
- 1959 Visit to Columbia University Alexander Prokhorov
- 1959 First Army Division headquarters assignment Augusto Pinochet
- 1959 First martial-arts school in Seattle Bruce Lee
- 1959 Move to Seattle Bruce Lee
- 1959 Move to Havana after the Cuban Revolution Carlos Fuentes
- 1959 Battle of Santa Clara Che Guevara
- 1959 Command at La Cabaña Fortress Che Guevara
- 1959 Entry into Havana Che Guevara
- 1959 Meeting with Sukarno in Jakarta Che Guevara
- 1959 Recovery and planning at Tarará Che Guevara
- 1959 Visit to Kenyatta in detention Daniel arap Moi
- 1959 Founding the Trinidad Theatre Workshop Derek Walcott
- 1959 Grand Ole Opry appearance Dolly Parton
- 1959 Marriage to Lewis Riley in New York Dolores del Río
- 1959 Waldorf Astoria performances Édith Piaf
- 1959 Explorer of the Year banquet Edmund Hillary
- 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 Flight into Dominican exile Fulgencio Batista
- 1959 Resignation at Camp Columbia Fulgencio Batista
- 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Prensa Latina correspondent in Bogotá Gabriel García Márquez
- 1959 Family move to Houston George H. W. Bush
- 1959 Move to Rio de Janeiro for TV Continental Hebe Camargo
- 1959 Return to Uganda Idi Amin