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

  1. Wangarĩ Maathai

    from 1960 to 2011

    26 moments here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

  2. Whitney Houston

    from 1963 to 2012

    45 moments here

    American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…

  3. Willy Brandt

    from 1961 to 1992

    41 moments here

    German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

  4. Yang Chen-Ning

    from 1957 to 2025

    19 moments here

    Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…

  5. Yasser Arafat

    from 1957 to 2004

    29 moments here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

  6. Yuri Gagarin

    from 1957 to 1968

    21 moments here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  7. Zaha Hadid

    from 1972 to 2016

    16 moments here

    Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…

  8. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    from 1957 to 1979

    41 moments here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

  1. 1959 Tenth PRC anniversary parade Kim Il Sung
  2. 1959 Residence at Farnborough Margaret Thatcher
  3. 1959 Qasim assassination attempt Saddam Hussein
  4. 1959 Undergraduate study at University College Stephen Hawking
  5. 1959 Soviet-Guinean communiqué Ahmed Sékou Touré
  6. 1959 Europe speech at Strasbourg Charles de Gaulle
  7. 1959 American television debut Miriam Makeba
  8. 1959 Staff-and-command training Suharto
  9. 1959 Return to Luanda as a physician Agostinho Neto
  10. 1959 Journey to Aix-en-Provence Albert Camus
  11. 1959 Transfer to a reconnaissance-regiment assignment Alexei Leonov
  12. 1959 State visit to South Vietnam Bhumibol Adulyadej
  13. 1959 Collapse on stage in Dreux Édith Piaf
  14. 1959 Illness on stage at Maubeuge Édith Piaf
  15. 1959 Television interview in Dieppe Édith Piaf
  16. 1959 Columbia University lecture Italo Calvino
  17. 1959 Championship-clinching Sebring race Jack Brabham
  18. 1959 Return to Beijing Puyi
  19. 1960 First visit to Trieste Abdus Salam
  20. 1960 Homecoming parade after Rome Abebe Bikila
  21. 1960 Death near Villeblevin Albert Camus
  22. 1960 New Year's holiday at Lourmarin home Albert Camus
  23. 1960 Lexington Avenue residence and studio Andy Warhol
  24. 1960 Filming The Guns of Navarone Anthony Quinn
  25. 1960 Joined Aeronautical Development Establishment A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  26. 1960 Move to New York for recording career Aretha Franklin
  27. 1960 Home in Ipanema after marriage Astrud Gilberto
  28. 1960 Settlement at La Paisible Audrey Hepburn
  29. 1960 Education at Ateneo de Manila Benigno Aquino III
  30. 1960 Performance at Benny Goodman's New York home Bhumibol Adulyadej
  31. 1960 Research and doctoral study in Aachen B. J. Habibie
  32. 1960 Miller Fellowship at UC Berkeley Carl Sagan
  33. 1960 Journey to Tanganyika and Zanzibar Chinua Achebe
  34. 1960 Rockefeller Fellowship visit to Kenya Chinua Achebe
  35. 1960 Visit to Victoria Falls Chinua Achebe
  36. 1960 Constitutional talks at Lancaster House Daniel arap Moi
  37. 1960 Assistant curacy in Benoni Desmond Tutu
  38. 1960 Return to Hollywood for Flaming Star Dolores del Río
  39. 1960 Electronics study in Vladikavkaz Dzhokhar Dudayev
  40. 1960 Treatment at the American Hospital of Paris Édith Piaf
  41. 1960 Filming BUtterfield 8 in New York Elizabeth Taylor
  42. 1960 Cable en route to Madrid Ernest Hemingway
  43. 1960 New York office and departure for Spain Ernest Hemingway
  44. 1960 Delivered arms at Man Félix Houphouët-Boigny
  45. 1960 Assignment at Fort Bragg Fidel V. Ramos
  46. 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
  47. 1960 United Nations Security Council address Golda Meir
  48. 1960 First arrival on Fårö Ingmar Bergman
  49. 1960 Mechanical-engineering graduation Islam Karimov
  50. 1960 Argentine Grand Prix season opener Jack Brabham

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