Historical figures in Alexandria

The atlas holds 34 people and 61 moments here, from 331 BC to 2006. The most recorded lives are Cleopatra, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Hypatia. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Ancient World and the Ottoman Empire.

Notable people

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte

    from 1798 to 1799

    3 moments here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  2. Pelé

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…

  3. Plotinus

    in 232

    1 moment here

    Plotinus was a Greek-speaking philosopher from Roman Egypt and the foundational figure of Neoplatonism.…

  4. Ptolemy

    from 127 to 141

    2 moments here

    Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.…

  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus

    in 298 BC

    1 moment here

    Pyrrhus (c. 319–272 BC) was an Aeacid king of Epirus and a major Hellenistic military leader.…

  6. Saddam Hussein

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…

  7. Saladin

    in 1167

    1 moment here

    Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…

  8. Strabo

    in 25 BC

    1 moment here

    Greek geographer and historian from Amaseia in Pontus. The dates are approximate: ancient and modern sources give his birth as 64 or 63 BC and his…

  9. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  10. Umm Kulthum

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

Moments

  1. 1954 Assassination attempt during Alexandria speech Gamal Abdel Nasser
  2. 1956 Suez Canal nationalization speech Gamal Abdel Nasser
  3. 1960 Brazil versus Egypt in Alexandria Garrincha
  4. 1960 Hat-trick in Alexandria Pelé
  5. 1967 War-effort concert in Alexandria Umm Kulthum
  6. 1968 Arab Socialist Union gathering Anwar Sadat
  7. 1989 Arab Cooperation Council meeting Saddam Hussein
  8. 1990 Inauguration address at Senghor University Léopold Sédar Senghor
  9. 1992 Nightly Alexandria gatherings Naguib Mahfouz
  10. 1992 Summer journey to Alexandria Naguib Mahfouz
  11. 2006 Talks with President Mubarak Kofi Annan

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