Historical figures in Amsterdam
The atlas holds 38 people and 64 moments here, from 1612 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Rembrandt, Anne Frank and René Descartes. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1962
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Anne Frank
from 1934 to 1944
7 moments here
Anne Frank was a German-born Jewish diarist whose writing from hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam became The Diary of a Young Girl.…
Aretha Franklin
in 1968
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Astrud Gilberto
in 1988
1 moment here
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1945
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Baruch Spinoza
from 1632 to 1675
2 moments here
Dutch philosopher Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza lived entirely in the Dutch Republic. His securely documented locations trace a life centered on…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
in 1960
1 moment here
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
Carl Linnaeus
in 1737
1 moment here
Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…
Chester Bennington
in 2001
1 moment here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Derek Walcott
in 2008
1 moment here
Saint Lucian poet, playwright, painter, and teacher who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature.…
Eusébio
in 1962
1 moment here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
George Frideric Handel
in 1750
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Grace Kelly
in 1972
1 moment here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Haile Selassie
in 1924
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Heinrich Heine
from 1827 to 1844
2 moments here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
Jim Morrison
in 1968
1 moment here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
Johannes Brahms
in 1881
1 moment here
German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
John Adams
in 1780
1 moment here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
John Lennon
in 1969
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
John Locke
in 1683
1 moment here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
John Quincy Adams
in 1794
1 moment here
John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…
Judy Garland
in 1960
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Karl Marx
in 1872
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Kenneth Kaunda
in 1986
1 moment here
Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…
Moments
- 1612 Visit to Haarlem Peter Paul Rubens
- 1624 Study with Pieter Lastman Rembrandt
- 1629 Lives in Amsterdam René Descartes
- 1630 Returns to an Amsterdam residence René Descartes
- 1631 Living and working with Hendrick Uylenburgh Rembrandt
- 1631 Move to Amsterdam Rembrandt
- 1632 Birth in Amsterdam Baruch Spinoza
- 1634 Resumes residence in Amsterdam René Descartes
- 1635 Residence on Nieuwe Doelenstraat Rembrandt
- 1637 Move to Vlooienburg Rembrandt
- 1638 Moves to Santpoort René Descartes
- 1639 Residence and work at Jodenbreestraat Rembrandt
- 1639 Move to the Breestraat house Rembrandt
- 1643 Relocates north of Amsterdam René Descartes
- 1658 Final residence on Rozengracht Rembrandt
- 1658 Move to Rozengracht lodgings Rembrandt
- 1669 Burial in Westerkerk Rembrandt
- 1669 Death in Amsterdam Rembrandt
- 1675 Visit to Amsterdam over publication of the Ethics Baruch Spinoza
- 1683 Exile begins in Amsterdam John Locke
- 1697 Arrival at Zaandam Peter the Great
- 1697 Shipbuilding study in Amsterdam Peter the Great
- 1716 Second visit to Amsterdam Peter the Great
- 1729 Visit to Amsterdam Montesquieu
- 1737 Residence at Hartekamp Carl Linnaeus
- 1750 Carriage accident in the Netherlands George Frideric Handel
- 1766 Stays in Amsterdam Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1766 Plays the organ at St Bavo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1780 Took up residence in Amsterdam John Adams
- 1794 Arrival as minister in Amsterdam John Quincy Adams
- 1827 Dutch transit through Amsterdam Heinrich Heine
- 1844 Return through Amsterdam Heinrich Heine
- 1872 Reports to Amsterdam workers Karl Marx
- 1877 Studies in Amsterdam Vincent van Gogh
- 1881 Concert performance on a Bechstein Johannes Brahms
- 1904 Second International congress Rosa Luxemburg
- 1924 Foreign tour: Amsterdam Haile Selassie
- 1928 Olympic sailing gold Olav V
- 1934 Emigration to Amsterdam Anne Frank
- 1934 Kindergarten at Preparatory School No. 51 Anne Frank
- 1935 Primary education at Sixth Montessori School Anne Frank
- 1941 Student at the Jewish Lyceum Anne Frank
- 1942 Residence at Merwedeplein 37-II Anne Frank
- 1942 Hiding in the Secret Annex Anne Frank
- 1944 Arrest and interrogation at Zentralstelle Anne Frank
- 1945 Postwar move to Amsterdam Audrey Hepburn
- 1951 Family visit at Schiphol Airport Walt Disney
- 1960 Tuschinski show broadcast Marlene Dietrich
- 1960 Balcony appearance in Amsterdam Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1960 Amsterdam concert Judy Garland