Historical figures in Beijing
The atlas holds 81 people and 192 moments here, from 215 BC to 2025. The most recorded lives are Puyi, Kim Il Sung and Empress Dowager Cixi. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Tsung-Dao Lee
from 1972 to 2006
3 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1879
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.…
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
in 2008
2 moments here
Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…
Yang Chen-Ning
from 1929 to 2025
6 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Yasunari Kawabata
in 1941
1 moment here
Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…
Zaha Hadid
in 2012
3 moments here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Zheng He
in 1399
1 moment here
Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…
Zhou Enlai
from 1950 to 1976
3 moments here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1972 to 1976
3 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 2005 Visit to Beijing Alan MacDiarmid
- 2005 Talks in Beijing with Wen Jiabao Khaleda Zia
- 2006 Talks with Hu Jintao in Beijing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2006 Conference at Tsinghua University Tsung-Dao Lee
- 2006 Japan-China summit Shinzo Abe
- 2008 Official visit to Beijing Manmohan Singh
- 2008 Meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 2008 State visit to China Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 2008 Vice premier appointment Li Keqiang
- 2008 Opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Jiang Zemin
- 2008 Taken from Beijing apartment into secret detention Liu Xiaobo
- 2009 Medical residence in Beijing Norodom Sihanouk
- 2009 Meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing Kim Dae-jung
- 2009 Held at Beijing No. 1 Detention Center Liu Xiaobo
- 2009 Trial at Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court Liu Xiaobo
- 2010 88th-birthday visit at Tsinghua Yang Chen-Ning
- 2011 State visit to China Benigno Aquino III
- 2011 Xinhai Revolution centenary appearance Jiang Zemin
- 2011 Talks with Hu Jintao Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2012 Return to Beijing for treatment Norodom Sihanouk
- 2012 Galaxy SOHO construction visit Zaha Hadid
- 2012 Wangjing SOHO media interview Zaha Hadid
- 2012 Death in Beijing Norodom Sihanouk
- 2012 Galaxy SOHO opening Zaha Hadid
- 2013 Appointment as premier Li Keqiang
- 2013 China state visit José Mujica
- 2013 Official visit to China Manmohan Singh
- 2014 APEC summit and Xi Jinping meeting Shinzo Abe
- 2015 Beijing RIC meeting Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 State visit to China Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2016 State visit to China Muhammadu Buhari
- 2016 Appearance in Wangfujing Chester Bennington
- 2017 Belt and Road Forum Trần Đại Quang
- 2017 State visit to China begins Trần Đại Quang
- 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Edgar Lungu
- 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Beijing meetings with Xi Jinping Shinzo Abe
- 2019 State visit to China Sebastián Piñera
- 2022 Talks with Xi Jinping Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2023 Meeting with Xi Jinping Ebrahim Raisi
- 2025 Death in Beijing Yang Chen-Ning