Historical figures in Bristol

The atlas holds 13 people and 18 moments here, from 1574 to 1972. The most recorded lives are Jane Austen, John Locke and David Hume. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Agatha Christie

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

2. Alexander Graham Bell

   in 1868

   1 moment here

   Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, teacher of the deaf, and engineer best known for patenting the first practical telephone.…

3. Charles Dickens

   in 1858

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

4. David Hume

   from 1734 to 1776

   2 moments here

   Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

5. Elizabeth I

   in 1574

   1 moment here

   Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

6. Glynis Johns

   in 1972

   1 moment here

   British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…

7. Haile Selassie

   in 1936

   1 moment here

   Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…

8. H. G. Wells

   in 1879

   1 moment here

   Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…

9. Jane Austen

   from 1797 to 1804

   4 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

10. John Locke

    in 1632

    2 moments here

    English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

11. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1920

    1 moment here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

12. V. S. Naipaul

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…

13. Winston Churchill

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

1. 1574 Royal progress to Bristol Elizabeth I
2. 1632 Childhood at Belluton John Locke
3. 1632 Birth at Wrington John Locke
4. 1734 Merchant’s trial in Bristol David Hume
5. 1776 Last journey: Bath David Hume
6. 1797 Visit to Bath Jane Austen
7. 1799 Arrival in Bath with Edward and Elizabeth Jane Austen
8. 1801 Move from Steventon to Bath Jane Austen
9. 1804 Return to Bath Jane Austen
10. 1858 Begins professional tour at Clifton Charles Dickens
11. 1868 Instructor at Somerset College Alexander Graham Bell
12. 1879 Pupil-teacher appointment H. G. Wells
13. 1897 Speaks at Claverton Down Winston Churchill
14. 1914 Marriage to Archibald Christie Agatha Christie
15. 1920 Visits Rammohun Roy's grave Rabindranath Tagore
16. 1936 Exile residence at Fairfield House Haile Selassie
17. 1956 Departure from Bristol for Trinidad V. S. Naipaul
18. 1972 Marquise at the Bristol Hippodrome Glynis Johns

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