Historical figures in Chapel Hill
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, from 1816 to 2003. The most recorded lives are James K. Polk, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Across the Space Age and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Desmond Tutu
in 2003
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Gerald Ford
in 1942
1 moment here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
James Buchanan
in 1859
1 moment here
James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…
James K. Polk
from 1816 to 1847
3 moments here
James Knox Polk was the eleventh president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Born in North Carolina and raised largely in Tennessee,…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 1993
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Richard Nixon
in 1937
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Sydney Brenner
in 2002
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Moments
- 1816 University of North Carolina student James K. Polk
- 1818 Graduation from the University of North Carolina James K. Polk
- 1847 Return to Chapel Hill James K. Polk
- 1859 University of North Carolina commencement visit James Buchanan
- 1937 Duke University School of Law Richard Nixon
- 1942 Navy Preflight School instructor Gerald Ford
- 1993 Visiting professorship at Duke Nawal El Saadawi
- 2002 Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 2003 Teaching at the University of North Carolina Desmond Tutu