Historical figures in Cleveland

The atlas holds 14 people and 15 moments here, from 1847 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Isaac Asimov, Abraham Lincoln and Charlie Chaplin. Among them Writers, Performers and Military Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Abraham Lincoln

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  2. Ahmed Sékou Touré

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

  3. Andrew Johnson

    in 1866

    1 moment here

    Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after serving as vice president, U.S.…

  4. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1910

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  5. Isaac Asimov

    from 1955 to 1966

    2 moments here

    American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…

  6. James A. Garfield

    in 1847

    1 moment here

    James Abram Garfield was an Ohio educator, Union Army general, U.S. representative, and the 20th president of the United States.…

  7. Jimmy Carter

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  8. José Raúl Capablanca

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

  9. Kobe Bryant

    in 1997

    1 moment here

    Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…

  10. Mark Twain

    in 1895

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  11. Muhammad Ali

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  12. Neil Armstrong

    in 1955

    1 moment here

    American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

  13. Robin Williams

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…

  14. Salvador Dalí

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

Moments

  1. 1847 Canal-work attempt James A. Garfield
  2. 1861 Arrived in snowy Cleveland Abraham Lincoln
  3. 1866 Swing Around the Circle stop in Cleveland Andrew Johnson
  4. 1895 Launches world tour in Cleveland Mark Twain
  5. 1910 Tours through Cleveland Charlie Chaplin
  6. 1922 Cleveland simultaneous exhibition José Raúl Capablanca
  7. 1955 NACA research pilot at Lewis Neil Armstrong
  8. 1955 Guest of honor at Clevention Isaac Asimov
  9. 1966 Toastmaster at Tricon Isaac Asimov
  10. 1967 Cleveland Summit Muhammad Ali
  11. 1971 Presides over Cleveland museum opening Salvador Dalí
  12. 1980 Reagan debate Jimmy Carter
  13. 1984 Death at Cleveland Clinic Ahmed Sékou Touré
  14. 1997 Rookie Challenge and dunk-contest weekend Kobe Bryant
  15. 2009 Heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic Robin Williams

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