Historical figures in Columbus

The atlas holds 8 people and 9 moments here, from 1817 to 2012. The most recorded lives are William McKinley, Charles Dickens and Neil Armstrong. Among them Educators, Explorers and Writers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Charles Dickens

    in 1842

    1 moment here

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

  2. James A. Garfield

    in 1861

    1 moment here

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

  3. James Monroe

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

  4. John McCain

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…

  5. John Tyler

    in 1840

    1 moment here

    John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…

  6. Neil Armstrong

    in 2012

    1 moment here

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

  7. William Howard Taft

    in 1880

    1 moment here

    William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…

  8. William McKinley

    from 1861 to 1862

    2 moments here

    William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…

Moments

  1. 1817 Northern tour: Columbus James Monroe
  2. 1840 Campaign speech at Columbus convention John Tyler
  3. 1842 Rests in Columbus Charles Dickens
  4. 1861 Enlists and trains with the Poland Guards William McKinley
  5. 1861 42nd Ohio training at Camp Chase James A. Garfield
  6. 1862 Commissioned second lieutenant William McKinley
  7. 1880 Takes Ohio bar examination William Howard Taft
  8. 2008 Speech in Columbus during presidential campaign John McCain
  9. 2012 Friendship 7 anniversary dinner Neil Armstrong

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