Historical figures in Cuba

The atlas holds 9 people and 9 moments here, from 1511 to 2012. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, Che Guevara and Walt Disney. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Che Guevara

    in 1966

    1 moment here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  2. Errol Flynn

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…

  3. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

  4. Hernán Cortés

    in 1511

    1 moment here

    Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…

  5. Miguel Ángel Asturias

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…

  6. Nguyễn Phú Trọng

    in 2012

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…

  7. Simone de Beauvoir

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…

  8. Walt Disney

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

  9. Winston Churchill

    in 1895

    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. 1511 Cuba conquest expedition Hernán Cortés
  2. 1895 Observes war in Cuba Winston Churchill
  3. 1931 Recovery holiday in Cuba Walt Disney
  4. 1938 Visit to Cuba Gabriela Mistral
  5. 1958 Cuban Revolution reporting and filming Errol Flynn
  6. 1960 First-anniversary celebration of the Revolution Miguel Ángel Asturias
  7. 1960 Visit to Cuba Simone de Beauvoir
  8. 1966 Secret return to Cuba Che Guevara
  9. 2012 Visit to Cuba Nguyễn Phú Trọng

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