Historical figures in Hanoi
The atlas holds 26 people and 67 moments here, from 1902 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Võ Nguyên Giáp, Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Trần Đại Quang. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Bảo Đại
in 1945
1 moment here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Benigno Aquino III
in 2010
1 moment here
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1936
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1974
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Fidel Castro
from 1973 to 2003
2 moments here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Ho Chi Minh
from 1945 to 1969
6 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Jacques Chirac
in 2004
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1954
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
John McCain
from 1967 to 1968
4 moments here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Kim Il Sung
from 1958 to 1964
2 moments here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Lê Đức Thọ
from 1955 to 1990
4 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Li Keqiang
in 2013
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2004
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1918
1 moment here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
from 1944 to 2024
9 moments 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…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1973
1 moment here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Pol Pot
from 1965 to 1970
3 moments here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1985
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Richard Nixon
in 1953
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Roh Moo-hyun
in 2006
1 moment here
South Korean attorney, human-rights advocate, politician, and president of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2008.…
Shinzo Abe
from 2006 to 2013
2 moments here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Sun Yat-sen
from 1902 to 1907
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Sushma Swaraj
in 2014
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Trần Đại Quang
from 1972 to 2018
8 moments here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Moments
- 1902 Hanoi visit and branch founding Sun Yat-sen
- 1907 Revolutionary headquarters in Hanoi Sun Yat-sen
- 1918 Public-administration studies Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1933 Law studies in Hanoi Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1936 Stays in Hanoi Charlie Chaplin
- 1938 History teacher at Thăng Long School Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1938 Flight through Hanoi Yang Chen-Ning
- 1940 Departure from Hanoi for China Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1944 Birth in Đông Hội Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 1945 Communist Party meeting at 48 Hàng Ngang Ho Chi Minh
- 1945 Entry into Hanoi Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1945 Arrival in Hanoi as supreme adviser Bảo Đại
- 1945 Declaration of independence at Ba Đình Square Ho Chi Minh
- 1946 Return to Hanoi after Đà Lạt Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1953 Visit to Hanoi Richard Nixon
- 1954 Return to Hanoi after the Geneva Accords Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1954 Visit to Hanoi Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1955 Return to Hanoi Lê Đức Thọ
- 1955 Departure for Soviet, Chinese, and Mongolian visits Ho Chi Minh
- 1958 Visit to Hanoi Kim Il Sung
- 1963 Meeting with Mieczysław Maneli Ho Chi Minh
- 1963 Philology studies at Vietnam National University Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 1964 Visit to Hanoi in 1964 Kim Il Sung
- 1965 Political meetings in Hanoi Pol Pot
- 1967 Captivity at Hỏa Lò Prison John McCain
- 1967 Shot down over Hanoi John McCain
- 1967 Imprisonment at the Plantation camp John McCain
- 1968 Return flight to Hanoi Lê Đức Thọ
- 1968 Solitary confinement in Hanoi John McCain
- 1969 Final years in Hanoi Ho Chi Minh
- 1969 Death at his Hanoi home Ho Chi Minh
- 1969 Military-aid mission to Hanoi Pol Pot
- 1970 Negotiations in Hanoi after the coup Pol Pot
- 1972 Recall to Hanoi Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1972 People's Police School study Trần Đại Quang
- 1972 Foreign-languages and culture training Trần Đại Quang
- 1973 Postgraduate political-economic course Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 1973 Departure from Hanoi with Khmer Rouge leaders Norodom Sihanouk
- 1973 Visit to Iraq and North Vietnam Fidel Castro
- 1974 Visit to Hanoi Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1981 People's Security University training Trần Đại Quang
- 1984 Interview in Hanoi Lê Đức Thọ
- 1985 Visit to Hanoi Rajiv Gandhi
- 1989 Advanced political-theory study Trần Đại Quang
- 1990 Death in Hanoi Lê Đức Thọ
- 1991 Hanoi Law University study Trần Đại Quang
- 1994 Doctoral study at political academy Trần Đại Quang
- 1995 Meeting with Robert McNamara Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 2003 State visit to Vietnam Fidel Castro
- 2004 State visit to Hanoi Muammar Gaddafi