Historical figures in Honolulu
The atlas holds 25 people and 53 moments here, from 1838 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Liliʻuokalani, Sun Yat-sen and Mark Twain. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1922
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Amelia Earhart
from 1935 to 1937
2 moments here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Dolly Parton
in 1983
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Elvis Presley
from 1961 to 1973
2 moments here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Ferdinand Marcos
from 1986 to 1989
3 moments here
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his overthrow…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1944
1 moment here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Hirohito
in 1975
1 moment here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Isaac Asimov
in 1946
1 moment here
American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…
Jack London
from 1907 to 1915
2 moments here
American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…
John McCain
in 1936
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Kelly Preston
from 1962 to 1980
2 moments here
Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress whose career spanned film and television from 1980 to 2020.…
Kurt Cobain
in 1992
1 moment here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Liliʻuokalani
from 1838 to 1917
12 moments here
Liliʻuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, reigning from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the monarchy on January…
Mark Twain
in 1866
3 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Maya Angelou
in 1965
1 moment here
American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…
Michael Jackson
in 1997
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1957
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 Văn Thiệu
from 1966 to 2001
3 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Park Chung Hee
in 1968
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
Prajadhipok
in 1931
1 moment here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2011
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2016
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Sun Yat-sen
from 1879 to 1910
6 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Syngman Rhee
from 1913 to 1965
3 moments here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
Moments
- 1838 Birth at the base of Punchbowl Crater Liliʻuokalani
- 1842 Begins schooling at the Chiefs' Children’s School Liliʻuokalani
- 1850 Childhood residence at Haleʻākala Liliʻuokalani
- 1862 Moves to Washington Place Liliʻuokalani
- 1862 Marriage at Haleʻākala Liliʻuokalani
- 1866 Arrives in Honolulu Mark Twain
- 1866 Reports from Honolulu Mark Twain
- 1866 Returns to Honolulu from Hawaiʻi Island Mark Twain
- 1869 Hosts the Duke of Edinburgh at Hamohamo Liliʻuokalani
- 1879 ʻIolani School enrollment Sun Yat-sen
- 1879 First visit to Honolulu Sun Yat-sen
- 1882 Graduation from ʻIolani School Sun Yat-sen
- 1883 Oahu College studies Sun Yat-sen
- 1894 Revive China Society founded Sun Yat-sen
- 1895 Arrest at Washington Place Liliʻuokalani
- 1895 Imprisoned at ʻIolani Palace Liliʻuokalani
- 1895 Military-commission trial in the palace throne room Liliʻuokalani
- 1900 Returns to Honolulu during Congressional deadlock Liliʻuokalani
- 1907 Snark voyage in Hawaii Jack London
- 1910 Arrival in Honolulu Sun Yat-sen
- 1913 Move to Honolulu Syngman Rhee
- 1915 Arrival in Honolulu Jack London
- 1917 Raises American flag at Washington Place Liliʻuokalani
- 1917 Death at Washington Place Liliʻuokalani
- 1922 Surfing at Waikiki Agatha Christie
- 1922 Return to Hawaii Syngman Rhee
- 1931 Honolulu stopover Prajadhipok
- 1935 Honolulu-to-Oakland solo flight departure Amelia Earhart
- 1936 Childhood naval-family move to Pearl Harbor John McCain
- 1937 Luke Field crash Amelia Earhart
- 1944 Confers with MacArthur and Nimitz in Hawaii Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1946 Return journey from Oʻahu Isaac Asimov
- 1957 Final U.S. visit stop in Hawaii Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1961 Pearl Harbor memorial benefit Elvis Presley
- 1962 Birth in Honolulu Kelly Preston
- 1965 Singing career in Hawaii Maya Angelou
- 1965 Death in Honolulu Syngman Rhee
- 1966 Johnson conference in Honolulu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1968 Johnson meeting in Honolulu Park Chung Hee
- 1968 Johnson meeting in Honolulu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Special lectures at the University of Hawaiʻi Yasunari Kawabata
- 1973 Aloha from Hawaii satellite concert Elvis Presley
- 1975 Conclusion of United States state visit Hirohito
- 1980 Punahou School graduation Kelly Preston
- 1983 Honolulu visit Dolly Parton
- 1986 Exile residence in Makiki Heights Ferdinand Marcos
- 1986 Arrival at Hickam Air Force Base Ferdinand Marcos
- 1989 Death at St. Francis Medical Center Ferdinand Marcos
- 1992 Marriage on Waikiki Beach Kurt Cobain
- 1997 Performs two Honolulu concerts Michael Jackson