Historical figures in Japan
The atlas holds 17 people and 18 moments here, from 1889 to 2005. The most recorded lives are Frank Lloyd Wright, Michael Jackson and Che Guevara. Among them Business Leaders, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Audrey Hepburn
in 1990
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Bertrand Russell
in 1921
1 moment here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Celia Cruz
in 1962
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Che Guevara
in 1959
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1953
1 moment here
American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Frank Lloyd Wright
from 1913 to 1919
2 moments here
American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…
Hideki Tojo
in 1938
1 moment here
Japanese Imperial Army officer and politician who served as Japan's prime minister from 1941 to 1944.…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1979
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Lars Onsager
in 1953
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Michael Jackson
in 1973
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1980
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Pearl S. Buck
in 1927
1 moment here
American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…
Roh Moo-hyun
in 2003
1 moment here
South Korean attorney, human-rights advocate, politician, and president of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2008.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1889
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 2005
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Yasunari Kawabata
in 1936
1 moment here
Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…
Zhou Enlai
in 1917
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…
Moments
- 1889 Pacific journey through Japan Rudyard Kipling
- 1913 First Imperial Hotel journey Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1917 Studies in Japan Zhou Enlai
- 1919 Return to Japan for Imperial Hotel construction Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1921 Return journey through Japan Bertrand Russell
- 1927 Year in Japan after evacuation Pearl S. Buck
- 1936 Travel through Shinshu Yasunari Kawabata
- 1938 Recall from Manchuria Hideki Tojo
- 1953 Five-week Japan visit Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1953 Liquid-helium conference in Japan Lars Onsager
- 1959 Trade negotiations in Japan Che Guevara
- 1962 First tour outside the Americas: Japan Celia Cruz
- 1973 First Japanese performances Michael Jackson
- 1979 Trip to Japan with María Kodama Jorge Luis Borges
- 1980 Commercial filming in Japan Olivia Hussey
- 1990 Gardens of the World filming in Japan Audrey Hepburn
- 2003 State visit to Japan Roh Moo-hyun
- 2005 Japan visit and mottainai advocacy Wangarĩ Maathai