Historical figures in Jerusalem
The atlas holds 44 people and 83 moments here, from 63 BC to 2017. The most recorded lives are Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle and Ariel Sharon. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Ada Yonath
from 1939 to 1964
4 moments here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Albert Einstein
in 1923
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Al-Ghazali
in 1095
1 moment here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1977
2 moments here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Ariel Sharon
from 1950 to 2006
5 moments here
Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…
Desmond Tutu
from 1966 to 1989
2 moments here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Edgar Lungu
in 2017
1 moment here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Golda Meir
from 1924 to 1978
4 moments here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Grigori Rasputin
in 1911
1 moment here
Russian mystic and faith healer whose rise from a Siberian peasant village to influence at the court of Nicholas II made him one of the most…
Gustave Flaubert
in 1850
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Hadrian
from 130 to 133
2 moments here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Haile Selassie
from 1924 to 1966
3 moments here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Helena, mother of Constantine I
in 327
1 moment here
Flavia Julia Helena, later Augusta, was the mother of Constantine I. The surviving evidence supports only a sparse itinerary: a traditional Bithynian…
Ignatius of Loyola
in 1523
1 moment here
Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…
Jacques Derrida
from 1988 to 2003
2 moments here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
James the Great
in 44
1 moment here
James the Great, also called James son of Zebedee, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. The surviving chronological record for his movements is…
Jesus Christ
from 5 BC to 30
10 moments here
Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1960
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Matthew the Apostle
in 30
1 moment here
Matthew the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles. The surviving sources securely place him at a tax-collection station in Capernaum when called by…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1931
1 moment here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 2008
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Moments
- 63 BC Siege and entry into Jerusalem Pompey
- 5 BC Born at Bethlehem Jesus Christ
- 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 29 Forty days in the Judaean Desert Jesus Christ
- 30 Acted in the Second Temple Jesus Christ
- 30 Ate the Last Supper in Jerusalem Jesus Christ
- 30 Descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem Jesus Christ
- 30 Entered Jerusalem for Passover Jesus Christ
- 30 Faced Pilate at the Gabbatha/Lithostrōtos Jesus Christ
- 30 Visited Bethany before the final entry Jesus Christ
- 30 Went to Gethsemane and was arrested Jesus Christ
- 30 Prayer with the apostles after the ascension Matthew the Apostle
- 30 Early leadership of the Jerusalem community Saint Peter
- 30 Crucified at Golgotha Jesus Christ
- 31 Persecution of the Jerusalem community Paul the Apostle
- 35 First post-conversion visit to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 35 Meeting Paul in Jerusalem Saint Peter
- 44 Death under Herod Agrippa James the Great
- 44 Imprisonment under Herod Agrippa I Saint Peter
- 45 Famine-relief journey to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 49 Council of Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 49 Second journey begins from Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 57 Final visit and arrest at Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 130 Travels through Judaea and Arabia toward Egypt Hadrian
- 133 Returns to Palestine during the revolt Hadrian
- 312 Residence at the Saint George monastery Saint Nicholas
- 327 Departure from Jerusalem Helena, mother of Constantine I
- 637 Acceptance of Jerusalem's surrender Umar ibn al-Khattab
- 1047 First arrival at Jerusalem Nasir Khusraw
- 1047 Return to Jerusalem after first Hajj Nasir Khusraw
- 1095 Journey to Jerusalem Al-Ghazali
- 1187 Arrives outside Jerusalem Saladin
- 1187 Moves camp to the Mount of Olives Saladin
- 1523 Pilgrimage in the Holy Land Ignatius of Loyola
- 1844 Near Eastern tour: Jerusalem William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1850 Travel journal at Jerusalem Gustave Flaubert
- 1867 Reaches Jerusalem Mark Twain
- 1878 Visit to Jerusalem Ulysses S. Grant
- 1900 Visit to the American Colony Selma Lagerlöf
- 1911 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Grigori Rasputin
- 1921 Meets delegations in Jerusalem Winston Churchill
- 1922 Birth at Shaare Zedek Yitzhak Rabin
- 1923 Lectures on Mount Scopus Albert Einstein
- 1924 Family residence in Jerusalem Golda Meir
- 1924 Foreign tour: Jerusalem Haile Selassie
- 1931 Journey home through Jerusalem Muhammad Iqbal
- 1936 Exile transit in Jerusalem Haile Selassie
- 1937 Childhood residence in the Mughrabi Quarter Yasser Arafat
- 1939 Birth in Geula Ada Yonath
- 1948 Harel Brigade operations in Jerusalem Yitzhak Rabin