Historical figures in Lisbon
The atlas holds 30 people and 45 moments here, from 1477 to 2026. The most recorded lives are Vasco da Gama, Agostinho Neto and Maria II of Portugal. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Agostinho Neto
from 1958 to 1962
4 moments here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Amy Winehouse
in 2008
1 moment here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Bartolomeu Dias
from 1487 to 1488
2 moments here
Portuguese navigator and explorer best known for leading the first recorded European voyage around southern Africa.…
Cesária Évora
from 1985 to 1987
2 moments here
Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Christopher Columbus
from 1477 to 1493
3 moments here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Eusébio
from 1960 to 2014
2 moments here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
Eva Perón
in 1947
1 moment here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1959
1 moment here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1935
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Howard Florey
in 1941
1 moment here
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
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…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 1991
1 moment here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
Jules Verne
in 1878
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Lope de Vega
in 1588
1 moment here
Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…
Luísa Diogo
in 2026
1 moment here
Mozambican economist and FRELIMO politician who served as Minister of Planning and Finance and as Mozambique’s first female prime minister, from 2004…
Maria II of Portugal
from 1833 to 1853
4 moments here
Maria II (Maria da Glória; 1819–1853) was Queen of Portugal in 1826–1828 and again from 1834 until her death.…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1967
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2007
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2022
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2004
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Olav V
in 1978
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 2001
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Pedro II of Brazil
in 1871
1 moment here
Pedro II (1825–1891) was the second and final emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until the 1889 coup that abolished the monarchy.…
Pelé
in 1962
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Moments
- 1477 Establishes himself in Lisbon Christopher Columbus
- 1477 Returns from Galway to Lisbon Christopher Columbus
- 1487 Departure on African exploration voyage Bartolomeu Dias
- 1488 Return from the African voyage Bartolomeu Dias
- 1493 Reaches Lisbon in a storm Christopher Columbus
- 1497 First India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
- 1499 Return to Lisbon Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Admiralcy ceremony at Lisbon Cathedral Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Second India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
- 1503 Return from second India voyage Vasco da Gama
- 1588 Embarkation for the Armada Lope de Vega
- 1833 First arrival in Lisbon Maria II of Portugal
- 1835 Marriage to Auguste de Beauharnais Maria II of Portugal
- 1844 Royal order dated at Necessidades Palace Maria II of Portugal
- 1853 Death at Necessidades Palace Maria II of Portugal
- 1871 Visit to Lisbon Pedro II of Brazil
- 1878 Meeting Portuguese monarchs Ulysses S. Grant
- 1878 Saint-Michel voyage to Lisbon Jules Verne
- 1935 Move to Lisbon Gabriela Mistral
- 1941 Departure from Lisbon for penicillin mission Howard Florey
- 1947 Visit to Lisbon Eva Perón
- 1958 Medical graduation in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1959 Arrival in Lisbon Fulgencio Batista
- 1960 Imprisonment in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1960 Arrival in Lisbon Eusébio
- 1961 Return to imprisonment in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1962 Intercontinental Cup hat-trick Pelé
- 1962 Restricted residence in Lisbon Agostinho Neto
- 1967 International tour performance in Lisbon Mercedes Sosa
- 1978 State visit to Portugal Olav V
- 1980 Lisbon official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1985 Recording visit to Lisbon Cesária Évora
- 1985 Makes Lisbon state visit Ronald Reagan
- 1987 Restaurant performances in Lisbon Cesária Évora
- 1991 Signing the Bicesse Accords José Eduardo dos Santos
- 1997 World Helicobacter meeting speaker Robin Warren
- 2001 Working meeting at Belém Palace Omar Bongo
- 2004 North–South Prize ceremony Nawal El Saadawi
- 2007 EU-Africa summit in Lisbon Muammar Gaddafi
- 2007 EU-Africa Summit attendance Robert Mugabe
- 2008 Rock in Rio Lisboa performance Amy Winehouse
- 2014 Death in Lisbon Eusébio
- 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference Muhammadu Buhari
- 2023 World Youth Day journey Pope Francis
- 2026 Death in Lisbon Luísa Diogo