Historical figures in London
The atlas holds 249 people and 882 moments here, from 1374 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, John Milton and William Blake. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdus Salam
from 1957 to 1974
2 moments here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Adam Smith
from 1764 to 1777
5 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Agatha Christie
from 1918 to 1941
4 moments here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Alan Turing
from 1912 to 1950
3 moments here
English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…
Albert Einstein
from 1921 to 1933
2 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alexander Graham Bell
in 1868
1 moment here
Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, teacher of the deaf, and engineer best known for patenting the first practical telephone.…
Alfred Deakin
from 1887 to 1916
4 moments here
Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…
Alfred Hitchcock
from 1899 to 1972
10 moments here
English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Amy Winehouse
from 1992 to 2011
8 moments here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Anatole France
in 1913
2 moments here
French poet, journalist, novelist, public intellectual, Académie française member, and 1921 Nobel laureate in Literature.…
Aretha Franklin
from 1968 to 1980
4 moments here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Arthur Conan Doyle
from 1891 to 1926
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Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1803
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Asha Bhosle
from 2002 to 2016
2 moments here
Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…
Audrey Hepburn
from 1948 to 1950
3 moments here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Benazir Bhutto
from 1984 to 1999
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Benjamin Franklin
from 1724 to 1764
3 moments here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Bertrand Russell
from 1876 to 1961
7 moments here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Bob Marley
from 1972 to 1978
5 moments here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
B. R. Ambedkar
from 1916 to 1931
6 moments here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Brigitte Bardot
in 1968
1 moment here
French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Camille Pissarro
from 1870 to 1897
5 moments here
Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2015
2 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Charles Darwin
from 1829 to 1882
8 moments here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Moments
- 1374 Residence above Aldgate Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1386 Member of the Wonderful Parliament Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1390 Robbed at Hatcham Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1390 Robbed at Westminster Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1399 Residence in the Westminster Abbey close Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1400 Death in London Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1533 Birth at Greenwich Palace Elizabeth I
- 1547 Household at Chelsea Elizabeth I
- 1553 Entry into London with Mary Elizabeth I
- 1554 Imprisonment in the Tower of London Elizabeth I
- 1559 Coronation at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth I
- 1561 Birth at York House Francis Bacon
- 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
- 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
- 1588 Thanksgiving procession to St Paul's Elizabeth I
- 1592 Established on the London stage William Shakespeare
- 1594 Performs before Elizabeth I at Greenwich William Shakespeare
- 1597 Recorded as a St Helen's householder William Shakespeare
- 1598 Acts at the Curtain Theatre William Shakespeare
- 1599 Moves to Southwark William Shakespeare
- 1600 Essex hearing at York House Francis Bacon
- 1601 Counsel at the Essex treason trial Francis Bacon
- 1603 Death at Richmond Palace Elizabeth I
- 1604 Lodges with the Mountjoy family William Shakespeare
- 1606 Marriage to Alice Barnham Francis Bacon
- 1608 Installed among the Blackfriars players William Shakespeare
- 1611 Continues visiting London after retirement William Shakespeare
- 1612 Gives evidence at Westminster William Shakespeare
- 1613 Signs the Blackfriars transaction in London William Shakespeare
- 1614 Returns to London with John Hall William Shakespeare
- 1621 Imprisonment in the Tower Francis Bacon
- 1626 Death at Arundel House Francis Bacon
- 1629 Diplomatic mission in London Peter Paul Rubens
- 1629 Diplomatic audience at Greenwich Peter Paul Rubens
- 1647 Westminster School education John Locke
- 1651 Return to London and private life in Fetter Lane Thomas Hobbes
- 1660 Encounter with Charles II in the Strand Thomas Hobbes
- 1667 Residence at Exeter House John Locke
- 1673 First London visit and Royal Society demonstration Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1676 Second London visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1679 Arrival in London after French travels John Locke
- 1687 Faces the Ecclesiastical Commission Isaac Newton
- 1689 Residence at Dorset Court John Locke
- 1689 Return voyage with Princess Mary John Locke
- 1689 Attends Hampton Court meeting Isaac Newton
- 1696 Begins work at the Royal Mint Isaac Newton
- 1697 Lives on Jermyn Street Isaac Newton
- 1698 Arrival on Victoria Embankment Peter the Great
- 1698 Fleet review at Deptford Peter the Great
- 1702 Final visit to London John Locke