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

  1. William Makepeace Thackeray

    from 1819 to 1863

    11 moments here

    English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

  2. William Shakespeare

    from 1592 to 1614

    11 moments here

    English playwright, poet, actor, and theatrical shareholder. Surviving records place Shakespeare principally in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, with…

  3. Willy Brandt

    from 1963 to 1970

    2 moments here

    German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

  4. Winston Churchill

    from 1888 to 1965

    4 moments here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1764 to 1765

    10 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  6. Woodrow Wilson

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…

  7. Zaha Hadid

    from 1972 to 2016

    4 moments here

    Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…

  8. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    from 1953 to 1973

    2 moments here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

  1. 1946 Chelsea flat with John Hayward T. S. Eliot
  2. 1946 National Physical Laboratory ACE work Alan Turing
  3. 1946 Heart attack at Covent Garden John Maynard Keynes
  4. 1946 Lunch at the Bank of England John Maynard Keynes
  5. 1946 Death at Hanover Terrace H. G. Wells
  6. 1946 First overseas-blind world tour: London Helen Keller
  7. 1946 Goodbye Salute in London Helen Keller
  8. 1947 Married at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth II
  9. 1948 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference Jawaharlal Nehru
  10. 1948 Westminster School nuclear speech Bertrand Russell
  11. 1949 Final hospitalization at University College Hospital George Orwell
  12. 1949 Look photographer at Sadler's Wells Stanley Kubrick
  13. 1950 Stage Fright filming in London Alfred Hitchcock
  14. 1950 Death at University College Hospital George Orwell
  15. 1950 Ratio Club introductory talk Alan Turing
  16. 1952 Moved into Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II
  17. 1953 Crowned at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth II
  18. 1957 Visit to London Gabriel García Márquez
  19. 1957 Kensington Court Gardens home T. S. Eliot
  20. 1957 Marriage to Valerie Fletcher T. S. Eliot
  21. 1958 CND public launch at Central Hall Bertrand Russell
  22. 1959 Finchley campaign speech Margaret Thatcher
  23. 1959 Adopted as Finchley candidate Margaret Thatcher
  24. 1961 Permanent move to the United Kingdom Stanley Kubrick
  25. 1961 Visited London after Vienna John F. Kennedy
  26. 1961 Second imprisonment at Brixton Prison Bertrand Russell
  27. 1961 European concert tour visit to London Igor Stravinsky
  28. 1962 Conducts ANC business in London Nelson Mandela
  29. 1963 Recording Please Please Me John Lennon
  30. 1964 Studied at Isleworth Polytechnic Freddie Mercury
  31. 1964 Queen's Theatre engagement Marlene Dietrich
  32. 1965 Death at home T. S. Eliot
  33. 1965 Dies at Hyde Park Gate Winston Churchill
  34. 1966 London stopover Indira Gandhi
  35. 1966 Henry Cooper rematch Muhammad Ali
  36. 1966 First meeting with Yoko Ono John Lennon
  37. 1969 Graduated from Ealing Art College Freddie Mercury
  38. 1969 Sold clothes at Kensington Market Freddie Mercury
  39. 1969 Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference Indira Gandhi
  40. 1969 Beatles rooftop concert John Lennon
  41. 1969 London meetings with Harold Wilson and Elizabeth II Richard Nixon
  42. 1971 Recorded demos at De Lane Lea Studios Freddie Mercury
  43. 1972 Return to London for Frenzy Alfred Hitchcock
  44. 1972 CBS signing and United Kingdom tour Bob Marley
  45. 1972 Residence at Ridgmount Gardens Bob Marley
  46. 1972 Played Bedford College Freddie Mercury
  47. 1972 Receives CBE insignia J. R. R. Tolkien
  48. 1972 Showcase at the Pheasantry Freddie Mercury
  49. 1972 Filming of I Wish You Love Marlene Dietrich
  50. 1972 Marquee Club performance Freddie Mercury

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