Historical figures in Luxembourg

The atlas holds 8 people and 9 moments here, from 1863 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Victor Hugo, Pope Francis and Ernest Hemingway. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Amadou Toumani Touré

    in 2005

    1 moment here

    Malian army officer and politician known as ATT. He led Mali’s 1991–1992 democratic transition, served as elected president from 2002 until his 2012…

  2. Chinghiz Aitmatov

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…

  3. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  4. Eusébio

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…

  5. Haile Selassie

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…

  6. Olav V

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

  7. Pope Francis

    in 2024

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  8. Victor Hugo

    from 1863 to 1871

    2 moments here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

Moments

  1. 1863 Visits Luxembourg City Victor Hugo
  2. 1871 Arrives in Luxembourg as a refugee Victor Hugo
  3. 1924 Foreign tour: Luxembourg Haile Selassie
  4. 1944 Battle of the Bulge reporting trip Ernest Hemingway
  5. 1961 Portugal debut against Luxembourg Eusébio
  6. 1964 State visit to Luxembourg Olav V
  7. 1990 Ambassadorial residence in Luxembourg Chinghiz Aitmatov
  8. 2005 State visit to Luxembourg Amadou Toumani Touré
  9. 2024 Arrival in Luxembourg Pope Francis

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