Historical figures in Madison
The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1877 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Frank Lloyd Wright, John F. Kennedy and Grover Cleveland. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Alan MacDiarmid
in 1953
1 moment here
New Zealand-American chemist and 2000 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, known for co-developing conductive polymers.…
Frank Lloyd Wright
from 1877 to 1886
2 moments here
American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…
Grover Cleveland
in 1887
1 moment here
Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1960
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Kurt Cobain
in 1990
1 moment here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Sydney Brenner
in 1976
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Moments
- 1877 Family move to Madison Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1886 Special student at the University of Wisconsin Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1887 Fishes on Lake Mendota Grover Cleveland
- 1953 Doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin Alan MacDiarmid
- 1960 Received New Hampshire results in Madison John F. Kennedy
- 1976 Steenbock Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 1990 Smart Studios recording Kurt Cobain