Historical figures in Milan
The atlas holds 42 people and 82 moments here, from 55 BC to 2023. The most recorded lives are Silvio Berlusconi, Benito Mussolini and Giuseppe Verdi. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1964
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Antonio Vivaldi
in 1721
1 moment here
Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1891
1 moment here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1819 to 1822
2 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Augustine of Hippo
from 384 to 387
3 moments here
Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…
Ayrton Senna
from 1990 to 1992
2 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Benito Mussolini
from 1919 to 1945
6 moments here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Bob Marley
in 1980
1 moment here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Celia Cruz
in 2002
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Constantine the Great
from 312 to 326
3 moments here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Dalida
in 1969
1 moment here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Diego Velázquez
in 1649
1 moment here
Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1918
2 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Federico Fellini
in 1960
1 moment here
Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Franz Kafka
in 1911
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1868
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Gallienus
from 259 to 268
2 moments here
Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (c. 218–September 268) was Roman emperor, co-ruling with his father Valerian from 253 and ruling alone from 260.…
Geoffrey Chaucer
in 1378
1 moment here
English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…
George Eliot
in 1880
1 moment here
Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…
Giovanni Boccaccio
in 1359
1 moment here
Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…
Giuseppe Verdi
from 1834 to 1901
6 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Haile Selassie
in 1970
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1833
1 moment here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Honoré de Balzac
from 1837 to 1838
2 moments here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Moments
- 55 BC Moved to Milan Virgil
- 259 Battle of Mediolanum Gallienus
- 268 Siege and assassination Gallienus
- 312 Resides at Milan Constantine the Great
- 313 Meets Licinius at Milan Constantine the Great
- 326 Arrives at Milan on the vicennial journey Constantine the Great
- 384 Imperial rhetoric post in Milan Augustine of Hippo
- 386 Conversion period in Milan Augustine of Hippo
- 387 Baptism by Ambrose Augustine of Hippo
- 1353 Settlement in Milan Petrarch
- 1359 Embassy to Bernabò Visconti’s court Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1378 Envoy to the Visconti in Milan Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1482 Moves to the Sforza court Leonardo da Vinci
- 1495 Paints The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci
- 1506 Returns to French-ruled Milan Leonardo da Vinci
- 1513 Leaves Milan for Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1649 Second Italian journey: Milan Diego Velázquez
- 1721 Opera work in Milan Antonio Vivaldi
- 1728 Arrival in Milan Montesquieu
- 1770 Arrives at San Marco in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Returns to Milan for Mitridate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Directs Mitridate premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1771 Second Milan residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1772 Third stay in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1787 Visited Milan during European tour Thomas Jefferson
- 1796 Enters Milan after Lodi Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1796 Arrival in Milan Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1797 Residence at Château de Mombello Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1805 Journey to Milan for the Italian coronation Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1805 Crowned King of Italy in Milan Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1805 Witnesses Napoleon's Milan coronation Simón Bolívar
- 1812 Journey to Milan via Geneva Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1819 Financial-crisis news in Milan Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1822 Second Italian journey via Milan Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1833 Reaches Milan Hans Christian Andersen
- 1834 Musical work in Milan Giuseppe Verdi
- 1837 Second Italian journey: Milan Honoré de Balzac
- 1838 Milan stay after Sardinia Honoré de Balzac
- 1842 Settles in Milan after Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi
- 1868 Continued from Vevey to Milan Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1872 Establishes Milan hotel residence Giuseppe Verdi
- 1872 Supervises Aida in Milan Giuseppe Verdi
- 1880 Honeymoon stay in Milan George Eliot
- 1888 Medical crisis in Milan Pedro II of Brazil
- 1891 Visit to Milan Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1891 Italian journey with the Mamontovs: Milan Mikhail Vrubel
- 1893 Travels through Milan Winston Churchill
- 1893 Arrival at Grand Hotel after Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi
- 1901 Final illness and death Giuseppe Verdi
- 1911 Explores Milan Franz Kafka