Historical figures in Montevideo
The atlas holds 13 people and 25 moments here, from 1828 to 2025. The most recorded lives are José Mujica, Albert Einstein and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Educators and Philosophers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Albert Camus
in 1949
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Albert Einstein
in 1925
5 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1947
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…
Eva Perón
in 1947
1 moment here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1936
1 moment here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1945
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
José de San Martín
in 1828
1 moment here
Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…
José Mujica
from 1935 to 2025
9 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1950
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Osho
in 1986
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Richard Nixon
in 1958
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Rubén Darío
in 1912
1 moment here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2021
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Moments
- 1828 Arrival at Montevideo during attempted return José de San Martín
- 1912 Magazine-promotion tour in Montevideo Rubén Darío
- 1925 Arrives in Montevideo Albert Einstein
- 1925 First Montevideo relativity lecture Albert Einstein
- 1925 Meets Uruguay's president Albert Einstein
- 1925 Stays on Avenida 18 de Julio Albert Einstein
- 1925 Visits Montevideo engineering faculty Albert Einstein
- 1935 Birth in Paso de la Arena José Mujica
- 1936 Official visit to Montevideo Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1945 First public talk in Montevideo Jorge Luis Borges
- 1947 Visit to Uruguay Eva Perón
- 1947 Copa Aldao match in Montevideo Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1949 Visit to Montevideo Albert Camus
- 1950 Marriage in Montevideo Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1958 Goodwill tour stop in Montevideo Richard Nixon
- 1970 Shot while resisting arrest José Mujica
- 1971 Escape from Punta Carretas Prison José Mujica
- 1986 Arrival in Montevideo Osho
- 2005 Farm residence with Lucía Topolansky José Mujica
- 2010 Inauguration as president José Mujica
- 2020 Senate resignation José Mujica
- 2021 State visit to Montevideo Sebastián Piñera
- 2024 Campaigning from his farm José Mujica
- 2024 Meeting with Gustavo Petro José Mujica
- 2025 Death at his farmhouse José Mujica