Historical figures in Munich
The atlas holds 40 people and 75 moments here, from 1580 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Adolf Hitler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Pope Benedict XVI. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Political Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Mark Twain
in 1879
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Max Planck
from 1867 to 1879
3 moments here
German theoretical physicist and originator of quantum theory. Planck’s documented life moved from Kiel to Munich, Berlin, Kiel again, and Berlin,…
Max Weber
from 1917 to 1920
4 moments here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Michael Jackson
in 1992
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1907
1 moment here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2015
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Pope Benedict XVI
from 1943 to 1977
6 moments here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Richard Wagner
in 1864
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Stanley Kubrick
in 1957
1 moment here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Thomas Mann
from 1894 to 1914
3 moments here
German novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and 1929 Nobel laureate. Born in Lübeck, he lived principally in Munich before exile from Nazi…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1900
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1967
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Willy Brandt
in 1982
1 moment 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…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from 1762 to 1790
6 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…
Yosano Akiko
in 1912
1 moment here
Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…
Moments
- 1937 Official visit to Munich Benito Mussolini
- 1938 Attends Munich Conference Adolf Hitler
- 1938 Munich Conference Benito Mussolini
- 1939 Leaves Bürgerbräukeller before Elser bomb Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Speaks in Munich Löwenbräukeller Adolf Hitler
- 1943 Anti-aircraft posting at Ludwigsfeld Pope Benedict XVI
- 1943 Anti-aircraft posting at Unterföhring Pope Benedict XVI
- 1943 Transit through Munich after rescue Benito Mussolini
- 1946 Philosophy and theology studies Pope Benedict XVI
- 1951 Assistant pastor at St. Martin Pope Benedict XVI
- 1953 Doctorate at Ludwig Maximilian University Pope Benedict XVI
- 1957 Paths of Glory production Stanley Kubrick
- 1967 Doctoral study in Munich Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1972 Special guest at Munich Olympics Abebe Bikila
- 1976 Exile residence in Munich Ingmar Bergman
- 1977 Episcopal consecration Pope Benedict XVI
- 1979 Lived in Munich Freddie Mercury
- 1980 Werner Heisenberg Lectures John Eccles
- 1982 SPD conference in Munich Willy Brandt
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Munich Freddie Mercury
- 1992 Launches Dangerous Tour in Munich Michael Jackson
- 1992 G7 summit in Munich George H. W. Bush
- 1994 Final Nirvana concert Kurt Cobain
- 2015 G7 summit Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Technology and democracy speech Kofi Annan