Historical figures in Naples
The atlas holds 40 people and 67 moments here, from 55 BC to 1990. The most recorded lives are Thomas Aquinas, Cicero and Giovanni Boccaccio. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.
Notable people
Alexandre Dumas
from 1834 to 1860
2 moments here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Andy Warhol
in 1980
1 moment here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1819
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Augustus
from 38 BC to 14
2 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Benito Mussolini
in 1922
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Charles Dickens
in 1845
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1932
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Cicero
from 55 BC to 44 BC
4 moments here
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…
Diego Maradona
from 1984 to 1990
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Diego Velázquez
from 1630 to 1651
2 moments 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…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1863
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Giordano Bruno
from 1562 to 1565
2 moments here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Giovanni Boccaccio
from 1326 to 1363
4 moments here
Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…
Giuseppe Verdi
in 1872
1 moment here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Golda Meir
in 1921
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1689
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Gustave Flaubert
in 1851
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Hadrian
in 138
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Hans Christian Andersen
from 1834 to 1846
3 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Hideki Yukawa
in 1939
1 moment here
Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Honoré de Balzac
in 1845
1 moment here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Igor Stravinsky
in 1917
1 moment here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1951
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1787
3 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Moments
- 55 BC Stays at Cumae Cicero
- 54 BC Spring residence at Cumae Cicero
- 49 BC Recruiting illness at Naples Pompey
- 44 BC Reaches Puteoli Cicero
- 44 BC Stops at his Cuman house Cicero
- 38 BC Retreats to Campania after naval defeats Augustus
- 30 BC Completed the Georgics at Naples Virgil
- 29 BC Read the Georgics at Atella Virgil
- 19 BC Buried beside the road to Pozzuoli Virgil
- 14 Attends games at Naples Augustus
- 59 Festival stay at Baiae Nero
- 59 Meeting Agrippina at Bauli Nero
- 60 Transit through Puteoli Paul the Apostle
- 65 Return from Campania Seneca the Younger
- 67 Victors' entry into Naples Nero
- 68 At Naples when news of revolt arrived Nero
- 79 Fleet commander at Misenum Pliny the Elder
- 79 Approach to Herculaneum during the eruption Pliny the Elder
- 79 Rescue voyage across the Gulf of Naples Pliny the Elder
- 138 Dies at his villa in Baiae Hadrian
- 1239 Student at Naples Thomas Aquinas
- 1244 Escape route through Naples Thomas Aquinas
- 1260 Return to Naples as general preacher Thomas Aquinas
- 1272 Regent master at the new Naples studium Thomas Aquinas
- 1273 Lenten preaching in Naples Thomas Aquinas
- 1326 Move with family to Naples Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1341 Visit to Naples before coronation Petrarch
- 1355 Return to Naples Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1362 Second disappointing stay in Naples Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1363 Naples visit during spiritual crisis Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1562 Studies in Naples Giordano Bruno
- 1565 Entered San Domenico Maggiore Giordano Bruno
- 1573 Stationed with his company in Naples Miguel de Cervantes
- 1575 Embarks from Naples for Spain Miguel de Cervantes
- 1630 First Italian journey: Naples Diego Velázquez
- 1638 Stay in Naples John Milton
- 1651 Return journey: Naples Diego Velázquez
- 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1729 Arrival in Naples Montesquieu
- 1770 Arrives in Naples Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1787 Arrives in Naples Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1787 Lodges at Largo del Castello Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1787 Returns to Naples from Sicily Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1819 Visit to Naples Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1834 Arrest at Naples Alexandre Dumas
- 1834 Arrives in Naples Hans Christian Andersen
- 1841 Stays again in Naples Hans Christian Andersen
- 1845 Writes from Naples Charles Dickens
- 1845 Naples voyage Honoré de Balzac
- 1846 Returns to Naples with Count Paar Hans Christian Andersen