Historical figures in New Orleans
The atlas holds 20 people and 30 moments here, from 1809 to 1982. The most recorded lives are Louis Armstrong, William Faulkner and Abraham Lincoln. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Abraham Lincoln
from 1828 to 1831
2 moments here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Amelia Earhart
in 1937
1 moment here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Andrew Jackson
from 1814 to 1815
2 moments here
Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) was a U.S. army general, Tennessee politician, and seventh president of the United States.…
Benito Juárez
in 1858
1 moment here
Mexican lawyer, Liberal politician, and president of Mexico from 1858 until his death. A Zapotec from Oaxaca, Juárez led the Liberal government…
Desmond Tutu
in 1982
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1938
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Gerald Ford
in 1975
1 moment here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
James K. Polk
in 1849
1 moment here
James Knox Polk was the eleventh president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Born in North Carolina and raised largely in Tennessee,…
Jim Morrison
in 1970
1 moment here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1981
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Louis Armstrong
from 1901 to 1931
4 moments here
American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…
Mark Twain
from 1857 to 1882
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Max Weber
in 1904
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Muhammad Ali
in 1978
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Pedro II of Brazil
in 1876
1 moment here
Pedro II (1825–1891) was the second and final emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until the 1889 coup that abolished the monarchy.…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1881
1 moment here
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Walt Whitman
in 1848
2 moments here
American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…
William Faulkner
in 1925
3 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1855
1 moment here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Zachary Taylor
in 1809
2 moments here
Zachary Taylor was a United States Army officer, Mexican–American War commander, and the 12th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1809 Army camp at Terre aux Boeufs Zachary Taylor
- 1809 Army camps near New Orleans Zachary Taylor
- 1814 Arrival in New Orleans Andrew Jackson
- 1815 Battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson
- 1828 First flatboat arrival in New Orleans Abraham Lincoln
- 1831 Delivered cargo in New Orleans Abraham Lincoln
- 1848 New Orleans Crescent sojourn Walt Whitman
- 1848 Departure from New Orleans Walt Whitman
- 1849 Illness in New Orleans James K. Polk
- 1855 Second United States tour: New Orleans William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1857 Reaches New Orleans and enters river training Mark Twain
- 1858 Arrival in New Orleans Benito Juárez
- 1876 Travel to New Orleans Pedro II of Brazil
- 1881 Honeymoon visit to New Orleans Porfirio Díaz
- 1882 Revisits the Mississippi from New Orleans Mark Twain
- 1901 Birth in New Orleans Louis Armstrong
- 1904 Southern journey through New Orleans Max Weber
- 1912 Arrest after New Year's Eve gunfire Louis Armstrong
- 1914 Release from the Colored Waifs' Home Louis Armstrong
- 1925 St. Peter Street apartment William Faulkner
- 1925 Writing Soldiers' Pay in New Orleans William Faulkner
- 1925 French Quarter residence William Faulkner
- 1931 Visit to former teacher at Municipal Boys' Home Louis Armstrong
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: New Orleans Amelia Earhart
- 1938 Visit to New Orleans Gabriela Mistral
- 1970 Final public performance Jim Morrison
- 1975 Tulane Vietnam War address Gerald Ford
- 1978 Spinks rematch Muhammad Ali
- 1981 Travel to New Orleans Jorge Luis Borges
- 1982 Episcopal Church convention address Desmond Tutu