Writers in New York City

The atlas holds 42 people and 121 moments here, from 1776 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Robin Williams and Albert Einstein.

Notable people

  1. Abraham Lincoln

    from 1860 to 1861

    2 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  2. Albert Camus

    in 1946

    1 moment here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  3. Albert Einstein

    from 1921 to 1930

    6 moments here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  4. Carrie Fisher

    from 1973 to 2009

    4 moments here

    Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

  5. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  6. Charles Dickens

    from 1842 to 1868

    6 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  7. Charlie Chaplin

    from 1918 to 1952

    4 moments here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  8. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1948 to 1960

    3 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  9. Edgar Allan Poe

    from 1831 to 1846

    2 moments here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

  10. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  11. Fidel Castro

    from 1960 to 2000

    3 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  12. Freddie Mercury

    from 1977 to 1982

    3 moments here

    Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

  13. Gabriela Mistral

    from 1924 to 1955

    4 moments here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

  14. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  15. George Washington

    from 1776 to 1789

    4 moments here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

  16. Helen Keller

    from 1894 to 1947

    5 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  17. Henry Ford

    from 1915 to 1916

    3 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

  18. Indira Gandhi

    from 1968 to 1983

    3 moments here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  19. James Madison

    from 1785 to 1789

    4 moments here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

  20. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  21. Jimmy Carter

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  22. John Adams

    in 1789

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  23. John F. Kennedy

    from 1927 to 1962

    3 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  24. Jorge Luis Borges

    from 1971 to 1979

    3 moments here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

Moments

  1. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
  2. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
  3. 1785 Journey onward to New York James Madison
  4. 1787 Congressional business after the convention James Madison
  5. 1788 Return to New York after Virginia ratification James Madison
  6. 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
  7. 1789 Takes the oath at Federal Hall George Washington
  8. 1789 Began vice presidency John Adams
  9. 1789 First Congress in New York James Madison
  10. 1831 Departure for New York Edgar Allan Poe
  11. 1842 Attends the Boz Ball Charles Dickens
  12. 1842 Departs New York for England Charles Dickens
  13. 1846 Fordham cottage residence Edgar Allan Poe
  14. 1853 Leaves Hannibal for New York Mark Twain
  15. 1858 Birth at Roosevelt family home Theodore Roosevelt
  16. 1860 Delivered the Cooper Union address Abraham Lincoln
  17. 1861 Received crowds in New York City Abraham Lincoln
  18. 1867 Arrival in New York Jules Verne
  19. 1867 Stays at the Westminster Hotel Mark Twain
  20. 1867 Departs New York aboard Quaker City Mark Twain
  21. 1867 Returns to New York from the Quaker City voyage Mark Twain
  22. 1867 Reads at Steinway Hall Charles Dickens
  23. 1868 Reads at Plymouth Church Charles Dickens
  24. 1868 Departs New York aboard Russia Charles Dickens
  25. 1868 Gives final American reading Charles Dickens
  26. 1869 Moves to New York City Thomas Edison
  27. 1873 Lectures at Steinway Hall Mark Twain
  28. 1880 Returned to New York for Columbia Law School Theodore Roosevelt
  29. 1880 Arrival in New York Sarah Bernhardt
  30. 1880 Adrienne Lecouvreur at Booth's Theatre Sarah Bernhardt
  31. 1881 Takes up residence in Manhattan Thomas Edison
  32. 1882 Arrival in New York on SS Arizona Oscar Wilde
  33. 1883 Return to New York for Vera Oscar Wilde
  34. 1886 Works at Harrison lamp factory Thomas Edison
  35. 1891 Arrival in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  36. 1891 Carnegie Hall opening concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  37. 1891 Conducting the Piano Concerto in New York Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  38. 1893 Rents a room at The Players Mark Twain
  39. 1894 Visits Nikola Tesla's laboratory Mark Twain
  40. 1894 Visit to Bedloe's Island Helen Keller
  41. 1894 Wright-Humason School studies Helen Keller
  42. 1895 New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt
  43. 1900 Returns to the United States Mark Twain
  44. 1904 Lives at 14 West 10th Street Mark Twain
  45. 1905 Celebrates seventieth birthday at Delmonico's Mark Twain
  46. 1909 Arrives in New York Harbor Sigmund Freud
  47. 1909 Tours New York City Sigmund Freud
  48. 1910 Judas at the Globe Theater Sarah Bernhardt
  49. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
  50. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford

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