Historical figures in New York City
The atlas holds 252 people and 669 moments here, from 1772 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Nikola Tesla, Andy Warhol and Isaac Asimov. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Moments
- 1998 Macworld keynote in New York Steve Jobs
- 1999 VH1 Divas Live performance Whitney Houston
- 1999 iBook and AirPort introduction Steve Jobs
- 1999 United Nations General Assembly visit Hugo Chávez
- 2000 Global Compact launch at UN Headquarters Kofi Annan
- 2000 Millennium celebrations at the United Nations Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2000 Millennium Summit Fidel Castro
- 2000 GUUAM summit signature in New York Islam Karimov
- 2000 United Nations Millennium Summit Jiang Zemin
- 2000 Full Circle concert recording Ravi Shankar
- 2001 Celebrates solo anniversary at Madison Square Garden Michael Jackson
- 2001 Michael Jackson anniversary special Whitney Houston
- 2002 Repeated visits to Zardari in New York Benazir Bhutto
- 2002 Visit to New York City Islam Karimov
- 2002 Live on Broadway Robin Williams
- 2002 Photograph at Canadian Consulate residence Alice Munro
- 2003 Anti-Iraq War demonstration Desmond Tutu
- 2003 Final stage production at BAM Ingmar Bergman
- 2004 United Nations General Assembly Manmohan Singh
- 2005 Lives in Boerum Hill Heath Ledger
- 2006 United Nations General Assembly debate Hugo Chávez
- 2006 Farewell address at UN Headquarters Kofi Annan
- 2008 Death at 421 Broome Street Heath Ledger
- 2009 United Nations address in New York Muammar Gaddafi
- 2009 Wishful Drinking at Studio 54 Carrie Fisher
- 2009 Weapons of Self-Destruction tour conclusion Robin Williams
- 2010 Addressed the UN again Elizabeth II
- 2010 Meeting Ban Ki-moon in New York Islam Karimov
- 2010 Chile Day at the NYSE Sebastián Piñera
- 2010 Hospitalization at NewYork-Presbyterian Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2010 Convalescence at The Plaza Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2010 Welcome 2 Tour opening Prince
- 2011 Broadway acting debut in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Robin Williams
- 2011 66th UN General Assembly Sebastián Piñera
- 2013 United Nations General Assembly address José Mujica
- 2013 68th UN General Assembly Sebastián Piñera
- 2013 UN General Assembly address Shinzo Abe
- 2014 Radio City Music Hall tour opening Aretha Franklin
- 2015 First United Nations General Assembly visit Muhammadu Buhari
- 2015 UN General Assembly address Shinzo Abe
- 2016 United Nations General Assembly visit Li Keqiang
- 2017 United Nations General Assembly Muhammadu Buhari
- 2017 Final public performance Aretha Franklin
- 2019 Death in New York City I. M. Pei
- 2019 Death at Montefiore Toni Morrison
- 2021 Seventy-sixth UN General Assembly Muhammadu Buhari
- 2021 76th UN General Assembly Sebastián Piñera
- 2022 United Nations General Assembly address Ebrahim Raisi
- 2023 Meeting with UN Secretary-General Ebrahim Raisi
- 2023 United Nations General Assembly address Ebrahim Raisi