Historical figures in Oslo
The atlas holds 31 people and 42 moments here, from 1850 to 2004. The most recorded lives are Henrik Ibsen, Roald Amundsen and Olav V. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdus Salam
in 1991
1 moment here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Agostinho Neto
in 1973
1 moment here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Albert Luthuli
in 1961
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Claude Simon
in 1975
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1984
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…
Elizabeth II
in 1955
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Eusébio
in 1967
1 moment here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
F. W. de Klerk
in 1993
1 moment here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
Helen Keller
in 1957
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Henrik Ibsen
from 1850 to 1906
6 moments here
Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…
Henry Ford
in 1915
1 moment here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Ingmar Bergman
in 1977
1 moment here
Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Jimmy Carter
in 2002
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…
Jules Verne
in 1861
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Kim Dae-jung
in 2000
1 moment here
South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Kofi Annan
in 2001
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Lars Onsager
in 1903
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Leon Trotsky
in 1935
1 moment here
Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1988
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1964
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1991
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Mother Teresa
in 1979
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1993
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Olav V
from 1918 to 1991
4 moments here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Moments
- 1850 Move to Christiania Henrik Ibsen
- 1858 Creative director in Christiania Henrik Ibsen
- 1861 Journey through Christiania Jules Verne
- 1891 Arrival at Grand Hotel after Nordkapp Henrik Ibsen
- 1891 Kristiania residence at Victoria Terrasse Henrik Ibsen
- 1893 Medical studies abandoned Roald Amundsen
- 1895 Final home at Arbins gate Henrik Ibsen
- 1902 Gjøa taken to Christiania Roald Amundsen
- 1903 Birth in Oslo Lars Onsager
- 1906 Death at Arbins gate 1 Henrik Ibsen
- 1910 Nobel lecture in Oslo Theodore Roosevelt
- 1915 Peace Ship arrival in Oslo Henry Ford
- 1918 Embarked from Oslo for America Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1918 Confirmation at the Palace Chapel Olav V
- 1925 Returns to Oslo after N-25 expedition Roald Amundsen
- 1925 Plans Norge expedition with Nobile Roald Amundsen
- 1929 Marriage to Princess Märtha Olav V
- 1935 Hospitalization in Oslo Leon Trotsky
- 1948 Speaks in Oslo Winston Churchill
- 1955 State visit to Oslo Elizabeth II
- 1957 Tour of Scandinavia Helen Keller
- 1958 Oath of allegiance at the Storting Olav V
- 1961 Nobel Peace Prize visit Albert Luthuli
- 1964 Accepts Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1967 European Championship qualifier in Oslo Eusébio
- 1970 Visit to Oslo Willy Brandt
- 1973 Visit to Oslo Agostinho Neto
- 1975 Proust lecture in Oslo Claude Simon
- 1976 Visit to Oslo Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1977 Filming Autumn Sonata near Oslo Ingmar Bergman
- 1979 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Mother Teresa
- 1984 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Desmond Tutu
- 1988 Visiting scholar at the University of Oslo Liu Xiaobo
- 1991 Death at Kongsseteren Olav V
- 1991 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1991 Oslo autobiographical address Abdus Salam
- 1993 Nobel Peace Prize lecture F. W. de Klerk
- 1993 Receives Nobel Peace Prize Nelson Mandela
- 2000 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Kim Dae-jung
- 2001 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Kofi Annan
- 2002 Nobel Peace Prize lecture Jimmy Carter
- 2004 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Wangarĩ Maathai