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
Roald Amundsen
from 1893 to 1925
4 moments here
Norwegian polar explorer Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872–1928) led the first successful transit of the Northwest Passage, reached the South…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
in 1918
1 moment here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
in 1976
1 moment here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1910
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 2004
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Willy Brandt
in 1970
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Winston Churchill
in 1948
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…