Historical figures in Ottawa
The atlas holds 17 people and 21 moments here, from 1883 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1966
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Benigno Aquino III
in 2015
1 moment here
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1966
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Edmund Barton
in 1902
1 moment here
Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…
George H. W. Bush
from 1989 to 1991
2 moments here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Harry S. Truman
in 1947
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Indira Gandhi
in 1973
1 moment 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.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1961
2 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Mark Twain
in 1883
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1990
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1998
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
in 1987
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Patrice Lumumba
in 1960
1 moment here
Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…
Richard Nixon
in 1972
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1981 to 1987
3 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2013
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1973
1 moment here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Moments
- 1883 Makes a copyright visit to Ottawa Mark Twain
- 1902 Return journey visit to Ottawa Edmund Barton
- 1947 Official visit to Canada Harry S. Truman
- 1960 Request for Canadian assistance Patrice Lumumba
- 1961 Addressed Canadian Parliament John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Made state visit to Ottawa John F. Kennedy
- 1966 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1966 Seminar at the National Research Council Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1972 State visit to Ottawa Richard Nixon
- 1973 Address to Parliament of Canada Indira Gandhi
- 1973 Commonwealth meeting in Ottawa Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1981 Makes state visit to Ottawa Ronald Reagan
- 1981 Attends Ottawa economic summit Ronald Reagan
- 1987 Returns to Ottawa Ronald Reagan
- 1987 State visit to Canada Olav V
- 1989 Working visit with Mulroney George H. W. Bush
- 1990 Ottawa stopover Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1991 Air Quality Agreement signing George H. W. Bush
- 1998 Receives Canadian honour in Ottawa Nelson Mandela
- 2013 Meeting Stephen Harper Sebastián Piñera
- 2015 State visit to Canada Benigno Aquino III