Historical figures in Oxfordshire

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 1688 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Jane Austen, Agatha Christie and Oscar Wilde. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Business Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Agatha Christie

   from 1934 to 1976

   2 moments here

   English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

2. Daniel Defoe

   in 1688

   1 moment here

   English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…

3. George Michael

   in 2016

   1 moment here

   English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

4. George Orwell

   in 1904

   1 moment here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

5. Jane Austen

   from 1785 to 1796

   2 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

6. Kurt Cobain

   in 1992

   1 moment here

   American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…

7. Oscar Wilde

   in 1895

   1 moment here

   Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

8. Ravi Shankar

   in 1971

   1 moment here

   Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…

Moments

1. 1688 William's army at Henley Daniel Defoe
2. 1785 Boarding school at Reading Abbey Jane Austen
3. 1796 Visit to Harpsden Jane Austen
4. 1895 Transfer to Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde
5. 1904 Childhood home in Henley-on-Thames George Orwell
6. 1934 Winterbrook House becomes main residence Agatha Christie
7. 1971 Planning Bangladesh relief with George Harrison Ravi Shankar
8. 1976 Death at Winterbrook House Agatha Christie
9. 1992 Reading Festival headline set Kurt Cobain
10. 2016 Death at home George Michael

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