Historical figures in Paris
The atlas holds 247 people and 788 moments here, from 508 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Édith Piaf, Joséphine de Beauharnais and Sarah Bernhardt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
from 1985 to 2013
2 moments here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Adam Smith
from 1764 to 1766
2 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Adolf Hitler
in 1940
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Agatha Christie
in 1905
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Alan García
from 1973 to 1995
3 moments here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Albert Camus
from 1940 to 1945
3 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Albert Einstein
in 1922
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alexandre Dumas
from 1823 to 1864
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French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Alfred Hitchcock
in 1926
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English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Alfred Nobel
from 1850 to 1895
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Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Anatole France
from 1844 to 1924
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French poet, journalist, novelist, public intellectual, Académie française member, and 1921 Nobel laureate in Literature.…
Andy Warhol
from 1965 to 1972
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American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1891
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Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Bảo Đại
from 1922 to 1997
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Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Benjamin Franklin
from 1767 to 1784
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American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Bertrand Russell
in 1900
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Blaise Pascal
from 1631 to 1662
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French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal spent his life principally between Clermont-Ferrand, Paris,…
Brigitte Bardot
from 1934 to 1959
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French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Camille Pissarro
from 1842 to 1903
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Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…
Carl Linnaeus
in 1738
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Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…
Carlos Fuentes
from 1975 to 1979
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Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Celia Cruz
from 1980 to 2002
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Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Cesária Évora
from 1987 to 2011
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Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Charlemagne
in 800
1 moment here
Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…
Moments
- 800 Passed through Paris on the return journey Charlemagne
- 1245 Study at the University of Paris Thomas Aquinas
- 1252 Return to Paris for theological study Thomas Aquinas
- 1256 First Paris regency in theology Thomas Aquinas
- 1269 Second Paris regency Thomas Aquinas
- 1333 Visit to Paris Petrarch
- 1361 Oration before the French king Petrarch
- 1377 Peace mission to Paris Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1429 Attacks Paris from La Chapelle Joan of Arc
- 1495 Theological study in Paris Desiderius Erasmus
- 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
- 1581 Thirty lectures in Paris Giordano Bruno
- 1585 Return to Paris with Castelnau Giordano Bruno
- 1586 Disputation at the Collège de Cambrai Giordano Bruno
- 1616 Moves to Paris after university René Descartes
- 1622 Baptism at Saint-Eustache Molière
- 1622 Medici-cycle negotiations in Paris Peter Paul Rubens
- 1622 Visits Paris during property settlement René Descartes
- 1625 Settles again in Paris René Descartes
- 1628 Meets Bérulle after returning to Paris René Descartes
- 1629 Tutor in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1631 Family relocation to Paris Blaise Pascal
- 1638 Visit to Paris John Milton
- 1638 Birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Louis XIV
- 1639 Return through Paris John Milton
- 1639 Presentation at a Mersenne meeting Blaise Pascal
- 1640 Exile in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1644 Opening of the Jeu de Paume des Métayers Molière
- 1644 Visits Paris during a French journey René Descartes
- 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
- 1647 Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes Blaise Pascal
- 1647 Meets Pascal in Paris René Descartes
- 1648 Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Return to Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
- 1648 Arrives in Fronde-era Paris René Descartes
- 1651 Private business in Paris Molière
- 1651 Fronde crisis in Paris Louis XIV
- 1658 Command performance before Louis XIV Molière
- 1661 Opening at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1662 Death in Paris Blaise Pascal
- 1670 Royal entertainment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Molière
- 1671 Psyché at the Palais-Royal Molière
- 1672 Move to rue de Richelieu Molière
- 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1673 Death in Paris Molière
- 1673 Final performance of Le Malade imaginaire Molière
- 1673 Returns to Paris from London Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1674 Retreat to Saint-Germain-en-Laye Louis XIV
- 1675 Arrival in Paris on French journey John Locke
- 1676 Leaves Paris for Hanover service Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz