Historical figures in Pittsburgh
The atlas holds 15 people and 19 moments here, from 1755 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Andy Warhol, George Washington and Ada Yonath. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abraham Lincoln
in 1861
1 moment here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Ada Yonath
from 1969 to 2018
2 moments here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Ahmed Sékou Touré
in 1979
1 moment here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Andy Warhol
from 1928 to 1945
3 moments here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Bob Marley
in 1980
1 moment here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Charles Dickens
in 1842
1 moment here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
George Washington
from 1755 to 1784
2 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Grace Kelly
in 1978
1 moment here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Harry S. Truman
in 1948
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
James Monroe
in 1817
1 moment here
James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…
Marie Curie
in 1921
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Mark Twain
in 1884
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1993
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1964
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Yayoi Kusama
in 1996
1 moment here
Japanese avant-garde artist, novelist, and performance artist known for polka dots, Infinity Net paintings, immersive mirror rooms, and public…
Moments
- 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
- 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
- 1817 Northern tour: Pittsburgh James Monroe
- 1842 Arrives in Pittsburgh by canal Charles Dickens
- 1861 Stopped in Pittsburgh Abraham Lincoln
- 1884 Twain–Cable tour reaches Pittsburgh Mark Twain
- 1921 Visits Pittsburgh Marie Curie
- 1928 Birth in Pittsburgh Andy Warhol
- 1937 Begins art classes at Holmes School Andy Warhol
- 1945 Graduates from Schenley High School Andy Warhol
- 1948 Pittsburgh torchlight parade and address Harry S. Truman
- 1964 Graduate study in Pittsburgh Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1969 Postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon Ada Yonath
- 1978 Birds, Beasts, and Flowers premiere Grace Kelly
- 1979 U.S. visit to Pittsburgh Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1980 Final concert Bob Marley
- 1993 Pittsburgh Conference Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 1996 Residency at Mattress Factory Yayoi Kusama
- 2018 Carnegie Mellon honorary degree Ada Yonath