Historical figures in Portland
The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1852 to 1992. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Steve Jobs and Ulysses S. Grant. Among them Artists, Business Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Kurt Cobain
in 1992
1 moment here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1964
1 moment here
Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Mark Twain
in 1895
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Osho
in 1985
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Steve Jobs
in 1972
1 moment here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1852
1 moment here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Warren G. Harding
in 1923
1 moment here
Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…
Moments
- 1852 Quartermaster at Vancouver Barracks Ulysses S. Grant
- 1895 Appears at Portland's Marquam Grand Mark Twain
- 1923 Independence Day speech in Portland Warren G. Harding
- 1964 Sommer Memorial Lectures in Portland Macfarlane Burnet
- 1972 Enrollment at Reed College Steve Jobs
- 1985 Federal court appearance in Portland Osho
- 1992 No on 9 benefit Kurt Cobain