Historical figures in Rome

The atlas holds 173 people and 384 moments here, from 211 BC to 2025. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Galileo Galilei and Michelangelo. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Hirohito

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…

  2. Horace

    in 8 BC

    1 moment here

    Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…

  3. Ignatius of Loyola

    from 1523 to 1556

    6 moments here

    Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…

  4. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  5. Italo Calvino

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…

  6. James Joyce

    in 1906

    1 moment here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

  7. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1933

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

  8. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…

  9. Jimmy Carter

    in 1980

    2 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  10. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1786 to 1787

    3 moments here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  11. John F. Kennedy

    in 1963

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  12. John Milton

    from 1638 to 1639

    3 moments here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

  13. Jorge Luis Borges

    from 1977 to 1981

    2 moments here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

  14. José Mujica

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…

  15. José Rizal

    in 1887

    1 moment here

    Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…

  16. Juan Manuel Fangio

    from 1953 to 1955

    2 moments here

    Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  17. Jules Verne

    in 1884

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

  18. Julius Caesar

    from 100 BC to 44 BC

    9 moments here

    Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

  19. Kurt Cobain

    in 1994

    1 moment here

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

  20. Le Corbusier

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

  21. Leonardo da Vinci

    in 1513

    1 moment here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  22. Léopold Sédar Senghor

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…

  23. Lord Byron

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

  24. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

Moments

  1. 1550 Sculpts the Bandini Pietà in Rome Michelangelo
  2. 1551 Foundation of the Roman College Ignatius of Loyola
  3. 1556 Death in Rome Ignatius of Loyola
  4. 1564 Dies at Macel de’ Corvi Michelangelo
  5. 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
  6. 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
  7. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
  8. 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
  9. 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
  10. 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
  11. 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
  12. 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
  13. 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
  14. 1600 Execution at Campo de' Fiori Giordano Bruno
  15. 1601 First Roman residence Peter Paul Rubens
  16. 1606 Second extended stay in Rome Peter Paul Rubens
  17. 1611 Visited the Collegium Romanum Galileo Galilei
  18. 1611 Worked in Rome with the Linceans Galileo Galilei
  19. 1616 Admonished at Bellarmine's residence Galileo Galilei
  20. 1616 Completed a six-month Roman stay Galileo Galilei
  21. 1624 Arrived in Rome to meet Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
  22. 1624 Received by Pope Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
  23. 1624 Demonstrated a microscope in Rome Galileo Galilei
  24. 1630 First Roman stay Diego Velázquez
  25. 1630 Returned to Rome for printing approval Galileo Galilei
  26. 1633 Lodged at the Tuscan embassy in Rome Galileo Galilei
  27. 1633 Abjured at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Galileo Galilei
  28. 1633 Appeared before the Holy Office Galileo Galilei
  29. 1638 First Roman stay John Milton
  30. 1638 Dinner at the English College John Milton
  31. 1639 Second Roman stay John Milton
  32. 1650 Portrait of Juan de Pareja in Rome Diego Velázquez
  33. 1650 Portrait of Pope Innocent X in Rome Diego Velázquez
  34. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  35. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  36. 1707 Roman patronage George Frideric Handel
  37. 1722 Move to Rome Antonio Vivaldi
  38. 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
  39. 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
  40. 1769 Departure for Italy Francisco Goya
  41. 1770 Hears the Miserere in the Sistine Chapel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  42. 1770 Reaches Rome Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  43. 1771 Study visit in Rome Francisco Goya
  44. 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  45. 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  46. 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  47. 1805 Reaches Rome Simón Bolívar
  48. 1805 Swears the Monte Sacro oath Simón Bolívar
  49. 1814 Writing from Rome Michael Faraday
  50. 1817 Journey to Rome Lord Byron

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