Historical figures in San Diego
The atlas holds 14 people and 16 moments here, from 1915 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Kobe Bryant, Ravi Shankar and Albert Einstein. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Albert Einstein
in 1930
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Carrie Fisher
in 2015
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Dolores del Río
in 1982
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Elvis Presley
in 1956
1 moment here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Henry Ford
in 1915
1 moment here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1974
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…
Kobe Bryant
in 1979
2 moments here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Lars Onsager
in 1961
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1958
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Maryam Mirzakhani
in 2013
1 moment here
Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
Muhammad Ali
in 1973
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Ravi Shankar
in 2012
2 moments here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Selena
in 1994
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Sydney Brenner
in 2000
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Moments
- 1915 Vagabonds arrive at San Diego Henry Ford
- 1930 Begins first Caltech visit Albert Einstein
- 1956 Milton Berle Show aboard USS Hancock Elvis Presley
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Visiting professor at UC San Diego Lars Onsager
- 1973 Ken Norton first fight Muhammad Ali
- 1974 Dialogues in San Diego Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1979 Family move to San Diego Kobe Bryant
- 1979 Preschool in La Jolla Kobe Bryant
- 1982 Hospitalization at Scripps Hospital Dolores del Río
- 1994 San Diego Convention Center concert Selena
- 2000 Kuffler Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 2012 Admission to Scripps Memorial Hospital Ravi Shankar
- 2012 Death at Scripps Memorial Hospital Ravi Shankar
- 2013 Receives Satter Prize Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2015 San Diego Comic-Con promotion for The Force Awakens Carrie Fisher