San Francisco in History — Map & Timeline

Historical figures in San Francisco

The atlas holds 73 people and 138 moments here, from 1852 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Steve Jobs, Jack London and Robin Williams. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

Richard Nixon
in 1944
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robin Williams
from 1967 to 2014
6 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1942
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1889
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1906
3 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2010
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
in 1919
1 moment here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Soong Mei-ling
in 1943
1 moment here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Steve Irwin
in 2002
1 moment here
Australian zookeeper, conservationist, wildlife educator, and television personality known as the Crocodile Hunter.…
Steve Jobs
from 1955 to 2011
13 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Sun Yat-sen
from 1904 to 1910
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1900
1 moment here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Sydney Brenner
from 1954 to 1981
3 moments here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Syngman Rhee
in 1954
1 moment here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
Teresa Teng
in 1979
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Thích Nhất Hạnh
in 2015
1 moment here
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…
Thomas Edison
from 1878 to 1915
2 moments here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Tina Turner
in 1979
1 moment here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
Toshiro Mifune
in 1990
1 moment here
Japanese actor, producer, and director whose career spanned 1947–1995. Born in Qingdao, he grew up in Dalian, served in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Tsung-Dao Lee
from 1950 to 2024
2 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Tupac Shakur
from 1988 to 1992
3 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Ulysses S. Grant
from 1852 to 1879
2 moments here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1991
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
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.…

Historical figures in San Francisco

Notable people

Richard Nixon

Robin Williams

Ronald Reagan

Rudyard Kipling

Sarah Bernhardt

Sebastián Piñera

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Soong Mei-ling

Steve Irwin

Steve Jobs

Sun Yat-sen

Swami Vivekananda

Sydney Brenner

Syngman Rhee

Teresa Teng

Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thomas Edison

Tina Turner

Toshiro Mifune

Tsung-Dao Lee

Tupac Shakur

Ulysses S. Grant

Wangarĩ Maathai

Warren G. Harding

Moments

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