Historical figures in Santa Barbara
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, from 1916 to 2006. The most recorded lives are Douglas Adams, Charlie Chaplin and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Performers and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and World War II.
Notable people
Charlie Chaplin
in 1943
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Douglas Adams
from 1999 to 2001
3 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1946
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Paul Walker
in 2006
1 moment here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1916
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Richard Feynman
in 1975
1 moment here
American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…
Vivien Leigh
in 1940
1 moment here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
Moments
- 1916 Meditates among Santa Barbara orange groves Rabindranath Tagore
- 1940 Marriage to Laurence Olivier Vivien Leigh
- 1943 Marries Oona O'Neill in Carpinteria Charlie Chaplin
- 1946 Consular residence in Santa Barbara Gabriela Mistral
- 1975 Los Alamos From Below lecture Richard Feynman
- 1999 Moved to Montecito Douglas Adams
- 2001 Death at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Douglas Adams
- 2001 University of California, Santa Barbara talk Douglas Adams
- 2006 Santa Barbara residence Paul Walker