Historical figures in Shanghai
The atlas holds 27 people and 72 moments here, from 1885 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Lu Xun, Jiang Zemin and Deng Xiaoping. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.
Notable people
Albert Einstein
in 1922
2 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Chiang Kai-shek
in 1911
1 moment here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Chien-Shiung Wu
from 1929 to 1936
2 moments here
Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Deng Xiaoping
from 1927 to 1994
7 moments here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
from 1965 to 1972
2 moments here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1929
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Ichirou Mizuki
in 2010
1 moment here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
Jiang Qing
from 1934 to 1956
4 moments here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jiang Zemin
from 1947 to 2022
8 moments here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Li Keqiang
in 2023
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Lu Xun
from 1927 to 1936
10 moments here
Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren; 1881–1936) was a Chinese writer, critic, translator, lecturer, and civil servant whose work was central to modern Chinese…
Mao Zedong
from 1920 to 1923
3 moments here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1928
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pearl S. Buck
in 1927
1 moment here
American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…
Prajadhipok
in 1931
1 moment here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1924
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Richard Nixon
in 1972
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1984
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
in 1921
1 moment here
Japanese short-story writer of the Taishō period, born Ryūnosuke Niihara in Tokyo and adopted into the Akutagawa family.…
Soong Ching-ling
from 1893 to 1945
6 moments here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Soong Mei-ling
from 1898 to 1927
2 moments here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Sun Yat-sen
from 1911 to 1923
6 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Syngman Rhee
in 1920
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.…
Tsung-Dao Lee
from 1926 to 2010
2 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Moments
- 1885 Exile and study in Shanghai Yun Ch'iho
- 1893 Birth in Shanghai Soong Ching-ling
- 1893 Teaching at Anglo-Chinese College Yun Ch'iho
- 1896 Six-month stay in Shanghai Yun Ch'iho
- 1898 Birth in Pudong Soong Mei-ling
- 1907 Departure for the United States Soong Ching-ling
- 1911 Revolutionary regiment commander Chiang Kai-shek
- 1911 Return to Shanghai Sun Yat-sen
- 1912 Chinese General Railway Corporation Sun Yat-sen
- 1913 Return to Shanghai after Song Jiaoren assassination Sun Yat-sen
- 1916 Return to Shanghai Sun Yat-sen
- 1916 Return to Shanghai with Sun Soong Ching-ling
- 1918 Departure for Shanghai Sun Yat-sen
- 1920 Work and political contacts in Shanghai Mao Zedong
- 1920 Departure from Shanghai for Europe Zhou Enlai
- 1920 Acting presidency in Shanghai Syngman Rhee
- 1921 Arrived in Shanghai Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 1921 First CCP Congress Mao Zedong
- 1922 First Shanghai stop Albert Einstein
- 1922 Returns to Shanghai Albert Einstein
- 1923 Reunion with Sun in Shanghai Soong Ching-ling
- 1923 KMT reform meeting Sun Yat-sen
- 1923 Residence after the Third CCP Congress Mao Zedong
- 1924 Received in Shanghai Rabindranath Tagore
- 1926 Birth in Shanghai Tsung-Dao Lee
- 1927 Underground activity in Shanghai Deng Xiaoping
- 1927 Evacuation to Shanghai Pearl S. Buck
- 1927 Arrest in Shanghai Zhou Enlai
- 1927 Arrival in Shanghai Lu Xun
- 1927 Early Shanghai residence at Jingyunli Lu Xun
- 1927 Marriage to Chiang Kai-shek Soong Mei-ling
- 1928 Travel in China Pablo Neruda
- 1929 Teaching year at Shanghai Gong Xue Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1929 Arrival in Shanghai Ho Chi Minh
- 1930 League of Left-Wing Writers founding meeting Lu Xun
- 1930 Fiftieth-birthday gathering Lu Xun
- 1931 Return to China for her mother's funeral Soong Ching-ling
- 1931 Shanghai waterfront visit Prajadhipok
- 1932 Meeting at Uchiyama Bookstore Lu Xun
- 1933 Move to Continental Terrace residence Lu Xun
- 1933 Protest at German Consulate Lu Xun
- 1934 Political arrest in Shanghai Jiang Qing
- 1935 Return to Shanghai film work Jiang Qing
- 1936 Meeting with Yamamoto Sanhiko Lu Xun
- 1936 Departure for the United States Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1936 Death at Continental Terrace Lu Xun
- 1936 National woodcut exhibition appearance Lu Xun
- 1937 Departure from Shanghai for Yan'an Jiang Qing
- 1945 Return to Shanghai and China Welfare Institute work Soong Ching-ling
- 1947 Graduation from Chiao Tung University Jiang Zemin