Historical figures in Sydney

The atlas holds 30 people and 54 moments here, from 1770 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Edmund Barton, Gough Whitlam and John Cornforth. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Alfred Deakin

    in 1891

    1 moment here

    Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…

  2. Asha Bhosle

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…

  3. Bob Hawke

    from 1969 to 2019

    3 moments here

    Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…

  4. Charles Darwin

    in 1836

    1 moment here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  5. Colleen McCullough

    from 1958 to 2005

    2 moments here

    Australian novelist and neurophysiologist best known for The Thorn Birds. Born in Wellington, New South Wales, she worked in Sydney, London, and New…

  6. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1983

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  7. Edmund Barton

    from 1849 to 1901

    7 moments here

    Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…

  8. Elizabeth II

    from 1954 to 1973

    2 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  9. Errol Flynn

    from 1926 to 1932

    3 moments here

    Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…

  10. Fidel V. Ramos

    in 1995

    1 moment here

    Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…

  11. George H. W. Bush

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  12. Gough Whitlam

    from 1942 to 2014

    4 moments here

    Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…

  13. Heath Ledger

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…

  14. Indira Gandhi

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  15. Jack Brabham

    from 1926 to 1948

    2 moments here

    Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…

  16. Jack London

    in 1908

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…

  17. James Cook

    in 1770

    1 moment here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

  18. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    from 1934 to 1970

    2 moments 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…

  19. John Cornforth

    from 1917 to 1939

    4 moments here

    Australian-British organic chemist and 1975 Nobel Prize laureate, noted for elucidating the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions.…

  20. John Eccles

    from 1937 to 1940

    2 moments here

    Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher John Carew Eccles (1903–1997) was a Nobel laureate noted for research on synaptic transmission.…

  21. Judy Garland

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

  22. Mark Twain

    in 1895

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  23. Marlene Dietrich

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…

  24. Ngô Đình Diệm

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…

Moments

  1. 1770 Anchors in Botany Bay James Cook
  2. 1836 Arrives at Sydney Charles Darwin
  3. 1849 Birth at Glebe Edmund Barton
  4. 1851 Childhood move to The Rocks Edmund Barton
  5. 1865 Matriculation at the University of Sydney Edmund Barton
  6. 1879 Umpiring at Sydney Cricket Ground Edmund Barton
  7. 1891 National Australasian Convention Alfred Deakin
  8. 1891 National Australasian Convention Edmund Barton
  9. 1895 Visits Sydney on world tour Mark Twain
  10. 1897 Federal Convention at Sydney Edmund Barton
  11. 1901 Commonwealth inauguration and swearing-in Edmund Barton
  12. 1908 Hospital recovery in Sydney Jack London
  13. 1912 Boarding at Normanhurst School P. L. Travers
  14. 1917 Birth in Sydney John Cornforth
  15. 1918 Residence on Pembroke Street P. L. Travers
  16. 1922 Return to Sydney theatrical troupe P. L. Travers
  17. 1926 Attendance at Shore school Errol Flynn
  18. 1926 Birth in Hurstville Jack Brabham
  19. 1930 Purchase of Sirocco in Sydney Errol Flynn
  20. 1932 Fletcher Christian role in Sydney Errol Flynn
  21. 1933 Graduation from Sydney Boys' High School John Cornforth
  22. 1934 Talks in Sydney Jiddu Krishnamurti
  23. 1934 Matriculation at the University of Sydney John Cornforth
  24. 1937 Arrival as Kanematsu Institute director John Eccles
  25. 1939 Departure for Britain aboard SS Orama John Cornforth
  26. 1940 University of Sydney medical lectures John Eccles
  27. 1942 Marriage in Vaucluse Gough Whitlam
  28. 1945 Joined the ALP in Sydney Gough Whitlam
  29. 1948 Sydney speedcar racing Jack Brabham
  30. 1948 Old Vic visit to Sydney Vivien Leigh
  31. 1954 First reigning monarch ashore in Australia Elizabeth II
  32. 1957 Sydney visit Ngô Đình Diệm
  33. 1958 Neurophysiology work at Royal North Shore Hospital Colleen McCullough
  34. 1963 Visit to sisters in Sydney P. L. Travers
  35. 1964 Sydney Stadium concerts Judy Garland
  36. 1968 Taronga Zoo visit Indira Gandhi
  37. 1969 Election as ACTU president Bob Hawke
  38. 1970 International talks in Sydney Jiddu Krishnamurti
  39. 1973 Opened the Sydney Opera House Elizabeth II
  40. 1975 Final stage performance Marlene Dietrich
  41. 1975 ALP rally at The Domain Gough Whitlam
  42. 1983 Appearance near Sydney Opera House Diana, Princess of Wales
  43. 1992 Australian National Maritime Museum dedication George H. W. Bush
  44. 1995 Residence with Blanche d'Alpuget Bob Hawke
  45. 1995 Official visit to Sydney Fidel V. Ramos
  46. 2005 Macular-degeneration treatment in Sydney Colleen McCullough
  47. 2006 Attends Sydney Brokeback Mountain premiere Heath Ledger
  48. 2007 Sydney meeting with George W. Bush Roh Moo-hyun
  49. 2007 APEC summit in Sydney Shinzo Abe
  50. 2008 World Youth Day in Sydney Pope Benedict XVI

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