Historical figures in Syracuse

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1841 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Grover Cleveland, Charles Dickens and Toni Morrison. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Charles Dickens

   in 1868

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

2. Grover Cleveland

   from 1841 to 1852

   2 moments here

   Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…

3. Mario Vargas Llosa

   in 1988

   1 moment here

   Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…

4. Prince

   in 1985

   1 moment here

   Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

5. Toni Morrison

   in 1965

   1 moment here

   Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…

Moments

1. 1841 Childhood move to Fayetteville Grover Cleveland
2. 1852 Return to Fayetteville for apprenticeship Grover Cleveland
3. 1868 Reads in Syracuse Charles Dickens
4. 1965 L. W. Singer editor Toni Morrison
5. 1985 Purple Rain concert recording Prince
6. 1988 Visiting professor at Syracuse Mario Vargas Llosa

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