Historical figures in Warsaw
The atlas holds 19 people and 31 moments here, from 1810 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Frédéric Chopin, Rosa Luxemburg and Marie Curie. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Adolf Hitler
in 1939
2 moments here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Claude Simon
in 1937
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1987
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Frédéric Chopin
from 1810 to 1830
5 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
George H. W. Bush
in 1989
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Gerald Ford
in 1975
1 moment here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
Jimmy Carter
in 1977
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Kim Il Sung
from 1956 to 1984
2 moments here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1857
1 moment here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Marie Curie
from 1867 to 1925
3 moments here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1967
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1986 to 1988
2 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1978
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1892
1 moment here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
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 1990
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Rosa Luxemburg
from 1873 to 1906
4 moments here
Polish-born, naturalised-German Marxist theorist, socialist organiser, anti-war activist, and revolutionary.…
Willy Brandt
in 1970
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1962
1 moment here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1810 Family move to Saxon Palace Frédéric Chopin
- 1817 Residence beside Kazimierz Palace Frédéric Chopin
- 1827 Residence at Czapski Palace annex Frédéric Chopin
- 1830 Premiere of Piano Concerto No. 2 Frédéric Chopin
- 1830 Departure from Warsaw Frédéric Chopin
- 1857 Arrives in Warsaw Leo Tolstoy
- 1867 Born in Warsaw Marie Curie
- 1873 Family relocation to Warsaw Rosa Luxemburg
- 1880 Second Girls' High School enrollment Rosa Luxemburg
- 1889 Returns to Warsaw Marie Curie
- 1892 All-Tchaikovsky concert in Warsaw Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1905 Return to revolutionary Warsaw Rosa Luxemburg
- 1906 Imprisonment in Warsaw Rosa Luxemburg
- 1925 Lays foundations for Warsaw Radium Institute Marie Curie
- 1937 European journey: Warsaw Claude Simon
- 1939 Inspects siege front near Warsaw Adolf Hitler
- 1939 Attends victory parade in Warsaw Adolf Hitler
- 1956 Visit to Warsaw Kim Il Sung
- 1962 Visit to Poland Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1967 International tour performance in Warsaw Mercedes Sosa
- 1970 Warsaw kneeling at Ghetto Heroes Memorial Willy Brandt
- 1972 Official visit to Warsaw Richard Nixon
- 1975 Poland visit Gerald Ford
- 1977 Warsaw official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1978 Working visit to Warsaw Muammar Gaddafi
- 1984 State visit to Warsaw in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1986 State visit to Warsaw Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1987 Visit to Warsaw before Bucharest conference Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1988 State visit to Poland Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1989 Solidarity-era visit to Poland George H. W. Bush
- 1990 Addresses Polish Parliament Ronald Reagan